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Books & Reference

This is our current web inventory of books and reference material, both brand-new and on consignment.

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Quick-jump: American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART)   Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)   Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)   CSX   D&RGW   Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&PRR)   Fort Worth & Denver (FWD)   Kansas City Southern (KCS)   Missouri Pacific (MP)   Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT)   Pacific Electric Railway (PE)   Rio Grande Southern (RGS)   Rock Island (RI)   Southern Pacific (SP)   St. Louis Southwestern Railway (SSW)   Texas & New Orleans (TNO)   Union Pacific Railroad (UP)   Virginia & Truckee (V&T)   Western Pacific (WP)  

American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART)

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American Refrigerator Transit
Signature Press
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American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART)
October 11, 2018
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Santa Fe Power in Color Volume 4
McMillan Publications
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
April 27, 2021
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General Electric Locomotives
McMillan Publications
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
July 27, 2021
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Coast Lines and Valley Freights
McMillan Publications
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
September 24, 2021
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Santa Fe Steam Series Volume 16: 3400-3500 Series 4-6-2, 4-6-4
Monte Vista Publishing
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
December 07, 2018
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Route of the Chiefs
Whiteriver Productions
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
October 27, 2017
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

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Burlington Route (volume 1)
Four Ways West Publications
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)
June 07, 2021
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Way of the Zephyr
TLC Publishing
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)
June 07, 2021
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CSX

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CSX Power Volume 2
Morning Sun Books
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CSX
June 06, 2018
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D&RGW

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Denver & Rio Grande The Early Years
Whiteriver Productions
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D&RGW
May 22, 2018
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Rio Grande's Narrow Gauge K-36 Locomotives
Whiteriver Productions
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D&RGW
March 03, 2020
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Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&PRR)

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The South Park Line
Hundman Publishing
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Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&PRR)
June 12, 2021
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Fort Worth & Denver (FWD)

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Passenger Trains of Texas - Burlington Route
Texas Zephyr Publishing Company
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Fort Worth & Denver (FWD)
February 14, 2022
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Kansas City Southern (KCS)

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Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division
Whiteriver Productions
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Kansas City Southern (KCS)
December 08, 2022
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Missouri Pacific (MP)

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Missouri Pacific Power in Color
Morning Sun Books
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Missouri Pacific (MP)
November 13, 2021
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Passenger Trains of Texas Missouri Pacific
Texas Zephyr Publishing Company
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Missouri Pacific (MP)
September 24, 2022
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Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT)

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Show-Me Katy
Main Track Media
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Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT)
June 16, 2018
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Pacific Electric Railway (PE)

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Pacific Electric Volume 8
McMillan Publications
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Pacific Electric Railway (PE)
July 27, 2021
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Pacific Electric Series Volume 4
Monte Vista Publishing
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Pacific Electric Railway (PE)
December 07, 2018
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Rio Grande Southern (RGS)

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The RGS Story Volume X
Sundance Publications
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Rio Grande Southern (RGS)
June 12, 2021
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Rock Island (RI)

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The Great Rock Island Route
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Rock Island (RI)
February 07, 2023
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Passenger Trains of Texas
McMillan Publications
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Rock Island (RI)
December 11, 2020
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Southern Pacific (SP)

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A Century of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives
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Southern Pacific (SP)
June 12, 2021
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Southern Pacific Passenger Trains, Vol. 2: Day Trains of the Coast Line
Four Ways West Publications
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Southern Pacific (SP)
June 13, 2020
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Southern Pacific Passenger Trains (volume 1)
Four Ways West Publications
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Southern Pacific (SP)
June 07, 2021
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Southern Pacific Steam Series Volume 48
McMillan Publications
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Southern Pacific (SP)
July 27, 2021
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Southern Pacific Steam Vol 44: SP's Western Oregon Lines Pictorial
Monte Vista Publishing
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Southern Pacific (SP)
December 07, 2018
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Southern Pacific Volume 1
Morning Sun Books
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Southern Pacific (SP)
March 05, 2018
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Southern Pacific, Vol. 1: Daylight, Train 98-99
RKW Publication
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Southern Pacific (SP)
June 13, 2020
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway (SSW)

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Passenger Trains of Texas - Cotton Belt
McMillan Publications
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway (SSW)
October 22, 2019
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Texas & New Orleans (TNO)

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Texas & New Orleans
Signature Press
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Texas & New Orleans (TNO)
June 07, 2021
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Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

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Union Pacific's Big Boys
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
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Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
October 19, 2020
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Union Pacific Power Volume 1
Morning Sun Books
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Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
February 01, 2017
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Union Pacific Power Volume 4
Morning Sun Books
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Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
March 05, 2018
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Virginia & Truckee (V&T)

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Hollywood's Railroads Volume One: Virginia & Truckee
Cochetopa Press
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Virginia & Truckee (V&T)
May 29, 2018
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Western Pacific (WP)

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Western Pacific Steam Pictorial
Monte Vista Publishing
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Western Pacific (WP)
January 10, 2023
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