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Backwoods Railroads of the West Richard Steinheimer W15 A

Chip Savoye — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:56:44 +0000

Beautifully done oversized volume showcasing Richard Steinheimer’s brilliant black and white photos of Western railroads. None of the 204 photos had been published before and their craftsmanship is complemented by sheet-fed rotogravure printing. The photos capture the whole canvas of western railroading: lumber and mining railways, short lines, branches, and — of course– the narrow gauge. There are steeple-cab motors breasting a 4 percent grade, Shay gears leaving their inimitable trail of lube oil down Sierra slopes, and bulky Baldwin hoods toting iron ore out of the Eagle Mountains. Join Steinheimer at trackside to enjoy the light rails, small locomotives and big scenery. 178 pages with index.

good condition

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Southern Pacific Bay Area Steam Harre W. Demoro

Chip Savoye — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:23:37 +0000

A noted rail historian, Mr Demoro has collected rare vintage photos of Southern Pacific’s steam locomotives covering all eras, from t wood-burning engines to the giant cab forwards and colorful Daylight engines. Included are many never before published photos not only of the Daylight but also the Pacific Limited, Santa Cruz locals, San Francisco Peninsular commuter trains and the steam powered suburban trains in the Oakland and Berkeley area. There are also sections on the Northwestern Pacific , and photos of the steam ferries and electric suburban trains and terminals that connected to the SP, so that the reader sees a balanced portrait of the area in steam’s heyday, including the West Oakland roundhouse, Bayshore Yard, and the Oakland Pier train shed. 143 pages.

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Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives Robert J. Church

Chip Savoye — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:31:47 +0000

The book describes all of the 74 SP 4-8-4s, and the 11 Cotton Belt transfers, through informative text and extensive photographic coverage. The development, construction at the locomotive works, differences between the eight classes, including roster information, diagrams, and drawings of each class, subsequent development and tests, maintenance procedures, and the system-wide use of these powerful high-speed locomotives are described in 21 fact-filled chapters.

Researched through interviews with SP officials, examination of surviving Southern Pacific records and other sources, and with images from many amateur photographers and collectors, this is a well-documented and outstanding book. Its 731 photos, most never before published, together with 39 drawings, detailed rosters, painting and lettering information, and full bibliography, make it unusually complete and authoritative. Steam locomotive enthusiasts, and particularly fans of the Southern Pacific, are sure to enjoy this book

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The Ski Train Steve Patterson and Forrest Kenton W-3

Chip Savoye — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:55:57 +0000

Paperback. Condition: very good condition. Revised Edition. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches) Includes photos, art prints, and a bibliography. 80pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. For over 60 years the Rio Grande and its successors, Southern Pacific and Ansco Corporation operated ski specials from Denver. Here is the story of how Colorado’s billion-dollar ski industry started from passenger trains, and how and why the ski train served the state for so long. The authors examine operations and equipment, and review other past and present North American ski trains.

Box w-3

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Southern Pacific Steam 1940-1957 Joseph Strapac

Chip Savoye — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:56:31 +0000

Strapac, Joseph A. Southern Pacific Steam. 1940-1957. Upland. Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society. 2011. First edition. 4to. Decorated hard cover. 224 pps. Illustrated. Important reference work

Publisher: Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2011. Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages

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Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive Compendium Diebert, Strapac W1-A

Chip Savoye — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:12:30 +0000

Lists all known Southern Pacific Railroad steam locomotives with brief histories. Includes all constituent and predecessor companies plus controlled companies that retained a separate status including those in the last named category in Mexico, a subject where data is often hard to find. Note although brief details are given of absorptions etc., this is not a corporate history. What it does provide, however, is the best account of its subject meaning that it is, rightly, regarded as the standard reference and comes highly recommended.

Shade Tree Books; First Edition (January 1, 1987)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 426 pages

W1-A

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The Sunset Limited SP’s Premier Train with a Southern Accent Jarel, Ryan, Signor W-1A

Chip Savoye — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 01:08:25 +0000

“No expense was spared on the Budd streamlined Sunset Limited of 1950, a train still widely regarded as representative of the apex of passenger train development in the United States. Southern Pacific took exceptional pride in this train because it traveled solely on SP rails for its whole journey – unlike other trains which were joint efforts with other railroads. Profusely illustrated with photographs, ads, menus and other ephemera, this is the complete story this train that was created to cater to the well-to-do elite of the gilded age, that went on to become the backbone of a premier passenger service over the Sunset Route and in so doing helped to define all that once was Southern Pacific-the West’s greatest transportation system. “Many of the photographs and illustrations were taken from official SP archives and popular rail enthusiast photo collections. Erroneous captions date in part to the notes taken by SP company photographers.” – Amazon

Authors Jarel, Ryan, and Signor

216s pages. Outstanding condition. Like new. You won’t find a better value

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

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 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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Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume 5: Lounge, Dome and Parlor Cars W1a

Chip Savoye — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:47:23 +0000

A hard to find comprehensive study of Southern Pacific’s fleet of specialize passenger equipment

576 pages

Published by the Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society

W1a

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