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Railroads of Wyoming

A new stunning collection of photographs documenting the railways of the picturesque state of Wyoming. Long before Wyoming was officially part of the union, the Wyoming Territory played a crucial role in westward expansion of the United States as the first transcontinental railroad was built into the area by Union Pacific in 1862, bound for a meeting with Central Pacific in Utah in 1869.

Modernised, this 'Overland Route' today bustles with traffic, as trains thunder across the state on main lines destined for California and Pacific Northwest. More recently, Wyoming's expansive Powder River Basin has provided gargantuan amounts of coal tonnage for both UP/Chicago & North Western and Burlington Northern/BNSF.

Even though it appears that this prodigious coal traffic has peaked, there is still plenty of trains to be seen moving out of the basin. Additionally, BNSF has a secondary main line that traverses through some extraordinary scenery as it heads north and west toward connections in Montana.
All in all, railroads crossing the wonderful Rocky Mountains and High Plains of the 'Cowboy State' are certainly a beholder's delight.

Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive

Les lignes de la Northern Pacific Railway connectaient les ports des villes Seattle, Tacoma et Portland avec l'arrière-pays (y compris les états North Dakota, Montana et Idaho).
Cet ouvrage de l'éditeur Iconografix nous montre les locomotives à vapeur et diesel, les voitures de voyageurs (y compris les rames aérodynamiques Vista-Dome), les wagons de fret et l'autre matériel de la Northern Pacific des années 30 - 60. Une magnifique collection de 122 photos d'archives grand format de haute qualité.

Complet avec des légendes détaillées et un bref aperçu de l'histoire. Grâce à l'iconographie authentique d'époque ce volume de la série "Iconografix Photo Archive" est une source riche d'informations concernant les sociétés ferroviaires aux États-Unis.

Rio Grande Locomotives Photo Archive

Un ouvrage de l'éditeur Iconografix consacré aux locomotives à vapeur et diesel de la société Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, connue aussi sous le nom Rio Grande, et aujourd'hui absorbée par la Union Pacific. Une magnifique collection de 120 photos d'archives grand format de haute qualité, partiellement en couleurs.

Complet avec des légendes détaillées et un bref aperçu de l'histoire. Grâce à l'iconographie authentique d'époque ce volume de la série "Iconografix Photo Archive" est une source riche d'informations concernant les locomotives américaines.

Rio Grande : Chasing the Narrow Gauge (Volume 2)

In this second volume of his narrow gauge chronicle, noted narrow gauge preservationist Robert Richardson takes a close look at the Rio Grande's Silverton and Farmington branches, the Third Division between Salida, Gunnison and Montrose, and the Valley Line between Mears Junction and Alamosa, Colorado.

With 50-year-old photographs and firsthand accounts, Richardson offers the most authoritative chronicle yet on this portion of the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Rocky Mountain narrow gauge railroad empire. In a landscape format that lends itself to large photographs, Bob shows the railroad, its operations and equipment in dramatic style.
This hardbound book features photos taken as far back as 1950.