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* 100-plus color photographs including all the heritage, Olympic, and Bush units
* Latest SD70ACe and C45ACCTE units
* From official UP records
* Handy 6 x 9" size to carry in the field * 192 pages * All color! Price: £22.95
The tenth in our series of books about diesels of the Pennsylvania Railroad, this 80-page, softbound book covers the EMD SW, SW1, NW2, SW7, SW9, and SW1200 end-cab switchers with more than 200 crisp b&w photographs. Price: £14.50
In 1927, GE decided to bring all of its locomotive work in-house and build complete locomotives at its Erie, Pa., plant. This ended GE's commercial partnership with Alco, which had been in effect for 30 years. As a result, for Alco to remain a diesel locomotive builder, it had to have its own manufacturing facilities at Schenectady, N.Y.
So Alco acquired the McIntosh & Seymour Corp. in 1928. By 1930, it offered a line of 300- & 600-hp locomotives. This line soon developed into what is known today as the High Hood or HH series of locomotives.
Between 1932 and 1940, Alco built 176 HH units, ranging from 600 to 1,000 horsepower, for a wide cross-section of America's railroads. Even today, 60 years later, a handful of the units remain in service at industrial operations across the country.
This 120-page softcover book covers these pioneering diesels in text, 37 color and 293 b&w photographs, ads, and drawings in the style you've come to expect from Withers Publishing. Price: £18.95
This heavily illustrated 8.5 x 11" vertical-format softcover book contains 144 pgs covering FM's distinctive road switchers incl. 378 photos, 91 in color. Price: £18.95
In April 1963, Alco Products, Inc., introduced the Century line of diesel-electric locomotive models to the North American market. Designed to compete with the latest designs from General Motors and General Electric, initial offerings included the 2,000-horsepower C-420 and 2,400-horsepower C-424. Both models rode on B-B trucks Ð production of a C-C truck model, designated the C-628, began in late 1963.
But this was to be the last hurrah of what was, at one time in aggregate, the nation's largest locomotive builder. Between 1848 and 1963, the American Locomotive Co. (its name was changed to Alco Products in 1955) and its multiple predecessors built more than 90,000 locomotives. Most of these were steam locomotives, with the builder producing its first successful diesel-electric in 1924. Century production lasted for only five years, as competition from a onetime ally, General Electric, ate away at Alco's market share. Production of the Century line ended in 1969, although the designs continued to be built in Canada for another six years. In all, 805 C-series and 168 M-series (the Canadian designation for post-1968 production) models were produced. These distinctive models will be covered in three books. Each book will contain 160 8-1/2 x 11-inch vertical-format pages and be perfect bound. Each book will feature more than 250 crisp color and black-and-white photographs. The first book will cover the four-axle models, the second will cover the six-axle models, and the third will cover the Canadian M-series models, as well as secondary owners and operators in North America. Price: £25.95
Continuing the Series, Withers are releasing volume 8. Roster, area assignment and specification for each model is included in this volume. A plethora of black and white photographs show these early EMD Road Switchers in all their designs and modifications Price: £18.95
Mention Sherman Hill and images of Union Pacific's mammoth steam locos, colorful Armour yellow streamliners, and lonely wind-swept landscapes come to mind. The Hill has been an operating challenge since the 1860s. But today's crossing of Sherman Hill bears little resemblance to the pioneering effort. The topography has demanded that the newest and largest power be used to lift tonnage over the summit. Needing the utmost in motive power was as true in 1918 as it is today with GE & EMD (of General Motors) 6,000-hp alternating-current-technology units. This photographic journey highlights the diesel & turbine power that operated over Sherman Hill since 1960.
224-page 8.5" x 11" horizontal-format hardcover book 500+ color and b/w photographs. Price: £37.95
Strack
The first in a series of books that will give the railfan and modeler an encyclopedia of Union Pacific diesels. The most complete roster/pictorial books published to date, the first two-volume set covers builder's data and dispositions of each member of this western carrier's diesel-electric and turbine locomotive fleet during the 1934-1982 period, as well as a varied selection of photographs detailing each model. From the early EMC E units and giant GE-built gas turbines to the varied EMD SD40-2 fleet that moved transcontinental freight into the 1980s, all are covered. Vol. 1 8.5" x 11", 224 pages, 500+ b/w photos, hard back. Price: £33.95
The largest collection of b&w and colour photos ever published! Immediately after WWII, UP began working with GE and Alco to develop a viable turbine. Starting with the 4,500hp 51-60 class, thro' the 61-75 'Verandas' to the 8,500hp 'Super Turbines' which were later upgraded to 10,000hp. Also includes the massive 3 unit coal burning turbine. 192 pgs, hardcover. Price: £42.95
'The largest collection of PRR electric photos ever published'
The Pennsy did everything on a large scale and the acquisition of 267 electric locomotives to move both passenger and freight over its 674 route miles of electrification was no exception. From the famed GG1, the classic P5 boxcabs and modefieds, the modern looking E44s and experimentals E2Bs, E2Cs and E3Bs of the early 1950s; all are covered in this hardcover, 160 page horizontal format book, containing more than 300 crisp b&w photos. A specially commissioned colored cover painting by Gil Bennett highlights this must-have book for Pennsy and electric fans alike. HARDBACK Price: £30.95
Paul K. Withers
Continuing the series started by John D. Hahn, Jr., and Withers Publishing in 1995, we are pleased to announce the seventh softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives, including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured. This book pictorially covers the passenger cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors - E7 and E8 models - and Alco - PA and PB models. Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of the PRR, and finally wearing Penn Central compatible numbers and faded coats of Tuscan red.
Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 120 pages, 250+ photos Price: £19.95
A new book that tells the complete story of Pennsylvania's Rockville Bridge, longest concrete-and-masonry stone-arch railroad bridge in the world, on the occasion of its centennial year. Generations of railroad fans, bridge historians, and artists have visited, photographed and illustrated this beloved landmark, which crosses the Susquehanna River on 48 arches five miles above Harrisburg, Pa. For this 3,820-foot-long bridge, 2002 marks the 100th year of uninterrupted service for the Pennsylvania, Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk Southern railroads.
Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, 200+ photos
Christmas Special £22.95 REGULAR PRICE - £23.95 Price: £23.95
Marketed by FM as "the most useful locomotive ever built," the TM hauled Southern Pacific commuters up and down the San Francisco peninsula, moved coal on the Virginian Railway from West Virginia mines to Atlantic Ocean ports, and pushed trains over the Appalachian mountains on the Pennsy. The 2,400-horsepower H24-66 lived up to its billing, but on a much smaller scale than that for which its designers had hoped - 127 Train Masters were built for eight U.S. and two Canadian customers. 112 pages with 24 in color, 250+ crisp color and black-and-white photos, 8.5" x 11" vertical format on 80# heavyweight stock, four-color cover, perfect bound Price: £22.95
An in-depth look at the locomotive model that was the predecessor to today's SD80MACs and SD90MACs.
Powered by an all-new 710-series power plant, the SD60 series helped EMD regain the momentum needed to compete in today's locomotive technology race. From the first SD60 built in 1984 to the final unit assembled in 1995, see many of the 1,096 SD60s in action, roster, and detailed views in this highly illustrated volume. 164 pages, 250+ color and black-and-white photos, 8.5"x11" vertical format on 80# heavyweight stock, four-color cover, 12 HO-scale drawings, perfect bound Price: £22.95
Withers
To fill the gap between the 600-horsepower SW1 and the 1,000-horsepower SW7, EMD introduced its 800-horsepower SW8 model in 1950. Over the next four years, General Motors built a total of 366 SW8s for 49 U.S. and nine Canadian customers at both its Electro-Motive Division plant and La Grange, IL and General Motors Diesel Division facility at London, Ontario. Class 1 carriers received 217 units, short lines and terminal railroads, 97 units, and industrial operators, 52 units.
Powered by the same basic 567-series prime mover as that first introduced in 1939, the SW8 carried an eight-cylinder version of the 567B engine. The carbody and equipment layout nearly duplicated its predecessors, but options ordered by customers, and in some cases, added after their delivery, helped to customize the SW8's look. From the optional dynamic brake equipment specified by Lehigh Valley and Southern Pacific, to the distinctive handrail cages by Nickel Plate Road, each owner gave its SW8s a distictive look.
With a major model railroad manufacturer about to release an HO-scale model of this interesting switcher model, the book should provide modelers with a wealth of photos and information about their favorite prototype SW8. This 8 1/2" x 11" vertical format softcover book features 72 pages containing more than 200 crisp color and black-and-white photographs. Price: £15.95
After the success of its streamlined main line passenger diesels in the late 1930s, Electro-Motive Corp. challenged the dominance of steam locomotives in freight service. The vehicle for this attack was a four-unit A-B-B-A demonstrator set of a new model, the FT. After an 11-month, 83,064-mile-long tour over 20 railroads in 1939-1940, the contest was already over. 132 pages, 250+ crisp color and black-and-white photos, 8.5" x 11" vertical format, softbound
1881411028 Price: £19.95
The heart of this book is the diesel age, but the age of steam that preceded it (and coexisted with it for about 15 years) is covered, too. Among its many achievements, KCS introduced the diesel streamliner to its service territory, and the premier Southern Belle gets pilot-to-markers coverage.
Included is a full steam and a full diesel locomotive roster to support the story of KCS's motive power and the trains it pulled - and occasionally pushed - in the Deramus Eras.
Join us as we observe the passage of the Southern Belle, await the arrival of repowered FM Erie-builts, or hear a quartet of first-generation diesel locomotives crawl, working at full throttle, up the grade at Rich Mountain.
224 pages, 500-plus photos, roster data, maps and a hardcover dustjacket featuring a painting by noted railroad artist Mike Danneman Price: £37.95
In 1959, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors began promoting two models that featured a mechanical device previously missing from any EMD locomotive. These models, the GP20 and SD24, were equipped with a turbocharger. While six-axle trucks are common today, there was a time when locomotives with the six-axle configuration were relegated to low-speed drag service because of their mediocre per-axle horsepower rating. All of this changed when EMD turbocharged its workhorse 567-series prime mover. Several Class 1 railroads took notice and quickly ordered SD24s in an effort to tame their rugged operating profiles. Included were Santa Fe, Burlington, Union Pacific, and Southern. After extensively testing turbochargers on Union Pacific GP9s, EMD offered a four-axle turbocharged model, the GP20, to complement its SD24. In the late 1950s, with highway motor carriers making gains in the movement of long-haul shipments, it became important for America's railroads to increase train speed. While the SD24 handled higher tonnages on mountain grades, the GP20 began speeding time-sensitive freight across the West. Western Pacific ordered the first GP20s, followed by Great Northern, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Cotton Belt, Burlington, New York Central, and Southern Pacific. Join us as we take an in-depth look at these two innovative models that introduced EMD's turbocharged two-cycle power plant to the railroad world. Price: £22.95
From K4, M1, S1, and J1 steam engines, to P5a and GG1 electrics, to Baldwin sharknoses and EMD E7 and E8 diesels, this book gives lavish full-page display to every one of the 33 calendar paintings used by the Pennsylvania Railroad to advertise itself from 1925 to 1958. The story of each painting subject is told through research, photographs and sketches, and interviews with Grif Teller and others. Also included are a biography of Teller (1899-1993), with the story of his second railroad-painting career, after he began to accept commissions to paint PRR scenes in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
184 pages, 200-plus photos (150 in color), and large 9" x 12" format. Price: £38.95
This heavily illustrated book expands on coverage of the EMC/EMD models previously featured in Diesel Era magazine, adding sections on Alco, Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, and GE models. Among the models covered are: EMC/EMD NW2; EMD SW7, SW9, TR5, SW1500, and MP15 models; EMD/UP unusual SW10; Alco S-series switchers; UP's only GE 44-tonner; and the railroad's large variety of non-revenue narrow-gauge Vulcan, Whitcomb, and Davenport switchers. 116 pages with 24 in color, 275+ crisp color and black-and-white photos, 8.5"x11" vertical format on 80# heavyweight stock, four color cover, perfect bound Price: £19.95
Hahn
Withers Publishing and John D. Hahn, Jr., are proud to present a series of books that cover the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured. A four-color laminated cover will feature an original painting, specially commissioned for each book.
The first book in this series covers PRR's Alco RS models - the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-11, RSD-5, RSD-7, RSD-12, and RSD-15. Each model is covered in a series of photographs illustrating the various options, modifications, and lettering schemes carried by these Schenectady products.
Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, 134 photos Price: £14.95
PRR's large Baldwin fleet of VO660s and VO1000s; DS-4-4-660s, 750s, and 1000s; S-8s and S-12s; DRS-4-4-1000s, RS-12s; and AS-616s are covered in this second volume. If you thought all Baldwin switchers looked the same, this book will change your opinion. 80 pages plus cover, 150+ b&w photographs, 8" x 11" vertical format, four-color cover, softbound Price: £13.50
PRR entered dieselization's second generation with the purchase of four-axle EMD GP30s in 1963. After acquiring GP35s the following year, the carrier made the switch to six-axle locomotives in 1965, buying SD35s, SD40s, and finally SD45s before merging with the New York Central. 80 pages plus cover, 150+ b&w photographs, 8" x 11" vertical format, four-color cover, softbound Price: £13.50
When its favored supplier of steam locomotives introduced a 6,000-horsepower two-unit passenger diesel, Pennsy took notice. While EMD E7s had been in service on a short time, it took three of those units to equal the horsepower of two of Baldwin Locomotive Works' new DR-12-8-3000 model. In February, 1946, Pennsy ordered a pair of the DR-12-8-3000s, with an order for 22 more by October of that year. Mated in semi-permanently coupled pairs, the DR-12-8-3000s, or Centipedes, as they came to be known, were assigned to the carrier's flagship passenger trains, an assignment that lasted only a few years as reliability problems began to surface. Recognizing the complexities of the Centipedes' running gear and mechanical layout, PRR returned to Baldwin for more passenger units. But this time, the road specified a more common A1A-A1A truck arrangement.
In January, 1947, Pennsy ordered 18 DR-6-4-2000s in six 6,000-horsepower A-B-A sets, but instead of the "babyface" nose design of the Centipedes, Pennsy hired Raymond Loewy to design a new carbody style. Based on his styling of the carrier's T1 4-4-4-4 Duplex steamer, the sharknose diesel design was born. A year later, the styling was carried over to a freight version of the passenger shark. Between 1949 and 1952, Baldwin built 170 locomotives of the DR-4-4-1500 type and its successor, the RF-16 model, for the manufacturer's largest diesel customer, the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The addition of RT-624 center-cab transfer units to the PRR roster marked the beginning of the end for Baldwin. Although PRR placed 22 of the 2,400-horsepower double-engined units in service in 1951 and 1952, a single unit delivered in 1954 (as part of a 14-unit 1953 order) marked the end of an era, becoming the last Baldwin locomotives purchased by the PRR.
This book covers all these interesting locomotives in an 8.5" x 11" vertical softbound format. Price: £13.50
Continuing the series started by John D. Hahn, Jr. and Withers Publishing in June 1995, we are pleased to announce the fifth softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
This book pictorially covers the 200-unit fleet of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. -built models acquired by PRR between 1947 and 1956. From the dual-service Erie-builts to the 2,400-horsepower Train Master, all are covered in a variety of roster and action views.
A complete roster and specifications of each model are featured. This book contains 72 pages with more than 130 high-quality black-and-white photographs.The four-color laminated cover features an original painting specially commissioned for this book. Price: £13.95
Continuing the series started by John D. Hahn, Jr., and Withers Publishing in 1995, we are pleased to announce the sixth softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This book pictorially covers the freight cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors - F3, F5, F7 and FP7 models - and Alco - FA and FB models.
This book has 120 pages and more than 300 crisp black-and-white photographs Price: £19.95
