Hersheyã¢â‚¬â„¢s 100th Anniversary O-27 Gauge Train Set Review


Pioneer Mustang P-51 Grouping: The 354th Fighter Group in World War II

Stock #: 80036

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As the first unit of measurement to fly the Merlin-engined P-51B in gainsay, the 354th Fighter Group adopted the nickname "Pioneer Mustang Group." Until D-24-hour interval, it escorted 8th AF heavy bombers to targets on the European Continent. The group then moved to France and supported Patton's Tertiary Army from Normandy to Bavaria, and also participated in the Battle of the Burl. Its pilots scored over 600 confirmed air victories, and xl-three of them became aces. P-47 from other fighter groups are covered likewise. Hard Cover. more than»

Subject: Aviation


Chesapeake & Ohio, Virginia Central, in the Civil War

Stock #: KB11262

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Compendium of fabric dealing with the experience of the Virginia Key Railroad (later C&O) during the War Between the States. Included are: Articles past Prof. Charles W. Turner dealing with the broad issues of Amalgamated railroading and how Va. Central fit into that picture. The 2d department is a series of letters almost railroading during the war by a quondam Virginia Central usher. His exploits include moving troops and other exciting first-mitt adventures. Affiliate iii deals with the Va. Central lines west of Staunton. The quaternary section gives details virtually the motive power and rolling stock of the Va. Fundamental during the state of war years, and statistical background on its operations taken from annual reports. Although illustrations showing Va. Central operations during the war are scarce in the farthermost, maps and diagrams are used where possible forth with photos of equipment used during the war taken in later years too as material on typical railroad equipment of the era. Soft comprehend.

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Triple Rails Cajon - DVD

Stock #: TTC-DVD

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California's Cajon Pass has long been a favorite destination for railfans from effectually the world. The first line was built by SF in 1885 & years subsequently the SP constructed its own line through the pass. Today Cajon is busier than ever with more than traffic than the 2 lines can back up. BNSF broke ground in 2007 for a third main runway. more than»

Discipline: DVD


Chicago Traction Philharmonic - DVD

Stock #: CTC-DVD

List Price: $29.95
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Includes 3 shows - Outside Chicago: Mid-westward Electrical Lines ane, Chicago'southward 3 Interurbans: Midwest Electric Lines II, and 90 Years of Chicago Traction: Midwest Electrical Lines Three. more than»

Subject: DVD


New York Central Collection Combo

Stock #: NYC-DVD

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Includes 3 shows on 1 disc - The Water Level Route, Within the Oval, the NYC Organization and the 20th Century Express on TV. more»

Subject: DVD


Wedlock Pacific 844 Western Heritage Tour

Stock #: WHT-DVD

Listing Toll: $29.95
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In April 2009, Upwardly sent steam locomotive 884, on a 32-day circuit to help celebrate several Western railroading events. Leading its matched prepare of vintage passenger cars, the 4-viii-iv powered its railroad train over Donner Pass on the westbound leg of its �Western Heritage Tour� & through the Feather River Coulee. Pentrex joined the train in Nevada to bring y'all the excitement of the mountain crossings. 45 Minutes, DVD. more»

Subject: DVD


San Francisco Bay Surface area Track - DVD

Stock #: KB10914

Listing Price: $29.95
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The San Francisco Bay Area has a lot to offer when it comes to railroading! In this show, the outset in a series featuring Bay Area Rails, nosotros volition explore the South Bay using San Jose every bit our hub. Amtrak, Caltrain, Altamont Driver Express (ACE), Union Pacific, BNSF, and several tourist railroads all operate hither.

You'll get a chance to explore parts of UP's Coast Subdivision, Niles Subdivision, Oakland Subdivision, Warm Springs Subdivision, and other areas. You'll travel to Watsonville Junction and follow the Davenport and Hollister locals, which originate from here. A few side trips will bring yous to the Niles Canyon Railway, the Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway, and the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Guess Railroad. The variety of motive power yous'll witness on the freights include DRGW GP40-2's and the newest MP36PH-3C pulling Caltrain'due south Baby Bullets. With the number of driver trains, freights, and locals that travel through the heart of Silicon Valley, you'll see there actually is some cracking railroading action here! DVD. more than»

Subject field: DVD


Southern Pacific Rider Cars Book 4: Dining Service Cars

Stock #: 12363

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Covers the equipment including photos, drawings, and plans from the early on wood dining cars, evolution and production (from 1889 thru the 1950'due south), including Harrimans to the automats. Included are the SP heavyweight, Union Pacific and lightweight rider cars. Besides covers the dining cars of the St. Louis Southwestern, El Paso & Southwestern, and the Sud-Pacifico de Mexico Food & Lounge Service Cars. 970 images, 142 plans, with rosters and bibliography. Hard Comprehend.

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Northern Mexico Rails - DVD

Stock #: MEX1-DVD

Listing Price: $29.95
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Every freight train runs with a caboose in the world of Mexico rails in the early 1990s. Information technology�s a place where the fine art of telegraphy is still practiced as an essential means of communication. It�s a land where railway express is a thriving business. What seems odd to us is standard here. You�ll see sometime Katy GP40s pulling passenger trains in direct dissimilarity with new General Electric Super Sevens working on high priority trains. more»

Subject: DVD


Northeast Rails Remembered

Stock #: D135-DVD

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We witness a cracking variety of diesel fuel power, cabooses and make clean freight cars before the graffiti era. Lots of older smoking GE U-Boats on mail service trains and EMD GP-10'southward and GP-30's in local service and on the mainline! The late 1980�s era was at the point of time when Conrail had transformed itself into a successful railroad. This material was shot over an extensive period of time in all seasons, for two years. It has been digitized, epitome enhanced and edited to bring y'all a expect at many things you tin no longer see. DVD more»

Subject: DVD


Union Pacific's Oregon Blues: The La Grande Sub

Stock #: HIGHBLUE-DVD

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Oregon's Blue Mountains, known equally The Dejection, are a formidable claiming to the trains of Union Pacific. 2.2% grades and tight curves ways helpers, and UP uses distributed power on heavy trains. ninety Minutes. DVD more»

Subject: DVD


Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR Co. Motive Power Department

Stock #: 13876

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This is a classification of locomotives which was revised in 1939. Includes alphabetize and classification of locomotives, a list of engines in active service and bluish prints of the locomotives and more. Soft embrace more»

Subject field: Trains


Competing Runway - The Milwaukee Route'due south Legacy in Evanston and Wilmette

Stock #: 10782

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Early track competition on Chicago'south Due north Shore, Steam vs Electricity, Connecting Evanston and Chicago past rail.

John Evans, 1 of the founders of Northwestern Academy, desired track competition. He did not want the Chicago & Due north Western to exist the sectional railroad in Evanston, Illinois. He obtained a horse-machine franchise that ended upwards as a steam railroad commuter service, the Chicago Evanston & Lake Superior, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, operating between Chicago Union Depot and Evanston. (In those days The Milwaukee Road was referred to as the �St. Paul.�) The St. Paul�due south plans to expand across Evanston never materialized. Instead from the north came the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric, predecessor of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee. Soft cover. more»

Subject: Trains


Complete Sierra

Stock #: SRSIE-DVD

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The Sierra is portrayed in mid-century at the zenith of steam operations. The Yosemite Valley Railroad, the Hetchy-Hetchy, and the Yosemite Short Line are presented in archival B&W stills and elaborate four color maps. DVD more than»

Discipline: DVD


Women in World War II

Stock #: KB10840

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Whether it was by volunteering on the home front, serving in the military or working on production lines, women were definitely America�s cloak-and-dagger weapon during World State of war Ii. Earlier the Second World War, women were viewed mainly as wives and mothers. Just during the state of war, that all inverse. See how in Women in Earth War II, a special collection of 12 National Athenaeum films, including one featuring Eleanor Roosevelt in color! �It began with Rosie the Riveter, the iconic image of the young adult female in a headscarf and overalls who, forth with her real-life contemporaries, stepped onto factory lines across America to produce the machinery of World State of war II. But it didn�t stop there; Army nurses, WAACs�for the first time �a woman�s place� became the workplace and the social revolution that demanded career opportunities for women was born. From the vaults of the National Archives now come the priceless films that chronicled the war years and the working lives of these patriotic and determined women.�

  • Women in Defence - 1941
  • Woman Power - 1942
  • Glamour Girls of 1943
  • Women of Steel - 1943
  • Training Women for State of war Productions � 1942 IN COLOR!
  • Information technology�south Your State of war, Too - 1944
  • The Hidden Army - 1944
  • No Exceptions - 1943
  • Night Shift - 1942
  • We�re in the Army Now - 1943
  • The Army Nurse - 1945
  • Women in Combat � 1993 IN COLOR! more»
  • Subject field: DVD


    Freight Cars, Lettering and Mark

    Stock #: KB11039

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    Lettering and Marking is a helpful guide to the lettering and marking of freight cars as established by AAR rules. A must for every railroader needing to read and interpret markings and lettering on freight cars and tank cars.

    Additional Information: This volume outlines the current standards and practices in issue with respect to the lettering and marking of interchange freight cars.

    Freight Cars: Lettering and Mark presents over 40 illustrations and photographs of detailed lettering and markings on freight cars, doors, tank cars, boxcars, and much more. Softcover.

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    Journeys Through Western Rail History: Colorado Track Almanac No. 22

    Stock #: 14684

    List Cost: $39.95
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    Includes articles by Jack Pfeifer, Loyd Glasier, Vern Glover and more. Topics are Upward, Moffat Tunnel, Denver'southward Calorie-free Rail and more. 200 photographs. Hard Encompass. more than»

    Subject: Trains


    Santa Fe Railway in the Intermountain West: Colorado Rails Almanac No. 23

    Stock #: 14855

    SOLD OUT

    A Raton Mountain Railway Journal. Author Dan Seward details the Santa Fe's famed passage from prehistoric times and brings the story up to the early 1970s and Amtrak. Included are other rail lines in the expanse: Colorado & Southern, Denver & Rio Grande, several coal short lines and fifty-fifty the Trinidad street railway. Pages 10-163. From Newton to New Mexico in the Steam Era: The Santa Fe'due south Northern District 1909-1953. Renowned locomotive historian Lloyd Stagner outlines AT&SF locomotive practices, operations and assignments. A Northern District Steam Panorama. An overview past another authority on steam locomotives in the West, Cornelius Hauck. A b&west photographic portrayal of Santa Fe steam locomotives on the Northern District. La Junta: The Santa Fe's Colorado Connection. Corny likewise covers the Steam Era shops and activity at the division point of La Junta, Colorado. Desert Main Line: The Santa Atomic number 26 in Arizona. Farther west, Gordon Bassett surveys the AT&SF across the northern office of the Grand Canyon Country. Accent is on history and operations before 1950, including the remote mainline telegraph station at Nelson. Over 350 photographs. Hard Encompass.

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    Subject field: Trains


    Santa Fe Locomotive Development, A Pictorial History Steam to Diesel fuel

    Stock #: KB11126

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    This book encompasses in brief the story of Madame Queen and embraces steam locomotive development on the Santa Fe from 1869 to the officially announced terminate of steam operations in 1953. The actual end appointment of steam performance was August 1957.
    Presented for the first time in chronological order in one publication, here is a brief photographic story of motive power development on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Representative locomotive types and Classes are shown equally technology adult, thus the overlap between the fruition of steam perfection and early on Diesel fuel development is demonstrated.

    This piece of work is a collaborative effort between Sam D. Teague, President of the Railroad Artifact Preservation Society, Inc. and Larry Due east. Brasher, writer of Santa Iron Locomotive Development, which was published past Signature Press in 2006. Soft comprehend.

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    Milwaukee Road Wisconsin Division: Master Line - New Lisbon to Star Lake

    Stock #: KB11086

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    The Wisconsin Valley Line extended from New Lisbon, Wisconsin to Star Lake, Wisconsin; from the 1880 purchase of the Wisconsin Valley Railroad until 1929 it was the Wisconsin Valley Sectionalisation. The profile book charts the main line, plus the Gleason, New Woods, Pittsville, and Nekoosa branches. These documents are scarce and it is the publisher's intent to share this work with others interested in the Milwaukee Road. Soft encompass.

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    Avro Lancaster Portfolio

    Stock #: KB10028

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    This Brooklands Aircraft Portfolio includes technical descriptions, cutaway drawings, combat and operational reports from gimmicky manufactures originally published in Flight, The Aeroplane, Aircraft Recognition, and The Aeroplane Sentry. Besides includes insights past pilots, engineers, and crewmen who knew their shipping within and out. more than»

    Subject: Aviation


    The 350th Fighter Group in the Mediterranean Campaign - 2 November 1942 to 2 May 1945

    Stock #: KB10202

    List Price: $19.95
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    This facsimile reprint of the actual 350th Fighter Group war book appears hither in a new quality edition. The 350th Fighter Group flew against the Luftwaffe during the Moroccan, Tunisian, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns in P-39s and P-47s. more than»

    Subject: Aviation


    Southern Pacific Around the San Francisco Bay Pictorial, #41

    Stock #: KB10690

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    This volume will feature S.P. photos from around the San Francisco Bay Area, san Hose, the Pennisula and the North and East Bay. Soft cover. more»

    Subject: Trains


    Warpath: A Story of the 345th Battery Group (Grand) in World War Ii

    Stock #: KB10220

    Listing Price: $49.95
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    This facsimile reprint of the very rare 345th Bombardment Group (1000) war book appears here in a new quality edition. The 345th Battery Group, the famed "Air Apaches," flew confronting the Japanese in heavily armed B-25s in hair-raising low level bombing and strafing attacks. more than»

    Subject: Aviation


    Carrier Air Group 86

    Stock #: KB10243

    List Price: $45.00
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    This book is the actual cruise book of CAG 86 which was originally published just after World State of war II. This quality, large format volume contains biographies of all VF, VBF, VB, VT and Air Grouping Combat personnel, equally well as those serving on the USS Wasp. Included are photos of pilots in their aircraft, group portraits, and combat scenes. more»

    Subject: Aviation


    F-86D & TF-86D Flight Handbook

    Stock #: KB10354

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    Facsimile reprint of the orignial flight handbook for the F-86D and TF-86D. more than»

    Subject: Aviation


    Flying Handbook F9F-6, -6P

    Stock #: KB10360

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    Facsimile reprint of the original flight handbook for the F9F-vi and -6P. more»

    Discipline: Aviation


    NATOPS Flight Transmission F-4J

    Stock #: KB10367

    Listing Price: $39.95
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    A facsimile reprint of the original NATOPS flight manual for the F-4J. more»

    Subject field: Aviation


    Southern Pacific Railroad in Eastern Texas

    Stock #: 10337

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    The Southern Pacific Railroad and its predecessors served Texas from 1853 to 1996. Stretching from El Paso to the Louisiana edge and from the Rio Grande Valley to the Ruddy River, SP opened upwardly vast areas of the state to settlement by transporting people, edifice materials, and livestock. Black & white steam and diesel photos. Soft Encompass. more»

    Subject: Trains


    Yreka Western Railroad

    Stock #: 11159

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    The city of Yreka was determined to accept a railroad. When Southern Pacific decided in 1883 to featherbed yreka, the citizens synthetic their own railroad known equally the Yreka Railroad Company. In the 1930's the railroad was reincorporated every bit the Yreka Western Railroad. Soft Comprehend. more»

    Subject field: Trains


    Large Boys, Cab Forwards, Challengers & Daylights: Hank Griffiths' Drove - DVD

    Stock #: VRHG-DVD

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    Henry "Hank" Griffiths is known as one of America'due south greatest cameramen in the art of filming steam locomotives at piece of work. Includes Union Pacific Big Boys & Challengers, Northern Pacific's mighty Z-viii Challengers, Southern Pacific Daylights, Cab Forrard and more. more»

    Subject: DVD


    Complete Due west Side Story - DVD

    Stock #: SUNWSS

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    This DVD shows you the Due west Side Flume and Logging Visitor Railroad equally a real working railroad. See dozens of narrow gauge trains with empty log skeletons battling better than 5% grades upwards to the loftier camps. And so they are loaded with logs of gargantuan size. With the servant prepare, the hand brakes tied down and wheels smoking the whole coiffure sweats to keep the railroad train from getting abroad. See spindly trestles towering above the canyon walls, the dramatic, airborne ballet at the reloads, with ten ton logs poised for feather light placement, and the explosive water dumps. Catch the very last train e'er to run on The West Side! more than»

    Bailiwick: DVD


    Waiting on a Train

    Stock #: 17369

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    The writer has captured the run a risk, the angst and the inadequacy of modern train travel. He as well gives us perspective taking us from the days when trains were the pulse of America to today when they could be so much but are on life support, while spending a year riding across America. Soft Cover. more than»

    Field of study: Trains


    At the Throttle Cab Ride Book half dozen: A Railroader'south Perspective - DVD

    Stock #: ATT6-DVD

    List Toll: $29.95
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    The show you a railroader's perspective and a whole lot more as they take you to the rails in Southern California. the San Bernardo Sub to Barstow, Cajon, Hobart g, Santa Ana Canyon, the Harbor Sub, the Alemeda Corridor and many other busy areas. 2 hours & 44 minutes. DVD more than»

    Subject: DVD


    Fallen Flags Series Combo

    Stock #: FFS23-DVD

    List Cost: $29.95
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    Combined on 1 DVD are 2 shows representing your favorite Fallen Flags. These programs were filmed during the 1960s and 1970s at 2 of the country's railroading hotspots - Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. more than»

    Subject: DVD


    Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad - How the Metallic was Won

    Stock #: KB10765

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    The book was created from visits to the S Shore Office in Michigan City. The South Shore Line's purpose in making this material bachelor stems from the new owners' belief that an fantabulous company is one that respects its heritage and its people. Thus they wanted to make these documents available in a user-friendly manner to interested parties. CERA has added 70 boosted photos to this book. Difficult cover. more than»

    Subject area: Trains


    Double Stacks overDonner

    Stock #: KB10720

    List Price: $29.95
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    Pentrex traveled to Donner Pass in the winter of 2009-2010, spending several weeks to capture the revitalized action that can now exist plant on the Roseville Subdivision. The Union Pacific had just finished a 12-month project to increment the clearances in 15 tunnels and snow sheds on Donner Pass and then that doublestack trains could again be routed over this crossing of the Sierra Nevada range. You'll see types of trains showcased here: grain trains, fruit trains, automobile trains, general freight, and Amtrak's California Zephyr. We'll bear witness them battling the stiff grades and serpentine curves that railroaders confront on Donner. The spotlight, however, is on the enormous doublestack trains, some of them up to 9,000-feet long! Once again, the sounds of laboring diesels hauling containers past the hundreds echo off the granite walls of this historic laissez passer. At last you can see those massive doublestacks slugging their style over the crest of the jaw-dropping seven,000-foot pinnacle. There is zippo quite similar Doublestacks Over Donner more»

    Field of study: DVD


    Railroad Atlas of Due north America, Appalachia & Piedmont

    Stock #: KB10757

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    Designed to provide a unmarried source of reference for each state's rail network, past and present. Meticulously researched and drawn, highly detailed. This volume covers the coal rich region of Appalachia and the coastal plains of the Piedmont. Soft Cover.

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    Panzerwrecks 14, Ostfront (Eastern Forepart) 2

    Stock #: KB10740

    List Price: $32.95
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    The Eastern Front eviscerated the Wehrmacht. The massive turtle shape of the Russian ISU-152 that fills the gatefold will give you an thought of the size of the enemy forces that opposed the Germans in 1944-45. Still, the Germans resisted, using every weapon and means at their disposal, from concrete and mesh to infra cherry-red rays. Included in this book are the perfect images for Panzerwrecks fourteen. Soft comprehend. more»

    Subject: War machine

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