Diesel Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/diesel/ Southern Pacific Lives Here Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:37:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://splives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-removal.ai_ad91e945-9657-488b-872a-ee465a96f444-ezgif-2-26c6966d0f-32x32.png Diesel Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/diesel/ 32 32 227189692 The Unique PRR New York & Long Branch – Don Wood (1985) (E) https://splives.org/product/the-unique-prr-new-york-long-branch-don-wood-1985-e/ https://splives.org/product/the-unique-prr-new-york-long-branch-don-wood-1985-e/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:52:23 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=4969 Well-done history of the New York & Long Branch Railroad. Covers every aspect, from the original struggle to break the Camden & Amboy monopoly through the years of steam and […]

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]]> Well-done history of the New York & Long Branch Railroad. Covers every aspect, from the original struggle to break the Camden & Amboy monopoly through the years of steam and diesels and now the New Jersey Transit’s electrified New Jersey Coast Line. Provides a clear look at the men, like Rufus Blodgett, who built the railroad, the communities it served, the ferry service and the relationship between the CNJ and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, timetables, bibliography. 240 pages.

This book is in Very Good condition.  Minimal dust cover wear, the binding is tight and strong.  There are no marks or writings in the book.

Publisher:      Audio Visual Designs; First Edition (January 1, 1985)

Hardcover:    238 pages

ISBN-10:       0917451104

ISBN-13:       978-0917451102

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]]> https://splives.org/product/the-unique-prr-new-york-long-branch-don-wood-1985-e/feed/ 0 4969 Locomotives That Baldwin Built – Fred Westing (1966) (E) https://splives.org/product/locomotives-that-baldwin-built-freed-westing-1966-e/ https://splives.org/product/locomotives-that-baldwin-built-freed-westing-1966-e/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:05:06 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=4436 From the dust jacket: “History being forged is what author Fred Westing brings you in every phase of Baldwin progress.  Here are more than 300 photographs, many never before printed, […]

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]]> From the dust jacket: “History being forged is what author Fred Westing brings you in every phase of Baldwin progress.  Here are more than 300 photographs, many never before printed, linked with the long out of print “History of the baldwin Locomotive Works – 1831 to 1923,” to which Westing gives colorful meaning as he brings the story up through the last days of steam to the Engine 76150 the final and highest serial number…”

The book is in good condition.  The spine is tight and there are no loose pages.  The dust jacket shows minor shelf wear, and there is an approximate 3” tear on the front that has been repaired by scotch tape on the inside.  The numbers “10.50” is written in pencil on the inside of the front dust cover; “D11” (or “DII”) is written in pencil, as well as a sticker on the inside of the front cover “From the Library of Charles William Briggs, Jr.”  There are no other writings or marks in the book. See photos.

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FH8G68
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bonanza Books; reprint edition (January 1, 1966)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 191 pages

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]]> https://splives.org/product/locomotives-that-baldwin-built-freed-westing-1966-e/feed/ 0 4436 The Locomotives that Baldwin Built by Fred Westing (W 26) https://splives.org/product/the-locomotives-that-baldwin-built-by-fred-westing-w/ https://splives.org/product/the-locomotives-that-baldwin-built-by-fred-westing-w/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:16:55 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=3955 Baldwin built locomotives between 1831 and 1954. This volume contains the long out of print “History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works 1831 to 1923” and, in addition, includes more than […]

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]]> Baldwin built locomotives between 1831 and 1954. This volume contains the long out of print “History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works 1831 to 1923” and, in addition, includes more than 300 photos in the 192 pages. This book was published in 1966 by Bonanza Books and is in very good used condition with a plastic sleeve over the paper jacket.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/the-locomotives-that-baldwin-built-by-fred-westing-w/feed/ 0 3955 The World Encyclopedia of Locomtoives by Colin Garratt (W 31) https://splives.org/product/the-world-encyclopedia-of-locomtoives-by-colin-garratt-w/ https://splives.org/product/the-world-encyclopedia-of-locomtoives-by-colin-garratt-w/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:02:38 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=4052 All forms of motive power are covered in this 256 page book with 700 color images and detailed descriptions of each one presented across the world. Published in 2002 by […]

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]]> All forms of motive power are covered in this 256 page book with 700 color images and detailed descriptions of each one presented across the world. Published in 2002 by Hermes House (updated version), this book is in good used condition with a paper jacket.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/the-world-encyclopedia-of-locomtoives-by-colin-garratt-w/feed/ 0 4052 The Best of Baltimore & Ohio Books One through Five by Howard Barr (W 21) https://splives.org/product/the-best-of-baltimore-ohio-books-one-through-five-by-howard-barr-w/ https://splives.org/product/the-best-of-baltimore-ohio-books-one-through-five-by-howard-barr-w/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:21:56 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=3652 These five spiral bound B&W wide format books each have 50 B&W images with captions of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad during the late steam and early diesel era. Most […]

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]]> These five spiral bound B&W wide format books each have 50 B&W images with captions of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad during the late steam and early diesel era. Most images are action shots. Each book is numbered and all are in good used condition. Published by Barnard, Roberts & Co. between 1977 and 1979 and includes 2 packs of color prints of paintings.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/the-best-of-baltimore-ohio-books-one-through-five-by-howard-barr-w/feed/ 0 3652 The Little Jewel Soo Line Railroad and the Locomotives that Make It Go by Wallace W. Abbey (W 100) https://splives.org/product/the-little-jewel-soo-line-railroad-and-the-locomotives-that-make-it-go-by-wallace-w-abbey-w/ https://splives.org/product/the-little-jewel-soo-line-railroad-and-the-locomotives-that-make-it-go-by-wallace-w-abbey-w/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 02:18:40 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=3785 Noted author W. W. Abbey takes you from the three predecessor roads that formed the Soo Line in 1961 to the post merger era with authoritative text, well captioned B&W […]

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]]> Noted author W. W. Abbey takes you from the three predecessor roads that formed the Soo Line in 1961 to the post merger era with authoritative text, well captioned B&W images, complete diesel rosters of pre and post merger fleets and an index. The 216 page book was published in 1984 by Pinion Productions and is in fine used condition with a plastic sleeve over the paper jacket.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/the-little-jewel-soo-line-railroad-and-the-locomotives-that-make-it-go-by-wallace-w-abbey-w/feed/ 0 3785 Union Pacific 1992 Annual by Don Strack (W 25) https://splives.org/product/union-pacific-1992-annual-by-don-strack-w/ https://splives.org/product/union-pacific-1992-annual-by-don-strack-w/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:40:38 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=3831 All things related to Union Pacific’s diesel fleet including merger fleets, roster information, action shots by multiple photographers and dispositions are included in this fine used softbound volume published in […]

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]]> All things related to Union Pacific’s diesel fleet including merger fleets, roster information, action shots by multiple photographers and dispositions are included in this fine used softbound volume published in 1992 by Hyrail Publications.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/union-pacific-1992-annual-by-don-strack-w/feed/ 0 3831 Route of the Warbonnets by Joe McMillan (W6) https://splives.org/product/route-of-the-warbonnets-by-joe-mcmillan-w/ https://splives.org/product/route-of-the-warbonnets-by-joe-mcmillan-w/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:22:45 +0000 http://s991057502.onlinehome.us/?post_type=product&p=2603 McMillan’s B&W coverage of the Santa Fe depicts freight and passenger services across the entire network in 176 very detailed and captioned pages. Published by Joe McMillan in 1978 as […]

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]]> McMillan’s B&W coverage of the Santa Fe depicts freight and passenger services across the entire network in 176 very detailed and captioned pages. Published by Joe McMillan in 1978 as a second printing, this is book #2882, is in used condition with a slightly toen dust jacket. Locator box 6

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]]> https://splives.org/product/route-of-the-warbonnets-by-joe-mcmillan-w/feed/ 0 2603 D-Day on the Western Pacific by Virgil Staff (W 11) https://splives.org/product/d-day-on-the-western-pacific-by-virgil-staff-w/ https://splives.org/product/d-day-on-the-western-pacific-by-virgil-staff-w/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:22:03 +0000 http://s991057502.onlinehome.us/?post_type=product&p=2899 This book covers the period when the WP dieselized – 1939 onward until all steam was banished in 223 B&W pages with rosters, maps and an index. Interurban Press published […]

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]]> This book covers the period when the WP dieselized – 1939 onward until all steam was banished in 223 B&W pages with rosters, maps and an index. Interurban Press published this work in 1982 and it is in good used condition with an edge worn dust jacket.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/d-day-on-the-western-pacific-by-virgil-staff-w/feed/ 0 2899 Pennsy Power II by Alvin Stauffer and Bert Pennypacker (W 13) https://splives.org/product/pennsy-power-ii-by-alvin-stauffer-and-bert-pennypacker-w/ https://splives.org/product/pennsy-power-ii-by-alvin-stauffer-and-bert-pennypacker-w/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:21:42 +0000 http://s991057502.onlinehome.us/?post_type=product&p=3034 This book describes all aspects of the PRR’s vast fleet of electric, steam and diesel power and supplements Pennsy Power I by the same author. In 351 glossy paper pages, […]

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]]> This book describes all aspects of the PRR’s vast fleet of electric, steam and diesel power and supplements Pennsy Power I by the same author. In 351 glossy paper pages, Stauffer and Pennypacker pay tribute to the P Road with text and well captioned images. This book is in good used condition and the jacket has wear marks and small tears. Locator box 13

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