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Union Pacific's Big Boys (Softcover)
Get the complete story of the best-known and most-popular steam locomotives ever built.
Steam’s Lost Empire II dives into the rich ecosystem of people and facilities required for running steam locomotives
Pullman: America's Hotel on Wheels
Pullman: America’s Hotel on Wheels covers great Pullman trains, first-person recollections from employees and passengers, how Pullman routed its cars, and much more
Shore Line Dispatch No. 10: Chicago's Railroads in Transition - The Photography of Lou Gerard
Relive six decades of Lou Gerard's noted photography in Dispatch No. 10 from the Shore Line Historical Society.
