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(rshsdepot) New books covering depots

Quiet at work right now so I am browsing some book sites and writing down some possible future book purchases:

Postcard History of the Early Santa Fe Railway
Author: Don Harmon 

Decades ago, B&W and colorized postcards were the way to send a short note to friends while away from home. This book covers the Santa Fe Railway from Chicago west through these rare and priceless postcards. Includes everything from small town depots to large city passenger terminals to new construction and more. Hard Cover. 

CHICAGO STATIONS AND TRAINS PHOTO ARCHIVE
John Kelly 128 pages softcover 

No other American city had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago. This book highlights Chicagos six major railroad stations and the trains that served them. Included are Dearborn Station, Grand Central Station, Central Station, La Salle Street Station, North Western Station, and Union Station. During the heyday of passenger trains, Chicago was the undisputed rail center of the United States and its railroad stations were the gates to everywhere. Chicagos railroad stations featured superb architecture with marble floors and staircases, while restaurants, newsstands and shops filled the concourse areas. Steel latticework beams helped support glass-domed roofs and public address systems echoed train information throughout the high-ceiling stations. Huge station clocks loomed above the brass and neon train bulletin boards that listed "On Time" trains. Beyond the boarding gates, the constant parade of trains sounded with clanging bells and rumbling steel wheels. Historic photographs feature name trains like Super Chief, Capitol Limited, 20th Century Limited, Broadway Limited, California Zephyr, Hiawatha, 400, and City of Denver. Included are maps, station drawings, timetables and promotional advertising. 


Coming March 1 from Morning Sun
Lehigh Valley Facilities In Color Volume 1: New York Division
by Mike Bednar 
Stations, towers, yards, shops – all put in context with trains and operations on the eastern end of the LV. Item # 1310.

Coming April 1 from Morning Sun
Lackawanna RR Facilities In Color Volume 2: Dover to Scranton
by Robert J. Yanosey

Out of the suburban zone and out into the countryside of NJ and eastern Pennsylvania to see "Mile for Mile the Most Highly Developed RR in America."
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