Steam Locomotives - USA: Books - History and Types (2/2)

Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives (TrainTech)

Covers the Daylight's inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449.
It includes full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on all the Daylights. Variations in the appearance of the engines, a "Daylight Spotter's Guide," numerous first-person accounts from the people who ran the Daylights, and a thorough index make this a book you'll refer to time and time again.

This book is the story of "the most beautiful trains in the world." The aesthetic qualities that made the Daylights stand out are documented in words and more than 250 stirring photographs.

Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad Photo Archive

The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), America's first railroad, was formed in 1827. In 1830 the B&O opened its first 13 miles of rail between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills. By 1838 the B&O was hauling mail between Baltimore and Washington D.C.

This book looks back at the steam engines that made America and served the B&O from the Civil War to the end of the steam era. Included are steam engines beginning with small Civil War era 4-6-0s up to the first streamlined locomotive - #5302. A must for all steam enthusiasts.

Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration

This book covers the who, what, why, and when of the 25 popular 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives. It gives the historical background on the early 1940s development, explains why they were built, how they were used, and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s.

This book also covers the much anticipated and well covered restoration of No. 4014 starting when it was recovered in a park in 2013 all the way through to its restoration and tour across the United States in the summer of 2019.

John Norwood's Railroads

Recounting his experiences along with the historical background of numerous standard and narrow gauge lines in the U.S., Norwood has packed this book with hundreds of photographs and vivid text.
In remarkable detail he unfolds stories of such railroads as RGS, Colorado and Southern, White Pass & Yukon, Uintah, DSP&P, D&RGW (standard gauge), GM&O, UP, SF, KCS, RI, Frisco, CG&Q and NP.

Chasing Trains : The Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum

This hardbound tells of the numerous lifetime railroad adventures of Robert W. Richardson, noted author, photographer and historian. Bob, a railfan's railfan, originally released the book in 1995 under the Sundance Publications label, and it sold out.

This new, limited second edition features 425 color and black and white photographs and covers Bob's favorite locomotives; his travels in the Northeastern and New England states, Canada, Texas and Oklahoma, Old Border states and the Midwest, Southern states, Mexico and Central America, Persian Gulf countries, Colorado and New Mexico; the vanishing interurban; the San Juan; railroading in the snow; the Poncha, Cumbres and Marshall passes; the Gunnison area; Ouray; the Black Canyon; Durango; Silverton; Cerro Summit; Crested Butte; the Baldwin Branch; the San Luis Valley Line; the Colorado & Southern, Rio Grande Southern and much more.