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To the true rail fan, Richard Steinheimer is an authentic hero, the best of the best. A pioneer in train photography, Steinheimer lived through and documented the railroad's heyday and its decline. He is one of very few photographers who appreciate the aesthetics of all locomotives, from steam engines to the latest diesel-powered behemoths. He has a particular fondness for the landscape of the American West, and many of his images situate trains in the larger geography and culture of the time. Known for taking pictures at night, in bad weather, and from risky perches on top of moving train platforms, Steinheimer has an enormous creativity and productivity. This, the first full-length celebration of his work, presents 160 of his duotone images, with an introduction by Jeff Brouws.
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Striking black and white photographs commemorate the unsung heroes of railroading during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Postwar industrial boom. Vintage shots ? the gritty engineer at the throttle, the conductor waving from the caboose, the cross-country passenger riding in style and comfort ? capture bygone scenes of everyday folks intersecting with the greatest industry America has ever known. Compiled and written by Model Railroader senior editor Carl Swanson; introduction by Doug Ridell, locomotive engineer.
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For more than half a century, Russ Porter has followed Americas railroads, capturing their moods and their tracks, and now brings you a sampling of what he found. Take a front row seat and relax as Porters camera takes you on this picturesque ride where you explore steam and diesel locomotives, freight and passenger trains, as well as gas-electrics, RDCs and oddities such as Whitcomb 44-tonners.
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Classic American Railroads is a beautiful tribute to the golden age of railroading in America. Focusing on the years between WWII and the decline of rail travel in the 1970s, 16 of the most-remembered railroads and their finest equipment are featured in 200 original color and black and white photos.
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This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, celebrating 12 more of the greatest American railways to ever put steel to track: the Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk & Western, Soo Line, Lackawanna, Monon, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Frisco, Maine Central, Canadian National, Clinchfield, Reading, and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. While the book focuses on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s, it extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Marvelous color spreads for each railroad are illustrated with wonderfully preserved photos that capture these legendary roads as they roll past scenic backdrops.
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Photojournalist D. C. Jesse Burkhardt crosses into a new dimension in a continuing exploration of the heart and soul of North America's railroads. Freight Weather, Burkhardt's third book, concludes an unanticipated trilogy that began with Backwoods Railroads in 1994, accelerated into fresh terrain with Rolling Dreams in 1997, and culminates with this volume. Over a seven-year span, Burkhardt's focus has shifted from primarily detailing the history and business operations of selected rail lines. Here, he offers a more literary and soulful vision of the essence of his attachment to the tracks and trains that reach across the land, completing the chain with writing and photography that celebrates trains as the ultimate form of overland travel. In five chapters, Burkhardt offers a photographic tour that begins in the Columbia River Gorge and stretches to the Upper Midwest, the West Coast, and Western Canada. He ends the book -- and finishes a series of narratives and essays about railroad wanderings -- in tiny Lind, Washington.
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Images of Western Railroadinged pick Author: Steve Schmollinger Publisher: Motorbooks International; (September 2003)
From dizzying mountain passes to verdant pine valleys and arid desert canyons, the regions spanning the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast have always presented the railroad industry with special difficulties, spurring the development of new equipment to surmount those challenges. This is an art book treatment showing North America?s most recognizable railroads in spectacular locations appealing to railfans nationwide.
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