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| Bob's books are some of our members' favorites among local rail albums, and those below are no exception! Don't miss out on these essential works!
The New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division, Volumes 1 & 2
by Robert A. Liljestrand
Volume 1 portrays the Old Colony from South Station to Provincetown, Fall River to Nantasket: steam, diesel, RDC, gas-electric, and electric operations, and station scenes with old cars, buses, and steamships. Volume 2 shows early steam locomotives and streamlined diesels, Brill gas cars; the Comet; electric lines in Nantasket and Fall River; South Station; Boston-Providence; and local trolleys.
|| Volume 1: 48 pages, softbound ALMOST OUT OF PRINT! $13.95
|| Volume 2: 48 pages, softbound $20.00
Rails Across New Haven
by Robert A. Liljestrand
Railroading in and around New Haven, CT, including scenes of freight and passenger stations and equipment of the NYNH&H RR in the city, plus streetcars of the Connecticut Company. This is a continuation of a great series and one you'll make a "keeper."
|| 48 pages, softbound $18.00
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
A knockout pictorial volume, on the fabled Narrow Gauge line to Boston's North Shore. Almost 100 superbly reproduced photos, plus an informative text, tell the story of steam and electric operations. You won't want to miss this one!
|| 48 pages, softbound $18.00
Rails Across Boston: Volume 1 and 2
by Robert A. Liljestrand
Volume One covers New Haven and Boston & Albany lines - South Station, Back Bay Station, Trinity Place depot, Beacon Park yard, and the Exeter Street Coach Yard. Volume Two features Boston & Maine, Union Freight Railroad, and Boston Elevated - the B&M roundhouse, the 1928 North Station and its 1890s predecessor, the Flying Yankee, Budd RDCs, and the Atlantic Ave. EL.
|| Volume 1: South and West: 48 pages, softbound $18.00
|| Volume 2: Lines North: 48 pages, softbound $18.00
|| SPECIAL! Volumes 1 and 2 together for only $32.50
New Haven Diesel Locomotives, Volume 2: DL109s, FA Units, and Demonstrators
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
Bob Liljestrand's done it again! Here's a fine photo album on diesel rad locos acquired by the New Haven from 1941 to 1951. The book focuses on the Alco DL109 units which entered service during World War II. These streamlined locos are seen pulling passenger and freight trains in far corners of the system, with special emphasis on Boston-area commuter lines including the Old Colony. Other chapters portray Alco FA and FB freight locos, and demonstrator units from Baldwin, Also, and Fairbanks-Morse.
|| 48 pages, softbound $20.00
Passenger Cars of the New Haven Railroad
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
From wooden cars at the turn of the last century, to streamlined cars of the 1950s, they're all here! American Flyer cars, diners, sleepers, work cars, RPOs and baggage cars, heavyweight observation cars, all portrayed in crisp, clear shots.
|| 48 pages, softbound $15.00
Railroad Cities: Jersey City, New Jersey
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
Across the river from Manhattan, Jersey City was home to an amazing variety of railroading. This album features steam and electric locomotives, early diesels, gas-electric cars, and even electric tractors! Ferries, tugboats, stations, trainsheds, and trolleys are shown too. Lines covered include CNJ, B&O, Reading, Pennsy, Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna, Erie, Hudson Tubes, and PSNJ.
|| 48 pages, softbound $20.00
Railroad Cities: Providence, Rhode Island
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
This fine photo album covers Union Station, the Charles St. Engine House, the East Side, the Moshassuck Valley RR, plus trolleys of United Electric Railways. Views include the Dan’l Webster, the Talgo, and even the New Haven’s pre-1934 electrics to Bristol!
|| 48 pages, softbound $15.00
Railroad Cities: Concord, New Hampshire
by Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland
See the grand old station and train shed, now demolished; plus the shops and roundhouse, filled with steam locos. Mostly steam, but the Flying Yankee, doodlebugs, and early diesels make appearances. Fast passenger flyers, branch line locals, & mixed trains.
|| 48 pages, softbound $15.00
The New Haven Railroad's Electrified Zone
by Robert A. Liljestrand and Richard Abramson
Yet another great photo album features passenger and freight from New York to New Haven, New Canaan, and Danbury, including electric locos, MU equipment, and work trains. Portrayed are stations, towers, bridges, yards, and other locations along the line.
|| 48 pages, softbound $15.00
To order any of the items above, please visit our Publications Page and download the Publications Catalogue and Order Form.
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