Linda Tinker Railway Books

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 22: Passenger Hood Units Reprise (Strapac)

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels is a series of pictorial histories defining the growth and develop..

£40.00

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 5: General Electric U-Series Locomotives (Strapac)

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels is a series of pictorial histories defining the growth and develop..

£28.00

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 7: Electro-Motive GP9 Locomotives (Strapac)

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels is a series of pictorial histories defining the growth and develop..

£28.00

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 6: Diesel Locomotives of the Texas & New Orleans (Strapac)

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels is a series of pictorial histories defining the growth and develop..

£28.00

Rails Around Lake Tahoe. Steam Trains and Steam Boats (Ferrell)

"No area of the American West saw such a diverse accumulation of railroads as the Tahoe and Truckee ..

£60.00

Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops (Pecotich)

The largest and oldest of SP's General Shops, Sacramento built or rebuilt hundreds of steam and d..

£80.00

The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (Dorin)

"The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway was well described by its slogan, "Around -- Not Thru Chica..

£53.00

Union Pacific in the Los Angeles Basin (Asay)

"Southern California was only one corner of the Union Pacific system, but the story of the railroad ..

£80.00

Alco's Century Series Volume Two-Six Axle Models (Diesel Era)

This book traces the history of Alco's 6-Axle Century models: Chapter headings: C-630 vs SD40 ..

£32.00

EMD's SW1500. Second Generation Workhorse (Diesel Era)

Following a long progression of end-cab switchers beginning in 1939, EMD's SW1500 model was introduc..

£35.00

Pennsylvania Railroad Diesel Locomotive Pictorial Volume 3 Second Generation EMD Road Switchers (Hahn)

This book is the third in a series that documents the various types of diesel-Electric Locomotive op..

£23.00

Union Pacific's Cheyenne Facilities 1868--2015 (Wolff)

A comprehensive look at Union Pacific's Cheyenne facilities from the steam era through today's moder..

£52.00

Bethlehem Steel Railroading (Yeakel)

A fascinating look at railroad operations at Bethlehem Steel's home plant written by an employee who..

£28.00

Illinois Central: North of the Ohio River (Reynolds)

Illinois Central: North of the Ohio River combines classic colour photography from 50 photographers ..

£49.00

Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969, Volume 1 (Olmsted)

This book features the superb black & white photography of Robert P. Olmsted, accompanied by his..

£19.00

Alco's in Autumn (Northeast Pennsylvania in the 1960s and 1970s) (Bednar)

"This book from Mike Bednar features 77 color photos of Alcos in northeastern Pennsylvania during th..

£22.00

The V&O Story. How The V&O Was Built: How It Is Operated (McClelland)

The original HO scale Virginian & Ohio was built in 1962 and was set in the 1950s. The fictional..

£17.00

Traction Handbook For Model Railroads (Mallery)

The updated Traction Handbook is a guide to typical North American prototype practice as well as mod..

£14.00

Traction Planbook, New Second Edition (Carstens)

"Drawn from the files of Railroad Model Craftsman, this expanded second edition of the classic Tract..

£12.00

Bridge and Trestle Handbook, Fourth Edition (Mallery)

Bridges and trestles are among the most logical and challenging structures for model railroaders to ..

£20.00

72-82 - Western Pacific's Final Decade (Benson)

Western Pacific was a railroad in transition on January 1, 1972. The resolute David in a marketplace..

£65.00

The Western Pacific (Meeker)

This well-illustrated volume examines the Western Pacific and its subsidiaries, Sacramento Northern ..

£79.00

The Chesapeake & Ohio West End (EuDaly)

This all-colour pictorial covers the western end of the magnificent Chesapeake & Ohio, a railroa..

£49.00

Route of the Chiefs: Santa Fe In The Streamlined Era (Stout)

Route of the Chiefs is the ultimate photographic history of how the Santa Fe rose to being one of th..

£68.00

Anthracite Railroads & Mining In Color Volume 2 (Yungkurth)

An all-color look at the intimate relationship between the anthracite coal industry and the D&H,..

£48.00

Conrail Central Region In Color Volume 4: 1994-1999 (Timko)

The concluding volume of this look at late Conrail centered around Pittsburgh. Author Steve Ti..

£48.00

Lehigh Valley Facilities In Color Volume 1: New York Division (Bednar)

Stations, towers, yards, shops are all put in context with trains and operations on the eastern end ..

£48.00

Southern Pacific: The Photography of SP Employee Bill Wolverton Volume 1 (Wolverton)

Former SP employee Bill Wolverton had the internal knowledge of where the vanishing F-units, Alcos, ..

£48.00

Just a Short Line - The Story of the Rahway Valley Railroad - Volume I: History of the Line, 1897-1950 (King)

REDUCED. This book covers the history of the Rahway Valley Railroad from 1897 to 19..

£50.00

Morristown & Erie Locomotives & Cabooses, 1895-1998 (Garbely)

REDUCED This extensively researched history of the locomotives and cabooses of the Morris..

£33.00

The Great Railroad War. United States Railway Operations During World War 1 (Daniels)

Delves into the often unrecognized and underappreciated history of United States rail operations dur..

£25.00

Tracks Around Mount Union (Kyper)

REDUCED To the casual observer, a “railroad town” is a community shaped by, and dependent..

£45.00

50 Years North American Railroads Volume One: The Far West (Jocelyn)

This all-colour title presents a close look pictorially at railroads located in the far western port..

£56.00

Rock Island Color Pictorial: Volume Three (The Final Decade) (Marre)

Shows the final years of “The Rock”. Equipment wore several colorful paint schemes and locomotive la..

£44.00

Wabash Railroad Color Pictorial: The Last Decade of a Unique Midwest Railroad (Ingles)

This book by nationally known editor and photographer J. David Ingles features over 450 colour photo..

£48.00

Southern Pacific in Transition (Shippen)

One last look at the “Old Friendly” after merging with the Denver & Rio Grande Western, but prio..

£40.00

Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Tipples (Dixon) (HS16)

This book describes the cycle of coal from the mine head, through the preparation plant, commonly ca..

£25.00

Chesapeake & Ohio Coaling Stations (Dixon) (HS4)

This book is an overview treatment of coaling station facilities on the C&O. It gives background..

£25.00

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 Mallet Locomotives (Parker) (HS15)

The 2-6-6-2 compound articulated "Mallet" type locomotive comprised the largest element of C&O's..

£25.00

Chesapeake & Ohio Coal River District (McChord) (HS2)

This book is the first complete detailed history of the Chesapeake & Ohio's Coal River District...

£25.00

A Colorful Look At Conrail's SD-40 and SD40-2's (Bernet)

Nicely done full colour pictorial of Conrail's SD-40s and SD40-2s. With complete locomotive rosters ..

£20.00

A Colorful Look At The Chicago & North Western (Bernet)

Looks at the line from the mid 60s to the UP merger. Includes 80 color photos showcasing a wide rang..

£20.00

A Colorful Look At The Erie Lackawanna....An Employee's Photo Essay (Pennisi)

This book presents the colour photography of Rich Pennisi, a former Erie Lackawanna employee, and ot..

£28.00

Anthracite Country Color (Bernet)

The 1950's is the predominantly represented era with both steam and diesel trains making an appearan..

£20.00

Baltimore And Ohio Diesel Locomotives Volume 1. Switchers & Road Switchers (Liljestrand)

This black & white photo book covers the many (but not all) classes of B&O switchers and Roa..

£20.00

Diamondbugs. The Story Of The Rail Motor Cars On The Erie Railroad (Grasso)

Fascinating history of the Erie Railroad's use of self-propelled railcars that were powered by gas-e..

£18.00

East Broad Top: Slim Gauge Survivor (Mellander)

An all colour book which focuses on the final years of operation of this unique Pennsylvania narrow ..

£48.00

Norfolk & Western Railway Steam Pictorial (Bernhart)

An excellent steam locomotive pictorial featuring the Norfolk & Western Railway during the late ..

£32.00

Remembering: Long Island Rail Road's Fairbanks-Morse-Era (Bernet)

In the late 1940's the railroad chose diesel locomotive builder Fairbanks-Morse as a supplier to sta..

£20.00

The Hard Coal Carriers Volume 1: First Generation Geeps (Bernet)

Excellent collection of photographs (mostly black and white but some colour) showing the GP-7, GP-8 ..

£20.00

The Hard Coal Carriers Volume 2: Camelback Twilight (Bernet)

Volume 2 of this pictorial history of the Central of New Jersey's camelback locomotives focuses on t..

£20.00

Norfolk Southern In Action (Townley)

This publication features the outstanding photography of Brandon Townley. It contains 100 hundred mo..

£32.00

Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive Compendium

Logging Railroads Of Alabama

Pennsy Diesel Years 1

A Logger's Lexicon

The Friargate Line

In Search Of Steam Donkeys

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