Wood and heavyweight passenger cars disappeared from revenue service in the years following World War II. This book presents photos of cars from the early days of railroading until the last cars were relegated to work train service. Chock full of vintage photographs, this book shows passenger cars in their heyday including some interesting interior shots. Diagrams of cars included.

Denver & Rio Grande: The Early Years from White River Productions presents the Rio Grande's glory days from the 1870s through the 1920s with more than 650 rare black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. Today it is difficult to comprehend the tremendous amounts of energy, manpower, and money that went into constructing the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad into and across the Rocky Mountains. Denver & Rio Grande: The Early Years is required reading for all fans of early western railroading.

Das Buch ist in Englisch, farbig mit vielen Fotos The 2020 On30 Annual from White River Productions, the only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading, brings you the best of On30 projects, layouts, modules, locomotives and rolling stock by the top authors in the scale. Now in its 15th year of providing modeling fun and accessible narrow gauge for everyone, the 2020 On30 Annual is chock-full of amazing models, layouts, and building projects in O scale. If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River On30 Annuals. This year's issue provides modelers with well over a year's worth of On30 inspiration and modeling projects. Among the subjects included in the 2020 On30 Annual are: Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Railway Co. Layout Tour Scratchbuild a GE 23-Tonner Big Railroad - Small Space Rebuilt Bachmann Railtruck Woodsville, Wyoming Sawmill The Yosemite Short Line Reefer Madness Car Contest

HOn3 is all about building narrow gauge trains and layouts, and the 2020 HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading! Our 12th annual edition is packed full of exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full all year. From California to Maine, and all points between, get on board for narrow gauge fun, including: Passenger/Mail/Express Operations in HOn3 HOn3 Project Layout Pt. 3? The No. 5 Mine Diorama Brick Walls with Character Build the Sargent Sandhouse + Proto Sandhouse Operations East Broad Top 2-6-0 & Much, Much More!

Narrow Gauge Excursions - Memorial Day Weekends: 1954-1966 (Sofcover Book) 3 Days - 20 Bucks from White River Productions is a story of railfanning back in the day. The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has long been known for organizing some of the greatest trips over the Colorado narrow gauge lines, and their annual Memorial Day rail excursions were legendary. In an era when railfans donned suit and tie to chase trains, carried their trusty Brownie and Speed Graphic cameras, and counted their exposures more carefully than their lunch money, a young Stan Rhine ponied up his 20 bucks and joined the fun. Rubbing elbows with other club members like Otto Perry, Richard Kindig, Mac Poor and Bob Richardson, Dr. Rhine captured shots of both familiar and vanished locations on film. For the first time in print, he tells the story of these start-of-summer weekend rail jaunts. He also touches on some of the club's other narrow gauge excursions and, as a bonus, gives us the story of the last narrow gauge passenger train movement from Alamosa. Relive the glorious heyday of sponsored railfan trips with your copy of 3 Days - 20 Bucks.

A photographic celebration of Americas favorite narrow gauge train ride

The Shay Locomotive: An Illustrated History from White River Productions is a must-have for modelers and fans of geared logging locomotives. This is the most complete, thorough, and accurate book ever produced on this unique and storied locomotive. The authors have spent decades researching, collecting photos, and organizing the information in this volume. The book features more than 600 pages and over 1000 photos, illustrations, and drawings. Included is a complete listing of every Shay built by shop number, by owner/operator, and by location. Also covered is Lima's involvement in the Shay from the first locomotive by Ephraim Shay in 1881 to the last Shay built in 1945 and it includes photographs of every single surviving Shay. Three appendices of patents, Drawings and specifications; information on wrecks and mishaps as well as a look at the mechanical evolution of the Shay are all included. If you're a modeler or fan of logging railroads you need The Shay Locomotive: An Illustrated History in your railroad library.

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The 2022 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you've always suspected that the narrow gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The pages of the 2022 HOn3 Annual are loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 14th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for everyone in each issue.

Railroad Pit Stops from White River Productions showcases images spanning a nearly 40-year period from 1948 to 1984. Legendary photographer Robert P. Olmsted visited engine terminals and roundhouses from Ohio to Nebraska, including brief visits to Canada and Mexico. This new book showcases his rich black and white photography, featuring beautiful portraits of steam and diesel locomotives.

Thirty years in the making, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives from White River Productions tells the complete story of these fascinating logging locomotives. Presented in construction number order, the articulateds are covered individually in great detail with statistics and full histories that document each locomotive from the day it left Baldwin's sprawling Eddystone, Pennsylvania, factory to its ultimate disposition. Between 1909 and 1937, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced 44 specialized locomotives that were either built for, or later transitioned to, the rigors of hauling raw logs on railroads where the grades were steep and the curves many. While all of these locomotives were built as articulated they varied greatly in design and appearance. Most were built as compound articulateds (Mallets) but two companies, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the Uintah Railway, received simple articulateds. Water carrying methods were also wide-ranging. While most were built as tank locomotives, others were equipped with a separate tender. Furthering the variations from as-built configurations, several of the tank locomotives were later converted by removing the side or semi-saddle tanks and adding a conventional tender. While most of the logging articulateds toiled away in relative obscurity, several gained acclaim for their well-traveled longevity. Remarkably, ten of the locomotives have survived and several of those remain active over a century after their construction. Beyond the exhaustively researched text, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives features 455 black and white and color photographs that have been painstakingly restored to their original appearance. All have been reproduced in high resolution with many presented full page. Additionally, two full-color drawings, four three-dimensional renderings, and an original oil painting for the cover, were all commissioned specifically for this 256-page volume. If you're a fan of logging railroads, Mallet steam power, Baldwin locomotives or simply love railroading of the past, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives is a must-have book for your railroad library.

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The 2021 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. The HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading. The 13th annual edition is packed full of exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full all year. National Narrow Gauge Convention Wrap Up Scale Illumination Part 2 Better-Looking Commercial Track Old Signs on Old Walls Short Line on a Mission Converting HO Locos to HOn3 Switching In/To HOn3 Scratchbuild a 24-Foot Boxcar And More!

The 2023 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you ve always suspected that the narrow-gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The pages of the 2023 HOn3 Annual are loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 15th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River HOn3 Annuals.

Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division from White River Productions is a must-have for railfans and modelers interested in the KCS. The KCS system in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main line moves traffic to Dallas, New Orleans, and Port Arthur, Texas. Later additions carry KCS rails east through Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, to Meridian and Artesia, Mississippi, and an even later addition touches Tennessee at Counce. Southern Texas and Mexico-bound traffic rolls from Beaumont through Houston to Corpus Christi and Laredo, where KCS rails continue deep into Mexico. This volume chronicles KCS east from Kansas City across the former Gateway Western and south from Kansas City to the end of the Shreveport Subdivision at Shoreline, Louisiana. The book features 256 pages, 371 photos, and 7 maps. Hardbound with dust jacket, all color. Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division is one of many prototype railroad titles from White River.

Amtrak by the Numbers: 2 from White River Productions is the second edition comprehensive roster of Amtrak's passenger cars and motive power, fully illustrated with a mixture of lineside scenes and roster views. Roster information is presented in a spreadsheet format with introductory text, grouped by major categories such as steam-heated cars, Heritage fleet, Amfleet, Superliners, diesel locomotives and electric locomotives. Additions from the first edition include expanded coverage: 1971-2022, all new photos, none from the first edition, extensively updated rosters and compact tables; the most complete record of Amtrak equipment and more than 660 all-color photos. Amtrak by the Numbers: 2 is one of many prototype and model railroad titles from White River.

The 2022 Passenger Train Annual from White River Productions is a fun look at passenger trains from the past and present. Loaded with images and information, it's a must-have for modelers and railfans alike. Topics in the 2022 Passenger Train Annual include: New Trains of 1952: Pennsylvania Railroad's streamlined, Budd-built "Congressional" Electro-Motive A to Z: From Algoma Central to "Zephyr," an alphabetical review of North American EMD passenger diesels to mark the centennial of the builder's founding in 1922 Ties That Bind, Part 2: Concluding the survey of passenger trains crossing the U.S.-Canada border in the postwar era from the 2021 annual

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116 Seiten Product Showcase — Our listing of exciting products for your O scale model railroad empire, including locomotives, freight cars, structures, decals, scenery items, detail parts, and more. Scratchbuild a Virginian C-10 Caboose in Brass by Conley E. Wallace — Working with brass sheet to scratchbuild a model of one of the 25 cabooses built new for Virginian Railway in 1949 by St. Louis Car Co. Operations Notebook 1: Buckeye Through Freight by Herm Botzow — We follow through freight Train 401 as it works it away across Buckeye Railroad from Monongahela Yard east of Pittsburgh to Gateway Yard in Youngstown, Ohio. Rio Grande Narrow Gauge 30’ Refrigerator Cars by Chris Lane — In 1900, Rio Grande built a fleet of 50 new 30’ ice-cooled refrigerator cars for the narrow gauge lines. Rebuilt in 1926, many lasted in service into the 1950s. Includes scale drawings. A Norfolk & Western and Virginian Sampler by Conley E. Wallace — Tour this 28x44’ model railroad featuring detailed rolling stock and structures inspired by actual locations along the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway lines. Canandaigua Southern Super Allegheny Redux by David Vaughn — A piece of John Armstrong’s legendary Canandaigua Southern Railroad lives on through the operation of this one-of-a-kind Super Allegheny 2-6-6-6 steam locomotive. Southern Pacific Orange Empire by Jürg Lütscher — A photo gallery of colorful Southern California transition era railroading on Southern Pacific, from a detailed model railroad based in Zurich, Switzerland. Transform an Old Brass Articulated Steam Engine by Conley E. Wallace — You never know what you’ll find at a swap meet! Follow along as a pile of parts is transformed into a beautiful brass articulated steam locomotive. Operations Notebook 2: Budd Car on the Buckeye by Herm Botzow — All aboard! You don’t need a lot of room to add passenger service to your model railroad. Follow along as the daily commuter trains make their way across Buckeye Railroad. Harold Russell’s Genesee Falls & Ontario by Otto M. Vondrak — Inspired by short lines of western New York, we pay a brief visit to the detailed O scale empire constructed by well-known author and draftsman Harold Russell. Rebuilding a Vintage Max Gray M1a by John McEnerney — Rebuilding an old Max Gray brass steam locomotive import from the 1950s into a detailed model of a Pennsylvania Railroad class M1a 4-8-2. Return to the Cumberland Valley by Joe Loele — This detailed transition era O scale model railroad is inspired by Pennsylvania Railroad and Norfolk & Western routes between Roanoke, Va., and Hagerstown, Md. Scratchbuild a ‘Side Slider’ Boxcar in Styrene by Bill Yancey — Introduced in the 1970s, the Evans “Side Slider” boxcar was designed to make loading of finished lumber easier and reduce damage. Building a Henry-T Kit by Martin Brechbiel — Building from older model kits can be a fun challenge! The author shares tips and techniques working with a vintage gondola kit featuring a cast resin body. Modeling Hot Rolled Steel Coils by Daniel Kleine — Hot rolled steel coils leave the steel mill to be further finished into cold rolls that are used in manufacturing. These interesting loads for your flatcars or gondolas are easy to make. Ground Cover 101: Basics of Realistic Scenery by George Riley — Once the benchwork is finished and the track is laid, it’s time to think about scenery! A variety of techniques and materials are available to make realistic effects on your layout. Berkshire Hills Trolley From 3D Printed Parts by Ed Skuchas and Doug Cowperthwaite — A custom-printed body is the basis for this unique parlor car that was used by Berkshire Street Railway in New England more than 100 years ago. Building Henry’s Store by Martin Brechbiel — Country stores like these could be found in almost every community, and makes for a great first scratchbuilding project using scale wood siding. A Tale of Three Shanties by Bruce J. Mohn — Small utility buildings like these can be found everywhere along the railroad, for storing tools and supplies to offering crews a place to shelter from the weather. Product Reviews Clubs Directory

Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World Second Edition from White River Productions is a photographic look back at a favorite railroad. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, Rio Grande survived for more than a century as an independent railroad in a land of giants. At the end of the 20th century, the enduring memory of Rio Grande is one of black and gold diesels thundering through smoky tunnels on a right-of-way blasted out of solid rock by construction engineers who didn't know the meaning of the word impossible. With 223 full-color photographs and nine lavishly illustrated maps, this volume presents a retrospective of a railroad where words of description always fall short. In the pages of Scenic Line of the World may be found all of the elements that made Rio Grande the scenic wonder it was. The evergreen mountains of La Veta Pass, the bare rock of the Royal Gorge, the golden aspen on Tennessee Pass, the multi-colored sandstone of Ruby and Bootlegger Canyons, the moonscape of the Utah desert, the majestic Wasatch Range, and the sheer ruggedness of the entire Moffat Road - all are here in one amazing volume. Through acquisitions and mergers, Rio Grande slowly lost its personality to that of Southern Pacific, and later, Union Pacific. The images in this book help preserve the memory of the last years of the Rio Grande and perhaps provide some justification for the railroad s bold claim of being the Scenic Line of the World. Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World Second Edition is one of many prototype and model railroad titles from White River.