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Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $36.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2007

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10277

ISBN: 1583881867

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 122 illustrations

"''All aboard the streamlined, Vista-Dome North Coast Limited leaving on Track 1 for Minnesota's Lake Region, the vast prairies of North Dakota, Montana's magnificent Rockies, Idaho's lakes and forests, the Inland Empire of Spokane to Puget Sound country, and the great seaports of Seattle-Tacoma and Portland.''

Always a progressive leader in railroading, Northern Pacific was the first to offer sleeping and dining car service from St. Paul to the Pacific Northwest.

Outstanding vintage photography, brochures, postcards, menus, timetables and advertisements tell the story of the Northern ...
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Interurban Trains to Chicago Photo Archive

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2007

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10290

ISBN: 1583881999

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 122 illustrations

"Available August 15, 2007.

Interurban Trains to Chicago follows Samuel Insull's Great Chicago Systems, three superb interurban routes powered by electric traction that carried passengers from the north, west and southwest into downtown Chicago. They were the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, and the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad. Coverage includes the Skokie Valley Route, South Shore Lines and Sunset Lines. Vintage photographs, timetables and poster advertising are featured."
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Chicago Stations & Trains Photo Archive

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2008

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10307

ISBN: 1583882162

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 136 illustrations

" No other American city has had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago. This book highlights Chicago's six major railroad stations and the trains that served them. Included are Dearborn Station, Grand Central Station, Central Station, La Salle Street Station, North Western Station, and Union Station.

During the heyday of passenger trains, Chicago was the undisputed rail center of the United States and its railroad stations were the gateway to anywhere and everywhere. Chicago's railroad stations featured superb architecture with marble floors and staircases, w...
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"Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotives: Steam, Diesel & Electric Photo Archive"

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2008

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10319

ISBN: 1583882286

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 118 illustrations

"The Pennsylvania Railroad experimented with different builders and type of locomotives until they found the best design. Highlighted are various classes of steam locomotives like the K4 4-6-2, S1 6-4-4-6 Duplex and T1 4-4-4-4 Duplex, diesel's like Alco RS models, Baldwin end-cab switchers, Fairbanks-Morse Train Master, Electro-Motive GP series, F-units and E-units, along with the legendary bi-directional, center-cab GG1 electric locomotive.

Also featured with this collection of previously unpublished archival photos are a system map, timetables, advertising and locomotive designs by wel...
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Union Pacific Passenger Trains of the City Fleet

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $36.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2009

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10327

ISBN: 1583882367

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 127 illustrations

"On February 12, 1934, Union Pacific premiered the M-10000, called ''Tomorrow's Train Today,'' it was the first lightweight, streamlined passenger train to operate in the United States. The tiny brown-and-yellow speedster offered hope and promise for America's future during the Great Depression. Later renamed City of Salina, the train was the beginning of Union Pacific's City Fleet of streamliners including the City of Los Angeles, City of San Francisco, City of Portland, City of Denver and Challenger, departing from Chicago and serving all the West.

Union Pacific system maps, timetables...
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Rio Grande Locomotives Photo Archive

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2009

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10335

ISBN: 1583882448

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 120 illustrations

"Founded in 1870, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad - also known as Rio Grande - operated narrow gauge, standard gauge, and diesel locomotives in the spectacular Colorado Rockies. Their slogan was ''Through the Rockies, not Around Them.''

Narrow gauge photos include 2-8-0 Consolidations and 2-8-2 Mikado's. Standard gauge 4-8-4 Baldwin-built locomotives comprised the Class M-64 and M-68 ''Northerns'' but Rio Grande liked to call them ''Mountains.'' By 1956, Rio Grande entered the diesel era with Electro-Motive built passenger and freight locomotives FT, F3, F7, General Purpose and Special Duty...
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Santa Fe Railway

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $32.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2010

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10350

ISBN: 1583882596

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 145 illustrations

"The name Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway conjures images of bright red and silver Warbonnet diesels pulling gleaming stainless-steel passenger trains across the plains of Kansas and the pine-covered forests of Arizona. Highlighted in the book are the Chief, Texas Chief, San Francisco Chief, El Capitan and Super Chief (often referred to as ''Train of the Stars'' for the movie-stars and celebrities who believed there was only one way, the Super Chief Way, to travel between Los Angles and Chicago).

A full color chapter on Santa Fe Chief trains is accompanied by vintage travel brochures...
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Rock Island Railroad: Travel on the Rockets

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $32.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2010

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10356

ISBN: 1583882650

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 124 illustrations

"Celebrated in the 1930s American blues-folk song ''Rock Island Line'' by Lead Belly, the ''Rock Island Line is the Road to ride.''

Read about the Rock Island Railroad from its original charter by the Illinois Legislature in 1847 to the highly publicized trial of Rock Island's right to construct and use a bridge across navigable waters defended by Abraham Lincoln in 1855.

By 1937 the railroad had its own fleet of Rocket passenger trains to herald the Streamlined Era. Rock Island's stainless steel trains were led by locomotives in ''art-deco'' maroon and red, trimmed with black-edged al...
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Railroad Freight Car Slogans & Heralds

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $32.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2011

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10367

ISBN: 1583882766

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 142 illustrations

"After WWII railroads realized freight cars could be used to create a public image of their company and to sell passenger and freight services. That image was captured in a slogan, some unforgettable word, phrase or iconographic trademark emblazoned in bold letters on both sides of the freight car. Famous slogans were ''Everywhere West'' (Burlington Route), ''See America First'' (Great Northern), ''Route of the Rockies'' (Rock Island), and ''Americaâ€™s Resourceful Railroad'' (Millwaukee Road), to name a few. Vintage black & white and color photographs highlight boxcars, coal cars, h...
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Chicago Postwar Passenger & Commuter Trains

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2012

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10382

ISBN: 158388291X

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 143 illustrations

"In 1948, Chicago was the gathering place of 22 railroads, seven belt and switching roads, eight industrial railroads and three electric lines. Track was everywhere as passenger trains and commuter trains crowded the approaches to the terminals near the Chicago Loop, undisputed railroad capital of the world. Chicago Passenger Trains & Commuter Trains captures the spirit and challenges of the post-World War II era, as streamlined passenger trains arrived and departed from Chicagoâ€™s six celebrated stations during the pinnacle years of intercity train service. Vintage photographs show ...
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Great Northern Railway - Route of the Empire Builder

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $36.95

Publisher: 2013

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10393

ISBN: 1583883029

Binding: Paperback / softback

Condition: 195 illustrations

"Founded by James J. Hill in 1889, Great Northern was in the forefront of developing and promoting western tourism to Glacier National Park. The railroad's slogan, ''See America First,'' was featured along with the mascot ''Rocky'' on freight cars and advertising. Today, Amtrakâ€™s Empire Builder offers daily service between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest. Noted author John Kelly has selected from the BNSF Railway archives and his own extensive collection to gather nearly 200 photographs, period advertising pieces, and related GN material such as maps, timetables, and travel brochu...
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"Streamliners to the Twin Cities Photo Archive: The 400, Twin Zephyrs, and Hiawatha Trains"

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 1999

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10187

ISBN: 1583880968

Binding: Softbound

"Streamliners to the Twin Cities Photo Archive The 400, Twin Zephyrs, and Hiawatha Trains

By John Kelly. In 1935 an intense rivalry between the Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road and Burlington Route began in the busy Chicago-St. Paul/Minneapolis (Twin Cities) corridor. The competition lasted until 1971. For many years the proud 400's, bold Hiawathas and sleek Twin Zephyrs held the fastest start-to-stop times in the world.

Each railroad had its own route, but all three had the same goal: to carry the maximum number of passengers between Chicago and the Twin Cities in the shortest...
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Classic Streamliners Photo Archive: The Trains and the Designers

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $36.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2004

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10206

ISBN: 1583883282

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 122 illustrations

"Classic Streamliners Photo Archive The Trains and the Designers

By John Kelly. The Streamlined Era began in the 1930s, when American industrial designers created a whole new class of trains with names like Rocket, Mercury, and Zephyr - names that implied speed, comfort, and modernism. The trains were shaped from sleek stainless steel and featured smooth surfaces, flowing curves and bullet shapes. Almost as famous as the trains themselves were the industrial designers who styled them: Henry Dreyfuss, Raymond Loewy, Otto Kuhler and the Electro Motive Division styling team. For the industr...
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Burlington Zephyrs Photo Archive: America's Distinctive Trains

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2004

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10216

ISBN: 1583881247

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 122 illustrations

"Burlington Zephyrs Photo Archive: Americaâ€™s Distinctive Trains

By John Kelly. With declining passenger revenues Burlington President Ralph Budd realized something unique was needed to lure passengers back to train travel. The result was the Zephyr.

The Zephyrâ€™s appeal during the Great Depression was tremendous, its sleek lines and streamline design was the beginning of a styling revolution. In 1934, the only real hope was the future and the future was the Zephyr. A Burlington Superintendent best summed the Zephyr experience in these words, ''You would first notice a spe...
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Freight Trains of the Upper Mississippi River Photo Archive

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2005

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10228

ISBN: 1583881360

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 123 illustrations

"Freight Trains Of The Upper Mississippi River Photo Archive

By John Kelly. The upper Mississippi River route is a non-stop parade of heavy tonnage freight trains carrying intermodal containers, piggyback trailers, coal, taconite, grain, and automobiles. Magnificent scenery, delightful river towns and plenty of trains are shown along the historic upper Mississippi routes. Included are the rail lines of Burlington Northern Sante Fe, Canadian Pacific Railway, Iowa, Chicago & Eastern and predecessor lines Burlington Northern, Milwaukee Road, and Soo Line."
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Chicago and North Western Passenger 400

By: "Kelly, John"

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Iconografix: 2006

Inscription: In Stock

Seller ID: 10251

ISBN: 158388159X

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 121 illustrations

"By John Kelly. The Chicago & North Western was well-known for its Chicago-Twin Cities 400 passenger train. Encouraged by the success of the Twin Cities 400, the North Western established an entire fleet of regional streamliners that brought people from Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Wisconsinâ€™s North Woods, Upper Michigan, and southern Minnesota into the big city of Chicago for a day of shopping or business. The yellow-and-green ''400 Fleet'' had a loyal following of passengers not served by rivals Burlington Route or Milwaukee Road. ''Ride the 400 - Speed, Luxury and Safety,'' ''...
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The California Zephyr: An Entertaining History of America's Most Celebrated Train Route

By: John Kelly

Price: $36.95

Publisher: Enthusiast Books 2017: 2017

Inscription: April 2017

Seller ID: 10414

ISBN: 1583883479

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 150

PRE-ORDER NOW! America's most talked-about train, the California Zephyr was inaugurated March 20, 1949, book-ended by the world-class skylines of Chicago and San Francisco. Operated in partnership over three railroads; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Denver & Rio Grande, and Western Pacific, the train was designed in Art Deco style and built of Shotwelded stainless-steel by the Budd Company. The California Zephyr incorporated the best of the Zephyr fleet including Vista-Dome coaches and Vista-Dome observation cars. Powered by General Motors diesel locomotives the western themed "land-cruise" tra...
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Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotives: Photo Archive: Steam, Diesel, and Electric

By: John Kelly

Price: $36.95

Publisher: Enthusiast Books: 2017

Edition: 2nd

Inscription: March 2017

Seller ID: 10416

ISBN: 1583883495

Binding: Softbound

Condition: 150

PRE-ORDER NOW! The Pennsylvania Railroad experimented with different builders and type of locomotives until they found the best design. Highlighted are various classes of steam locomotives like the K4 4-6-2, S1 6-4-4-6 Duplex and T1 4-4-4-4 Duplex, diesel's like Alco RS models, Baldwin end-cab switchers, Fairbanks-Morse Train Master, Electro-Motive GP series, F-units and E-units, along with the legendary bi-directional, center-cab GG1 electric locomotive. Also featured with this collection of previously unpublished archival photos are a system map, timetables, advertising and locomotive design...
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Author:"Kelly, John"