Kalmbach Books - Latest Updates

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Comment by WPLives:

Bought brand new from publisher.

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Comment by WPLives:

Yes, it is a book. It is a bound volume of the first issue of "The Model Railroader."

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Comment by WPLives:

A rare and wonderful selection of photographs of Western railroads including remarkable pix of Southern California's once-huge electric railroad, Pacific Electric, that took passengers from the San Fernando Valley across L. A. To Long Beach but was tubed by Detroit after the war.

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Comment by WPLives:

Featuring over 90 railroads with equipment shown, this 224-page book includes 200+ photos from the Ingles Color Classics series that were taken as he traveled to various cities and along different routes. They captured life as it was back then in rare color photograph form.


With each image you’ll find:

Scene details such as locomotives, trains, people, vehicles, signs, and structures.
Context around the time and events depicted in the photos.
A look back at early railroads and equipment including Baldwin, Alco, and Fairbanks-Morse
diesels, EMD E and F units, and the first big GE road diesels.

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Comment by WPLives:

"Piggyback & Container Traffic is an excellent primer for historians and model railroaders interested in this significant category of railroad business. I remember piggybacks and I wonder where in the world one would have to go not to find an intermodal container? The author introduces the book with comments about just how enormous of a task it would be to write a full history of the subjects, and ends the book with a large bibliography of sources, as well as the sidebar Finding train information. This book is full of photographs and other graphics. The text is very detailed and yet easy to follow. I have no meaningful complaints and happily recommend this book". - Fred Boucher, KitMaker.net

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Comment by WPLives:

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 History of container and piggyback traffic
Chapter 2 Piggyback trailers
Chapter 3 Containers
Chapter 4 Trailer and container flatcars
Chapter 5 Double-stack container cars
Chapter 6 Spine and skeleton cars
Chapter 7 Roadrailers and Flexi-Vans
Chapter 8 End-loading terminals
Chapter 9 Modern intermodal terminals
Chapter 10 Intermodal operations

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Comment by WPLives:

In his all-new book, Piggyback & Container Traffic, modeling expert Jeff Wilson provides a comprehensive guide to railroad intermodal equipment and operations, tracing the development of piggyback (trailer-on-flatcar) and container traffic from the steam era to today.

You will learn:
● What equipment and operations are appropriate for a specific era.
● How trailers and containers are loaded onto railcars.
● How piggyback containers and terminals work, and much more!
● A must-have reference guide for model railroaders and rail enthusiasts alike!

Author: Jeff Wilson
Size: 8.25 x 10.75
Pages: 128
Color photos: 200