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By Bob Wilt The Valley makes strides toward profitability with higher utilization of its power and new trains. The Alcos are still out in full force (and colors!). Item #619C 96 Pages, All Color,...
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By Robert J. Yanosey Famed rail photographer Em Gulash traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada and made it part of his standard repertoire to photograph freight cars in these far flung places....
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By Robert J. Yanosey Join Morning Sun Books Founder & President Bob Yanosey in the 1960s as he chases down the remaining cab units on his hometown road Erie Lackawanna! While focused mostly on...
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By Bob Wilt Lehigh Valley Volume IV explores the final two years of operation of the independent railroad corporation before its inclusion into the Conrail System Plan. Striving for image improvem...
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By Daniel G. Biernacki Erie Railroad Official Photography, Vol. 4, is essentially a scrapbook with explanations of the images from the Erie RR Company Magazine files. This volume covers the surviv...
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By Richard T. Loane The b&w photography and commentary of Dick Loane of Summit, NJ is both charming and informative. Dick frequented the almost weekly rail excursions offered at the time and t...
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By Richard T. Loane In this volume, Dick Loane’s b&w photography includes views of CNJ’s BLUE COMET, streamlined LV passenger power, Reading steam working passenger and freight, and an epic ex...
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By Bill Volkmer with Robert J. Yanosey This final volume examines the other states in which Bill Volkmer photographed the PRR. It concludes with a grand tour of the State of Pennsylvania, ending ...
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By Richard T. Loane Photographer Dick Loane’s excursions through the Northeast in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s continue as he visits Erie, NYS&W, L&NE, and NYO&W! Many rare images includi...
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By Robert J. Yanosey The final installment in this series chronicling the revenue equipment of dozens of companies 1980 - 2000. Features NS, N&W, NYC(CR), ONT, OTTX, P&LE, PC, PHD, PLCX, PR...
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By Richard T. Loane This volume finds our young railfan and author chasing operations on NYC, NH, and LIRR! Both everyday railroading and special excursions feature in plenty of intriguing scenes!...
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By Frank Kozempel with Robert J. Yanosey Frank Kozempel was an avid chronicler of the PRR and PRSL in southern NJ and used his camera to record everything from the vanishing steam engine to new di...
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By Robert J. Yanosey This title features everything from ballast hoppers to jet engine snow blowers! The Penn Central required an extensive array of equipment to keep its property in operable condi...
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By Richard T. Loane Our travels with author and photographer Dick Loane conclude with excursions and daily railroading in New England. Read his observations and view his photography on the B&M...
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By Daniel G. Biernacki The final volume is a detailed scrapbook from Erie Railroad Magazine featuring the Niagara Falls Branch to Youngstown, OH. Most images date from 1945 - 1960 with a few pre-W...
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By Matt Herson Matt Herson's superb color photo series on New York City subways concludes! Large detailed images of the IND and NYCTA non-revenue equipment are featured, mostly taken between 1961 -...
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By Robert J. Yanosey C&NW, C&O, CP, CRI&P, CR, CRR, CSS&SB, C&S, CSX, DL, DL&W, D&H, DM&IR, D&RGW, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, and EL. Item #7405 96 Pages, All ...
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By Robert J. Yanosey FCP, FEC, FW&D, GN, GM&O, GTW, H&BT, IC, ICG, IT, KCS, Koppers, LEF, L&HR, L&NE, LV, LIRR, L&N, MEC, M&P, MGA, MKT, MP, M&StL, MTR, NAR, NH, NYC...
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Robert J. Yanosey An all-color review of the railroad serving New York City's southernmost borough, from the St. George ferries to the Tottenville-Perth Amboy ferry! Examines both passenger and fre...
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Proving the Susquehanna had a busy commuter service, author Al Holtz caught every detail of the operation prior to the severe cutbacks of the 1960s. Suzy-Q was operating a modern service at the tim...
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Volume 2 completes the deep dive into passenger service with excellent photography of the west end Maywood-Butler, then leaves the suburbs behind as NYS&W enters the bucolic northwest corner of...
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Stephen M. Timko Join us as we look back at Chesapeake & Ohio’s glory years - featuring the last of steam, diesel motive power, cabooses, passenger and freight trains, freight equipment, and st...
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Olev Taremae Traces the “Route of Anthracite”, from its humble birth in 1990 to becoming an award-winning hauler of coal, passengers, and general freight in eastern Pennsylvania. With over 300 mile...
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Ed Johnson Master photographer Ed Johnson’s highlights of 1960s railroads with a focus on passenger trains. Also, some special trains and a 1967 Labor Day weekend surprise. All included, it’s 59 ra...