Illustrated, because, why not.

August books by Brian Schmidt, on Flickr

Naked books by Brian Schmidt, on Flickr

Summerail 2015 by Brian Schmidt, on Flickr

Made another deal today. Update to come soon...

And selling off the duplicates of the lot will likely make these additions free...

Bossler, Craig T. CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, 1994.

Crist, Ed and John Krause. Lehigh and New England. Newton, N.J.: Carstens Publications, 1980.

Doughty, Geoffrey H. New York Central Facilities in Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, 2002.

Henderson, John. Cabins, Crummies & Hacks, Vol. 1: North & East. New York: H&M Productions, 1991.

Henderson, John. Cabins, Crummies & Hacks, Vol. 4: The Southwest. New York: H&M Productions, 1993.

Sweetland, David R. New York Central Steam in Color. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, 1994.

Sweetland, David R. and Robert J. Yanosey. NYC Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, 1994.

Brueckman, Henry and Jeffrey Moreau. 4449 Queen of Steam. Tiburon, Calif.: Carbarn Press, 1984.

Mohowski, Robert E. New York, Ontario & Western in the Diesel Age. Andover, New Jersey: 1994.

Sheldrake, Arlen, et al. Steel Over the Willamette. Portland, Ore.: Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society, 2012.

Yungkurth, Chuck. The Steam Era of the Lehigh Valley. Andover, N.J.: Andover Junction Publications, 1991.

Portland 2015 books by Brian Schmidt, on Flickr

One more, fresh from the printer:

Keefe, Kevin P. Railroad Vision: Steam era images from the Trains Magazine archive. Eds. Wendy Burton and Jeff Brouws. New York: The Quantuck Lane Press, 2015.

I'm currently reading the history of the Denver and South Park railroad, a gutsy little line that handled the Alpine Tunnel as well as many other hard to reach locations.

It's a bit if a sad story after all the hard work and even heroism of the many workers who kept the railroad going through those difficult years, only to see it waste away.

The story of the attempt to re-open the Alpine Tunnel and the multiple tragic deaths that ensued is enough by itself; the rest of the history just adds to it.

Caldes, Charles P. Jersey City’s Hudson River Waterfront, Book One: the Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1964. Ridgefield, New Jersey: Journal Square Publishing, 2009.

Caldes, Charles P. Jersey City’s Hudson River Waterfront, Book Two: LV, CNJ, Erie, DL&W and EL (1941-1964). Ridgefield, New Jersey: Journal Square Publishing, 2010.

Shepard, William H. Tidewater Terminals of the Erie Lackawanna Railway. Self published, 1976.

Been shopping this weekend:

Trainfest 2015 by Brian Schmidt, on Flickr

Brennan, William J. Jersey Central Lines in Color Vol. 2. Edison, N.J.: Morning Sun Books, 1993.

Hensley, Timothy R. and Kenneth L. Miller. Norfolk and Western Six-Eleven: 3 Times A Lady. Kenova, W.Va.: Pocahontas Publications, 2015.

Kelly, John. Railroads of Milwaukee. Forest Park, Illinois: Heimberger House Publishing, 2015.

McBride, Bill. Florida East Coast Railway in Color. Scotch Plains, N.J.: Morning Sun Books, 2015.

Scribbins, Jim. The Milwaukee Road 1928-1985. Forest Park, Ill.: Heimberger House Publishing, 2001

Warrick, Robert I. Ann Arbor Railroad in Color: History and Operation 1869 to 1976. Scotch Plains, N.J.: Morning Sun Books, 2008

Yanosey, Robert J. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad in Color. Scotch Plains, N.J.: Morning Sun Books, 2012

One more today:

Ovenden, Mark. Transit Maps of the World. 3rd ed. New York: Penguin Books, 2015.

Doughty, Geoffrey H. The Early Zephyrs. Lynchburg, Virginia: TLC Publishing, 2002.

Drury, George H. Guide to North American Steam Locomotives. Revised edition. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach, 2015.

Kaminski, Edward S. American Car & Foundry Box Cars, 1960-1981. Wilton, California: Signature Press, 2015.

Boyd, Jim. Illinois Central Monday Mornin’ Rails. Andover, New Jersey: Andover Junction Publications, 1994.

Dorin, Patrick C. Chicago & North Western Freight Trains and Equipment. Lynchburg, Virginia: TLC Publishing Inc., 2003.

Hyde, Frederick W. Soo Line 1993 Review. Denver: Hyrail Publications, 1993.

Ploss, Thomas H. The Nation Pays Again. Self-published, 1984.

Plowden, David. A Time of Trains. New York: W.W. Norton, 1987.

Just added a book on the Yukon railroads and the books on specific car types, Vol.'s 12, 13 and 14 covering boxcars, autocars, cabooses and sundry other rolling stock.

Also added some additional books on the narrow gauge railroads in Colorado.

Morgan, David P. Diesels West! the Evolution of Power on the Burlington. Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1963.