Books and Magazines

Northern Pacific Railway purchased its first diesel locomotives in 1938. Over the next 30 years the fleet continued to grow, culminating in more than 700 units from four different builders. This special two-volume set documents the entire NP fleet...

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, Rio Grande survived for more than a century as an independent railroad in a land of giants. At the end of the 20th century, the enduring...

This third volume covering the Denver & Rio Grande Western in the era of color photography examines the origins and ultimate demise of the D&RGW¹s Utah Division between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah. Built by the same General...

 The American Locomotive Company (Alco) had a long history of manufacturing steam and diesel locomotives in America, Canada, and around the globe through subsidiaries or licensees. Alco had developed a strong reputation in the 1940s and 1950s with...

The Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West series continues with Volume 3: Crestline to Chicago 1960-1999. Featuring the stunning color photography of Steve Hipes and David Oroszi, this hardcover book covers the eras spanning the Pennsylvania...

More than 190 color photos of trains, towers (interior and exterior), stations and more! Plus 7 full-color maps, train symbols, routings and a detailed history of this fascinating railroad located in the heart of our nation's steel and manufacturing...

More than 190 color photos of trains, towers (interior and exterior), stations and more! Plus 8 full-color maps, train symbols, routings and a detailed history of this fascinating railroad route from the Golden Triangle to the Gateway Arch! Some of the...

Features: Canadian National Caramat Sub by JASON BAXTER - This HO layout recreates 1990s main line railroading in Northwestern Ontario. Pullman-Standard 4650 Covered Hopper by JAMES KINKAID - An obscure 1960s design...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Ore Hauling SD38-2   from ScaleTrains C&IM’s Tough SD38-2   from...

Features: Photo Line: RGS 20 Returns to Durango SPECIAL— Restored Rio Grande Southern 20 made a historic return to Durango under its own power for the first time in more than 70 years. Wisconsin & Southern in the Watco Eraby JORDAN...

IN THE CURRENT ISSUE Extra Extra! Read All About It!Part 6: Some Finishing Touchesby Dennis Murphy Build A Small Town For Your Railroadby Loren Perry N Scale Railroad DepotKalamazoo (MI)by Thorsten Hambusch It’s 1995 on the Katahdin Valley...

Illinois Central: North of the Ohio River combines classic color photography from 50 photographers with well-researched text by Dave Oroszi and Kirk Reynolds. A terrific variety of images from the IC, including Chocolate & Orange E-Units, Green...

Take a tour of Chicago's Railroad Scene in 1970-71 with veteran railroad writer and photographer, George Hamlin. You'll visit Joliet, Griffith, Pullman Junction, Deval, Rondout, BN's (CBQ) Racetrack and, of course, several locations in downtown Chicago...

This beautiful all-color book features classic railroad photography in the Chicago area by award-winning author and photographer Robert P. Olmsted. It covers the periods between 1956-1966 and 1984-96, and includes B&O, CBQ, NKP and Grand Trunk...

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio—Illustrated Historical Reference is three books in one. First, it’s a history book that covers the development of the postwar railroad through the mergers of Gulf, Mobile & Northern, Mobile & Ohio, and The...

The area surrounding Allentown and Bethlehem was quickly transformed as seven colorful legacy lines came under Conrail control in 1976. Over the next 24 years, this industrial region of eastern Pennsylvania would go through its own transformation,...

Fourth in our Baltimore & Ohio series, we explore three divisions not part of the core routes connecting the East Coast and the western gateways of Chicago and St. Louis: The Buffalo Division (former Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh...

Altoona Action is a hardcover book featuring 30 years of railroading in and around the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Brilliant black & white and color photography, taken between the mid-1960s and the mid-1990s, presents the Pennsylvania...

Mike Bednar started his career in the 1960s on Lehigh Valley, running through Conrail and Reading & Northern into the 1980s. He knows railroading inside and out, from dispatching busy main lines to running heavy tonnage over the mountains. His...

A Railroad Life: On the Road with Mike Bednar, Volume 2 features the next 18 episodes of Mike Bednar’s famous railroad stories from TRP Magazine, richly illustrated with vintage photography. This beautiful 128-page hardcover book includes...