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Southern Railway: Further Recollections, The (GA) (Images of Rail) | 
 enlarge | Authors: C. Pat Cates, Dick Hillman, Sallie Loy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 073851831X
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0975
EAN: 9780738518312
ASIN: 073851831X
Publication Date: September 19, 2005
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Product Description
Following on the heels of Images of Rail: The Southern Railway, this volume takes a more detailed look at a historic railroad that has served the South for over 100 years and continues to serve as the Norfolk Southern Railway. Included in these pages are stories of bravery in war and
ingenuity in peace. From 1942 to 1945, the 727th Railway Operating Battalionsponsored by the Southern Railwayserved in North Africa and up the spine of Italy into Germany. The courageous unit received a citation from Gen. George S. Patton for its involvement in the Sicily Campaign.
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The Second Picture Book on the Southern November 23, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is part of the Images of Rail series that feature pictures from the history of railroads. The Southern Railway, now part of the Norfolk Southern system was already covered in one book in this series. But now the authors have collected another couple of hundred photographs of the yards, equipment and people.
Quite often these kind of books get interested in only showing pictures of locomotives. Because of the earlier book, this one has the opportunity to show other aspects of the railroad. This book is broken into five sections:
1. Facilities. Of particular interest here is the set of photographs showing how a hump yard works. It shows details of the retarders, switching controls, etc. Other pictures in this chapter show the inside of the maintenance facilities, both in the days of steam and diesel.
2. Passenger Trains. Showing the evolution of passenger equipment over about a hundred and fifty years. The oldest (style) engine is the reproduction of an 1830 engine.
3. The Railroad Goes to War. The Southern provided the core (perhaps all) of the 727 Railway Operating Battalion which later served in North Africa, Italy and France.
4. Working on the Railroad. People, equipment, places that make the railroad really work.
5. Steam on the Southern Railway. After the introduction of diesel engines (the Southern was the first to go all diesel) the company operated a fairly extensive steam escursion schedule for nearly forty years.
This is an excellent book, especially if the Southern is your favorite railroad, but also because it shows such an unusual side of railroading.
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