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Southern Pacific's Coast Line Pictorial | 
 enlarge | Authors: Anthony W Thompson, Anthony W. Thompson, John R. Signor
Publisher: Signature Press
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2096153
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed
Pages: 304
ISBN: 0963379151
EAN: 9780963379153
ASIN: 0963379151
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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Book Description
Among the most scenic and storied parts of the far-flung Southern Pacific system was the Coast Line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. John Signors book about the Coast Line was published in 1995. That work presented a broad account of the history and development of the line, but inevitably much had to be omitted. The present volume enlarges and extends the story of this fascinating stretch of the SP.
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Book is not out of print February 9, 2006
Coast Line Pictorial is not out of print and is readily available from the publisher and at many hobby shops, railroad museums and bookstores.
A good companion to the first volume with great photos May 15, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I enjoyed the first volume so much (see my review for Southern Pacific's Coast Line.)However, the second volume might be a bit of a letdown to those expecting something similar to the first volume. Signor indeed covered it all the first time around, and therefore does not attempt to do it again in this volume. Southern Pacific's Coast Line Pictorial is exactly what it professes to be, a companion edition that has some great photos. There are over 600 photographs; 140 of which are in color. Richard Steinheimer fans will like this book as 85 of Stein's photographs made it into the book. I never did verify if there were pictures reprinted in the second volume that also appeared in the first, but if there were, their numbers were small based on my recollection. The bottom line is that if you loved the first volume of Southern Pacific's Coast Line, then you should buy this volume too. It isn't the narrative with pictures that the first one is, but it compliments the first book nicely. It's priced high but worth it if you're looking for memories of the SP and its premier passenger line. You can always check out Signature Press' website for the description on this book that Amazon seems to be lacking.
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