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When Southern Pacific Ruled Oregon’s Rails V-3 Portland to Dunsmuir (DH)

Chip Savoye — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:43:42 +0000

Printed in the U.S.A., there are 256 hard-bound pages of quality Southern Pacific photos from the ‘50s to 1996, guaranteed to bring back memories of the way it was. 99% color, the previously unpublished works of David Houston, Greg Brown and Todd Montgomery are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed. We cover Portland to Dunsmuir, branchlines, the Siskiyou, the Modoc and a chapter on the OC&E.

This is the first book produced by David Houston and Daylight Printing

Price is 79.95

Don’t miss out!

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Southern Pacific Los Angeles to Bakersfield from the 30’s to the 90’s by David Houston (DH)

Chip Savoye — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:38:51 +0000

The Story Behind the Picture, Volume 2 Edited and Expanded Second Printing by David Houston Our second photo journalism series captures the Tehachapis during the big steam and early diesel era. Over 52 of the all-time great railroad photographers are featured. Printed in the USA, this 192-page hard-bound book follows years of research. A BONUS SECTION features the never before published work of the author in black and white and color. Over 400 photos await as you thrill to color and black and white images of the epic battle fought by man and machine vs gravity. The Owenyo, Keeler and McKittrick Branches are covered as well.

This is a new book published by Daylight Printing at $79.95

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Southern Pacific 1960’s-1990’s Sacramento to Sparks V-1 Revised Edition (DH)

Chip Savoye — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:32:00 +0000

Printed in the U.S.A., this is an extensively edited second printing of the first book in the Story Behind The Picture series. Featured are 144 hard-bound pages of quality Southern Pacific and Amtrak photos from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, guaranteed to bring back memories of the way it was. 99% color, the previously unpublished works of David Houston are proudly presented in large format, justas they were photographed. Enjoy seeing Sacramento, Roseville and the mightySierras as they were. Beautiful snow photos plus rotaries, flangers and spreaders in action.

This is a new book from Daylight Printing priced at $69.95.

All Sales on this book are final.

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Sacramento to Sparks from the 1960’s to the ’90s

Bill Fowler — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:50:27 +0000

Written by Dave Houston, this is an extensively edited second printing of the ﬁrst book in the Story Behind The Picture series. Featured are 144 hard-bound pages of quality Southern Paciﬁc and Amtrak photos from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, guaranteed to bring back memories of bygone days. 99% color, the previously unpublished works of David Houston are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed. Enjoy seeing Sacramento, Roseville, and the mighty Sierras as they were at the time. Beautiful snow photos plus rotaries, ﬂangers, and spreaders in action. Printed in the United States of America.

International shipping rates furnished on request.

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When Southern Pacific Ruled Oregon’s Railroads – Volume Three (W 98 and 14)

Bill Fowler — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:22:46 +0000

The author is Dave Houston with Greg Brown and Todd Montgomery. This book is published by Daylight Printing and became available for sale at the end of January 2023 . This meticulously researched book is a must read for aficionados of the Southern Pacific in Oregon. Fine color reproduction, superb captions and maps make this book a thorough rendition of the SP in Oregon. Bob Melbo, a long-time Southern Pacific operating officer in Oregon, fact-checked the book. The volume is new.

Locator Box 98 and Box 14

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