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WPLives 6th Dec 2021		Book Tom Dill - Southern Pacific's Scenic Coast Line (2003)	Southern Pacific author and historian, Tom Dill continues his coverage of the vast system - all in vivid color! Not only are the Coast and Los Angeles Divisions covered, but also the Western Division - the major feeder to the Coast Line. There are loads of steam and first generation diesels with a touch of second generation diesels as well. See Santa Fe freights detouring on the SP due to the 1952 Tehachapi earthquake, demonstrator diesels working the Coast Line, and much more. A must have for steam, diesel, or Southern Pacific fans. 128 pages, over 260 color photographs.
WPLives 3rd Dec 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric, Volume 8 (2021)	From the Beach Will Cover the Venice Short Line from Santa Monica to LA, south from Santa Monica to Venice via Trolley Way, then east along Venice Blvd., Culver Jct., Helms, Vineyard, Hill St. Station and a couple vintage LA photos from 1900-1908
WPLives 3rd Dec 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric Volume 7 (2020)	8x11 horizontal paperback, 66 pages, heavy coated stock, full page roster and action photos, index, color and b/w maps. 2020. ""On this trip we'll travel on several routes from downtown Los Angeles. From Central Station, we'll head out in a SW direction along 6th St...."
WPLives 3rd Dec 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric Volume 5 (2019)	To the Valley! San Fernando Valley via Cahuenga Pass; Hollywood to San Fernando and Canoga Park. Photos date from early 20th Century to early 1950s, Including color-keyed maps and photo index. 8x11 horizontal paperback, 74 pages, heavy coated stock, full page roster and action photos, index, color and b/w maps. 2019
WPLives 3rd Dec 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric Volume 3 (2017)	Pacific Electric v 3 "Along the Beach: Santa Monica to Redondo Beach Route from Santa Monica south to Redondo Beach, via Venice. Culver City, Playa del Rey, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach". Also included action on a portion of the Santa Monica Air Line from Culver Jct. to Santa Monica. includes color coordinated maps for reference. 8×11 horizontal paperback, heavy glossy paper, black and white images throughout. 2017
WPLives 19th Nov 2021		Book Southern Pacific Historical And Technical Society - Rail Passenger Service History (1995)	Pacific Electric Railway (PERy) was created in 1901 with Henry Edwards Huntington as principal stockholder. Huntington completed the first PE line in 1902 which ran from Los Angeles to Long Beach. He later sold his shares to Southern Pacific in 1910. In 1911 the “Great Merger” took place. Although continuing to operate under the Pacific Electric name, Southern Pacific Railway merged PERy with nearly all of the interurban railways in a four-county region of Southern California. PERy grew to connect various cities across the Los Angeles metropolitan area. PERy vehicles were commonly known as the Red Cars, the most obvious feature distinguishing PERy cars from the "Yellow Car" vehicles operated by the Los Angeles Railway. As patronage on passenger rail lines declined after the second World War, PERy began converting rail routes to bus service. Eventually, in 1953, PERy sold its passenger operations to the Metropolitan Coach Lines. Metropolitan Coach Lines continued the conversion from rail passenger service to bus passenger service and the final former Pacific Electric Railway passenger rail line was converted to bus service in 1961. Southern Pacific Railway eventually abolished the Pacific Electric Railway Company in 1965, folding what little mileage remained of PERy’s freight operation into Southern Pacific’s own operation.
WPLives 19th Nov 2021		Book Southern Pacific Historical And Technical Society - Rail Passenger Service History (1995)	Stated 2nd Printing December 1995
WPLives 16th Nov 2021		Book Service Manual - Harley-Davidson (1989)	422 pages of illustrations and information. This Service Manual covers all 1985-1990 Softail Models. The manual contains step by step instructions, and easy to read illustrations. Basically it covers everything from basic fluid changing instructions to rebuilding the motor. A must for every workshop and the Do-It-Yourself Harley mechanics. With this workshop service manual, you will be able to achieve perfect results. Our digital service literature is excluded from any exchange! It is your responsibility to make sure and check if the service manual is for your bike, year, and model. If you are in doubt, please contact us before you make the purchase. This official service manual is for the following motorcycles: Models included are: 1985-1990 Softail Models
WPLives 14th Nov 2021		Book Raymond E. Maloney - Harley-Davidson Clymer FX/FL Softail Big-Twin Evolution 1984-1994 (1995)	This 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson FX FL Softail Repair Manual by Clymer provides detailed service information, step-by-step repair instruction and maintenance specifications for 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FXST, 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FXSTC, 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FXSTS, 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FLST, 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FLSTC and 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Softail Big-Twin Evolution FLSTF motorcycles. 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Includes everything you need to know to perform tune-up and routine maintenance on the engine, clutch and transmission, fuel and exhaust, ignition system, steering and suspension, wheels, brakes and tires, electrical system, frame and body. Features complete wiring diagrams and 552 illustrated pages. The following information is included in this 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson FX FL Softail workshop manual: QUICK REFERENCE DATA CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INFORMATION: Manual organization; Notes; cautions and warnings; Safety first; Service hints; Serial numbers; Parts replacement; Torque specifications; Fasteners; Lubricants; RTV gasket sealant; Threadlock; Gasket remover; Expendable supplies; Basic hand tools; Test equipment; Precision measuring tools; Cleaning solvent; Other special tools; Mechanic’s tips; Ball bearing replacement; Oil seals CHAPTER TWO, TROUBLESHOOTING Operating requirements, Troubleshooting instruments, Testing electrical components, Emergency troubleshooting, Engine performance, Starting system, Charging system, Ignition system, Fuel system, Engine noises, Engine lubrication, Clutch, Transmission, Electrical problems, Excessive vibration, Front suspension and steering, Brake problems CHAPTER THREE, PERIODIC LUBRICATION, MAINTENANCE AND TUNE-UP Routine safety checks, Maintenance intervals, Cleaning your Harley, Tires and wheels, Periodic lubrication, Periodic maintenance, Tune-up, Breakerless ignition service, Carburetor adjustments, Storage CHAPTER FOUR, ENGINE Service precautions, Special tools, Servicing engine in frame, Engine removal, Rocker arm cover/cylinder head, Valves and valve components, Cylinder, Pistons and piston rings, Pushrods, Tappets and tappet guides, Oil pump, Oil filter mount (1992-on), Gearcase cover and timing gears, Crankcase and crankshaft, Engine break-in CHAPTER FIVE, CLUTCH, PRIMARY DRIVE AND STARTER DRIVE Dry clutch (early 1984 FXST), Wet clutch (late 1984-1989), Wet clutch (1990-on), Primary chain, Compensating sprocket, Primary chain case, Electric starter drive (1984-1988), Starter jackshaft (1989-on) CHAPTER SIX, 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION Transmission, Shifter cover, Shift forks, Kickstarter and starter clutch, Side cover (electric start), Shifter adjustment CHAPTER SEVEN, 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION Production gears (1994 models), Shift cam assembly, Shift forks, Transmission, Transmission case, Transmission side cover (1987-on), Transmission adjustments
WPLives 10th Nov 2021		Book Mark Effle - I.N.L. (1978)	OUR COVER PHOTO A MIGHTY SYMBOL of electric traction in wartime America was the Milwaukee Road's western electrification, and on April 2, 1944, Cpl. Ira L. Swett planted both feet firmly in the snow at Avery, Montana, while the photographer captured both the editor and his life's work--the electric railway. Boxcab locomotive E12 was heading up a troop train, and Swett long remembered that Seattle-to-Tampa ride in a swaying, drafty Pullman car. (Interurbans)
WPLives 8th Nov 2021		Book Mark Effle - I.N.L. (1978)	My copy reads "First Printing: Autumn 1978"
WPLives 4th Nov 2021		Book Various Authors - When Eastern Michigan Rode The Rails, Book 3 (1988)	Volume 3 in this fascinating series examines the transportation modes in the Detroit area. This book covers the corridor westward to Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Lansing Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and up to Battle Creek, including commuter rail, streetcars, interurbans, and buses. The main players were the Detroit United Railway (later the Eastern Michigan System), the Michigan Railway Company, the Michigan Central Railroad. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Includes rosters, maps and chronology. 223 pages with index.
WPLives 24th Oct 2021		Book Jim Walker - Pacific Electric Red Cars (2007)	Of the rail lines created at the turn of the 20th century, in order to build interurban links through Southern California communities around metropolitan Los Angeles, the Pacific Electric grew to be the most prominent of all. The Pacific Electric Railway is synonymous with Henry Edwards Huntington, the capitalist with many decades of railroad experience, who formed the "P.E." and expanded it as principal owner for nearly its first decade. Huntington sold his PE holdings to the giant Southern Pacific Railroad in 1910, and the following year the SP absorbed nearly every electric line in the four-county area around Los Angeles in the "Great Merger" into a "new" Pacific Electric. Founded in 1901 and terminated in 1965, Pacific Electric was known as the "World's Great Interurban."
WPLives 20th Oct 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric Volume 2 (2016)	Los Angeles to Santa Monica via Hollywood & W. LA Hollywood - Venice Line By Jeff Ainsworth. "Beginning in downtown Los Angeles, north through the tunnels to Sunset, Hollywood, Santa Monica Boulevard, through West LA, Beverly Hills and Brentwood. "Equipment including the 600s, 950s, box and freight motors." Paperback, 11"×8.5" horizontal format, full page black and white roster and action photographs. 2016.
WPLives 20th Oct 2021		Book Jeff Ainsworth - Pacific Electric Volume.1 (2014)	"On this journey, we’ll begin in downtown Los Angeles, travel along the city streets out to Valley Junction, where we’ll take a short excursion to Pasadena via the Oak Knoll line. Then we'll return to Valley Jct. to continue east on the San Bernardino Line via El Monte, Baldwin Park, Covina, San Dimas, Pomona, Etiwanda, Rialto and San Bernardino. Also included are Colton & Riverside areas." 8"×11" horizontal paperback, Softcover, 64 glossy pages, sharp black and white photographs throughout. 2014.
WPLives 17th Oct 2021		Book Various Authors - Growing Up With Trains II (1983)	Growing Up With Trains II A Northern California Album by Richard Steinheimer and Ted Benson Softcover: 11×8-1/2 inches, 111 pages Table of Contents: Introduction Railfan Genesis Golden Gateway Great Valley The Mountains Color Favorites Excerpt from Introduction: LOOKING BACK, The seeds of Growing Up With Trains, A Southern California Album, written with Donald Sims, were planted in my mind outside London in 1980 at Clapham Junction. Glancing out of my coach window at all those youthful "train Spotters" at the world's busiest station impressed me with the universality of liking trains. In this book we'll take you on a spin around Northern California over the last five decades, touching down here and there to see the trains that people loved, and to learn a little about some of the fans who took the pictures. The 16 pages of color give us the chance to add another dimension to our appreciation of trains, and the chance to try out some personal color layout ideas.
WPLives 17th Oct 2021		Book Steve Schmollinger - Desert Railroading (2000)	Follow along as the author presents the major railroads, and some shortlines, that battle the desert in the American West, and have brought life into this parched land. Fully illustrated in color.
WPLives 17th Oct 2021		Book Jeff Wilson - Great Northern Railway In The Pacific Northwest (2000)	(Golden Years of Railroading) In landscape configuration (11"×8.5"), this volume presents some 100 fine black and white photographs of Great Northern's most photogenic territory. Wilson covers the cusp between steam and diesel. Travel the Great Northern Railroad through rugged mountain passes and Big Sky scenery. Includes views of the Empire Builder, plus track map and schematics. The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad. The Great Northern's route was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the U.S. Great Northern Railway in the Pacific Northwest Kalmbach, January 2001 Table of Contents: Brief History of the Great Northern Railway-----4 North from Seattle to Vancouver, BC---------------10 South of Seattle-------------------------------------------26 East from Seattle Through Stevens Pass--------36 Electric Division--------40 The Cascade Tunnel and Electrification---------------------------52 East to Spokane-----------------------64 East into Montana--------------------74 Marias Pass-----------------------------88 Glacier National Park---------------92 Browning and Beyond--------------96 Great Northern Railway's Passenger Service-114 BNSF in the Pacific Northwest Today-124
WPLives 14th Oct 2021		Book Robert J. Church - Steam Days In Dunsmuir (2011)	Table of Contents: Preface------------------------------------------------8 Acknowledgements----------------------------9 Introduction to the Shasta Division---11 ____Section I, by Dick Murdock 1. Early Days Around the Depot---------31 2. The Trade Goes Through---------------79 3. A Matter of Acceptance----------------85 4. Short Stint on the Siskiyou Line-----91 5. Going South for Steam------------------99 6. From Hostler to Passenger Fireman-107 7. And Then There Was Humor-------117 8. Big Boulders and Other Stories---123 9. How About Trout and Bass---------129 10. Notes and Quotes---------------------137 11. News and Views of '54--------------147 12. Out of Steam-----------------------------157 _______Chronology of Events-----------167 _______Glossary of Railroad Terms-168 ____Section II, by Don Olsen 13. The Lefthand Seatbox---------------173 ____Section III, by Bob Church 14. Braking on the Shasta---------------193 _______Incident at Morley, by Bill Reid--213 15. Dunsmuir Yards, A Photographic Album-235 ________Locomotive Assignments--254 Bibliography------------------------------------257 Index-----------------------------------------------259
WPLives 14th Oct 2021		Book Phillips C. Kauke - The Visalia Electric Railroad (2004)	Table of Contents: Dedication-------------------------------------------5 Foreword---------------------------------------------7 Acknowledgements----------------------------8 Introduction---------------------------------------10 1. Early Railroad Developments--------13 2. Railway Construction Begins---------19 3. The Electric Railway is Energized--35 4. Heyday of the Orange Grove Route--45 5. Competition and the Strathmore Branch-71 6. Farewell to the Orange Cars----------79 7. Chowchilla, San Jose & Fresno-----85 8. Freight Operations Under Wire------89 9. A New Breed of Horses---------------111 10. Twilight on the Orange Grove----127 Rosters--------------------------------------------151 Bibliography------------------------------------160 Index-----------------------------------------------161
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book James N. Spencer - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric (2009)	From early childhood trips on the P.E., Railroad Boosters fan trips, riding a three-car train from Hollywood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue to the Rose Parade and rail fanning around the system during and after World War II, Jim Spencer recounts them all in his own unique style. 44 pages and 33 photographs and index. Oral History Series #1
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Harvey S. Laner - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric Railway (2018)	Welcome to the Harvey S. Laner monograph from the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society. This volume explores the colorful stories of a lifelong railfan and founding member of the Orange Empire Traction Company - today, the Orange Empire Railway Museum or OERM. Join us as Harvey recounts his earliest childhood memories of the Chicago El, North Shore and South Shore trains before his move to Los Angeles in 1953. From there, you’ll be a part of his Los Angeles railfanning adventures, plus preservation at Travel Town and the founding of OERM in Perris, California. Supplemented by rarely-seen images of Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway - LATL equipment being saved and preserved, plus 8mm film images shot by Harvey in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s a must-have for PE and LARy fans everywhere.
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Fred Hust - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric (2001)	Fred Hust's interest in the P.E. started when he was about 3 years old and continued throughout his life. Fred was fortunate enough to grow up in the area of Vineyard Junction, the busiest interurban junction of the P.E.'s Western District, at a time when the P.E. was still near its peak. He starts his colorful narrative with his childhood experiences at Vineyard and riding various P.E. lines. He goes on to describe both his adult activities as a P.E. commuter and as a rail fan from the late 1930s to the very early 1950s. A keen photographer from early on, his photographs provide most of the illustrations used in this monograph. 60 pages, 52 photographs, one drawing, Venice Short Line map, and index. Oral History Series #6
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Walter Abbenseth - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric (2001)	A former employee of the Pacific Electric Railway, the late Walter Abbenseth was also well known to the Southern California rail fan community both for his efforts to save and preserve P.E. equipment and his generosity in sharing his extensive collection of photographs, slides, movies and videos. (Which now reside in the Orange Empire Railway Museum) This monograph covers his experiences and observations of the P.E. while growing up in Echo Park and South Central districts of Los Angeles, his employment by the P.E., and rail fan activities. The span of this monograph is roughly from the late Great Depression years to 1965. 60 pages, 52 photographs, Echo Park Avenue Line map, and index. Oral History Series #5
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Bill Arnold - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric (2000)	Known to his friends as "Der Fliegender Hollander" (The Flying Dutchman) because he didn't seem to have a home and could always be seen riding the Pacific Electric, Bill Arnold still found time to work for the P.E., raise a family, as well as doing a lot of rail fanning. The remembrances of his years with the P.E. and his escapades are peppered with anecdotes and personal comments about the times in which they occurred. 60 pages, 53 photographs, map of the Santa Monica Air Line, and index. Oral History Series #4
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Robert B. Petersen - Redondo Beach And The Pacific Electric (2001)	A native of Redondo Beach, with family members involved with the Main Street and Agricultural Park Railroad, LARY, LATL, LAMTA, SCRTD, and MTA, and living through the demise and rebirth of electric traction in Los Angeles, Robert B. Petersen brings a unique perspective not only to the rail history to Redondo Beach, but also the history of the Pacific Electric. Bob, as he is known to his friends, also related eye-witness accounts of some very unusual practices and events in the operation of the Pacific Electric. 60 pages, 38 photographs, 4 maps and index. Oral history series #3
WPLives 11th Oct 2021		Book Various Authors - The Pacific Electric Goes To War Volume 1 Moving The Freight (2000)	Containing an economic analysis of Pacific Electric operations up to World War II, a photo essay, "Steam to the Rescue" covering the extensive use of steam power by the P.E. during the war, including rare scenes of San Diego and Arizona Eastern #27 in action, and a reproduction of the 20 page P.E. special instructions to Employees Relating to Air Raid Precautions, Air Raid Alarms and Blackouts, Effective June 1, 1944. 68 pages with map, 68 photographs, the vast majority of which have never been published before, and index.
WPLives 8th Oct 2021		Book Alan K. Weeks - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric Railway (2016)	The Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, in association with Golden West Books, is pleased to announce the first-time-ever publication of Monograph No. 9, Alan K. Weeks “Remembrances of the Pacific Electric Railway.” This all-new volume continues on the pioneering work by late PERHYS founder Jack Finn, who studiously and meticulously interviewed dozens of Pacific Electric employees, railfans, photographers, historians and more before his death in July of 2006. Jack interviewed Alan extensively, and worked with him to select key images from his amazing collection of PE and Los Angeles Railway photographs. This volume features Alan’s entertaining recollections of riding the PE and LA Railways, his stunning photography, and many inside stories never before told. As we embark on a new chapter of Monographs, we hope you will purchase “Remembrances of the Pacific Electric Railway” by Alan K. Weeks.
WPLives 8th Oct 2021		Book John L. Whitmeyer - Remembrances Of The Pacific Electric Railway (2016)	The Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, in association with Golden West Books, is pleased to announce the first reissue publication of Monograph No. 2, John L. “Jack” Whitmeyer’s “Remembrances of the Pacific Electric Railway.” This completely revamped volume continues on the pioneering work by late PERHYS founder Jack Finn, who studiously and meticulously interviewed dozens of Pacific Electric employees, railfans, photographers, historians and more before his death in July of 2006. Jack interviewed Jack in 1998 and compiled a great collection of images and hand-drawn maps by Jack to publish the original volume. We have augmented the original work with more than 100 images, many drawn exclusively from the legendary Craig Rasmussen Collection – and Craig served as the image supervisor on this reissue. This volume focuses on Jack’s early years in the Eastern District, growing up in Riverside-Arlington, and his experiences before and after the war with the Pacific Electric, including a chapter on RPO service between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. “Remembrances of the Pacific Electric” by Jack Whitmeyer is a must-have addition to any important Pacific Electric Library. Oral History Series #2
WPLives 6th Oct 2021		Book Guy L. Dunscomb - A Century Of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives (1963)	Review Review "this book captures not only the changes in American steam locomotive development, but also the why that it happened. And that makes it worth reading" ----The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society--- ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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