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WPLives 22nd Jun 2024		Book John R. Signor - Beaumont Hill	First edition.
WPLives 13th Jun 2024		Book Kalmbach Staff - Trains Album Of Photographs No.2	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.
WPLives 11th Jun 2024		Book John R. Signor - Southern Pacific's Salt Lake Division	Table of Contents: Introduction, pp. 6-7, Acknowledgments, pp. 8-10, Ch. 1: Pioneer, 1863-1900 pp. 11-66, Ch. 2: Coming of Age, 1900-1929, pp. 67-196, Ch. 3: The Late Steam Era, 1930-1955 pp. 197-340, Ch. 4: The Diesel Age, 1955-1981, pp. 341-432, Ch. 5: The Final SP Years, pp. 433-447, Epilogue pg. 448, Appendix: Salt Lake Division Place Names, pp. 449-463, Bibliography, pp. 464-466, Index, pp. 467-480. Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 480 pages, 8.5x11x1.75 in., 682 photographs (77 in color), 68 maps and graphics, station list, bibliography, index.
WPLives 11th Jun 2024		Book John R. Signor - Southern Pacific's Salt Lake Division	While many segments of the vast Southern Pacific have attracted wide attention over the years, the lines of the SP in Nevada and Utah have remained largely a mystery. The stretch from Sparks, Nevada, to Ogden, Utah, was for many years known as the Salt Lake Division. This Volume is an attempt to trace the long and colorful history of the Southern Pacific Railroad through Nevada and Utah, starting with the pioneer Central Pacific in the 1860s, and continuing on with the vibrant Harriman years after 1900, through Depression and War, and on into the modern era. Over the years, terminals and railroad towns were built, and many later faded into history. Engineering and operating challenges were overcome. Throughout, the traffic, trains and people of the Salt Lake Division continued to change, and all left their mark in some way in the shifting sands and wind-blown passes of this lonely land. This Volume is by noted Southern Pacific authority John Signor. As with all his SP historical works, the coverage is thorough and detailed, with many specifics drawn from operating personnel. Signor has created an original oil painting for the dust jacket and frontispiece.
WPLives 30th May 2024		Book Kalmbach Staff - Along The Rails	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.