Monthly Archives: February 2007

How the Illinois Central defined high density railroading in Chicago

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Roger

Until I spent some time with Tom Murray’s great new book, The Illinois Central Railroad, published by MBI Book’s Voyager Press, I viewed the Illinois Central as primarily a freight railroad with occasional varnish. The more I spent time with … Continue reading →

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The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited has never looked better

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Roger

Joe Welsh’s Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited continues the recent emergence of Voyager Press, an imprint of MBI Books, as a quality railroad book publisher.

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Jim Walker’s Pacific Electric Red Cars

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Roger

Jim Walker’s Pacific Electric Red Cars documents in photos and captions the variety of urban and rural landscapes that the Pacific Electric traveled through, as well as the variety of rolling stock used.

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Western Connecticut Trolleys offers modelers great ideas

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Roger

Western Connecticut Trolleys, by Bert Johanson of the Connecticut Motor Coach Museum, continues Arcadia’s detailed profiles of electric railroading in Connecticut. In photos and captions, it covers the transition from horse power to electric power in New Haven and Fairfield … Continue reading →

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