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TRAINS Urban & Suburban urban RailsR Transit Archives This collection of rare streetcar films produced by transit companies in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s includes Pittsburgh Railways’ Don’t Dent Me In, Detroit Street Railways’ Getting About (1935), Chicago Surface Line’s Safe Highways, Los Angeles Railways’ It’s a Big Job (1947), Ten Seconds to Go (about the important role of public transportation in the World War II effort), Key System’s March of Progress (1945), The Vanishing El (about New York City’s 3 rd Avenue elevated train), and New York City Transit Authority’s Rapid Transit. B&W and color, 2 hrs. 9 min........................#RV5704C $ 29.95 Images of Rail Hartford Trolleys This photo-history examines the trolley lines of Hartford, Connecticut, that radiated from the city in all directions by 1908. You’ll follow the development of Hartford’s trolley system – a division within the Connecticut Special Purchase! Save 65 % Company – during the early 1900s; visit cities such as New Britain, Stafford Springs and Springfield; and watch the sad demise of the region’s traction companies as they succumbed to the automobile by 1941. 128 pages, 200 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.......#R01365AA Reg: $ 19.95 Now: $ 6.95 Birney Safety Car This O scale (1/50) display model features a die cast LIMITED EDITION metal body with simulated rivets; hand-applied details such as a headlight, lead wires with metal springs, and glazed windows with bars; a full interior; a detailed underframe with cargo racks and free-rolling wheels; and an authentic Connecticut Company paint scheme with “Middletown” destination boards. 7" long.............#R88235C Reg: $ 59.95 Now: $ 49.95 SALE! Save $ 10 O Scale The Third Avenue El This program takes you back to the immediate post-World War II era for a thrilling, high-speed sprint on the famous Third Avenue El from Gun Hill Road station in the Bronx to City Hall station in Manhattan! You’ll ride over the double track, enjoy multiple views of the double-deck cantilever bridge over the Harlem River and the four 90-degree hairpin turns, see a host of colorful stops, and drink in the architecture and character that made this journey so special. Color, 30 minutes..........#RV3122C $ 29.95 NJ Light Rail Lines This program explores the history of light rail in New Jersey, from the earliest days of the Newark City Subway in the mid-1930s through 3 Hours! the arrival of PCC streetcars in the 1950s, the formation of NJ Transit Light Rail in the 1980s, and beyond. You’ll view the last night of PCC operations; the Newark Light Rail line from Newark Penn Station to historic Broad Street Station, which was built by the Denver, Lackawanna & Western; the modern Hudson- Bergen and River Line Light Rail systems; and more. 3 hours......................#RV5136C $ 29.95 Philadelphia’s Rapid Transit Construction and Equipment of the Market Street Subway and Elevated In 1903, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company broke ground on an ambitious project to create the Market Street Subway-Elevated Line. This reproduction of a 1907 book published to celebrate the opening of that line presents a fascinating look into the construction and design of one of the nation’s earliest municipal railway systems. 139 pages, B&W photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", softcover................#R05340D $ 19.95 Philadelphia Trolleys 1955 This program takes you on a tour of eight of Philadelphia’s most scenic and interesting trolley lines in the mid-1950s, when the city had more trolleys running to more destinations and with greater frequency than did any other system in America. You’ll view double-enders, travel the entire length of the city from Olney Terminal south to the naval base and the Delaware River, visit the Market Street crossing where five trolley routes funnel together and dive underground, and more. 48 minutes...................................#RV3135C $ 39.95 Trolleys of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Traction In Trolleys of Pittsburgh, you’ll see Pittsburgh's classy pre-1980s PCC streetcars in a variety of liveries as you visit Clearview Loop, Broadway, Palm Gardens, Washington Road, Dorchester, and other locales. 1 hour. In Pittsburgh Traction, you’ll see how this system operated between 1961 and 1971 as you go trackside at locations such as Mt. Lebanon, Beechview, South Mills Jct., Dormont, Shannon, Wood St. at 7 th Ave., Mt. Washington Jct., Smithfield & Water Sts., Carrick, Neelo Ave., Drake, Arlington, and 5 th Ave. 1 hour.......................#RV5587C $ 29.95 The R17 class of cars was one of three fleets purchased by the New York City Transit R17 Subway Car 4-Pack Authority in the mid-1950s to replace many pre-World War II Interborough Rapid Transit Company cars. This set of four HO scale R17 cars includes one powered car – with a 5-pole motor and dual flywheels – and three unpowered cars, each with a finely molded body, glazed windows, interior lighting, factory installed pantograph gates, a detailed underframe, an authentic NYCTA paint scheme, and more. Each car measures 7" long............................................................................................................#R95337D $ 199 2010 Tracks of the New York City Subway Dougherty. This newly revised edition takes a comprehensive look at the myriad of lines, trains and changes along New York City’s modern subway system. You get a map of every main line and yard track; full diagrams of Grand Central Terminal and the Park Avenue tunnel; information on abandoned tracks and stations, track signaling, radio frequencies, and whistle and buzzer codes; details on future projects; and more. 146 pages, 125+ B&W and color illustrations, 11"x 8½", softcover..............................#R02315E $ 39.95 Named for Peter Witt Streetcars its designer, a A Cleveland Street Railway commissioner, the Peter Witt B streetcar was manufactured between 1928 and 1932 and operated in C many North American cities as well as in Milan, Italy. These colorful, HO scale, DCCequipped mod- D els feature a powerful motor with flywheels, a fully outfitted E interior with working lights and glazed windows, prototypical front and F center doors, a detailed underframe, an authentic paint scheme, and G more. Can be powered via overhead wire or track pickup. $ 139 each A: Chicago Surface Lines........................#R09205A B: Brooklyn & Queens Transit.................#R96377A C: Baltimore Transit Company................#R90162A D: Los Angeles Railway...........................#R90803A E: St. Louis Railway..................................#R90856A F: Toronto..................................................#R95494A G: Cleveland Transit.................................#R95495A Subway Empire Beneath New York’s Streets Pass through the turnstile for a fascinating look at the history and technology of the world’s largest subway system. You’ll go beneath the busy streets of the Big Apple to see an astonishing network of tunnels, a subterranean control tower that houses a startling mix of antique and new technology, experimental cars, and more.... you’ll even take a ride aboard the mysterious “money train!” 50 minutes..............................#RV8032A $ 24.95 8 www.Histori .HistoricRail.com Fax: F 651-635-0700
Urban & Suburban urban RailsR TRAINS Ottawa Trolleys A Color Pictorial of Action Images from August, 1958 Bernhart. This book features stunning color photographs of Ottawa streetcars running during the Central Canada Exhibition of August, 1958, when the aging streetcar system moved thousands of fairgoers on scheduled and extra runs – less than five months before the routes began to be abandoned. 32 pages, 39 color photographs, 10¾"x 8½", softcover..........................................#R05855A $ 14.95 Inter-Urbans of Eastern Canada This program takes you to Ontario, Canada, in the 1950s to view thrilling action on busy electric interurban railways! You’ll view freight operations on the Cornwall Street Railway, the Grand River Railway, the Lake Erie & Northern Railway and the Oshawa Railway as well as freight and passenger operations on the London & Port Stanley Railway and the Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway. You’ll even witness the last passenger run on the NS&T in March, 1959! 35 minutes...................................#RV3136C $ 29.95 Images of Rail Lake Shore Electric Railway Patton, Lamont & Doane. Through rare archival images, this photo-history examines the nearly 40 years of operation of the Lake Shore Electric Railway, which, begun in 1893, provided transport on the north coast of Ohio between Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and Detroit, Michigan. You’ll view motive power, facilities and operations, connecting electric roads, and more. 128 pages, 220 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.........................#R03775B $ 21.95 Special Purchase! Save $ 10 Illinois Terminal A Traction Time Machine Filled with film footage and photographs shot trackside and from cabs, this program examines Illinois Terminal – an iconic interurban electric railroad – from the 1930s through the 1950s. You’ll view passenger equipment such as arch-window cars, streamliners, PCC cars, and the Alto-to-Grafton Railbus; freight power, including center cabs; great shots of street running and action on the Lake Decatur and McKinley bridges; and more. Color and B&W, 45 minutes. #RV9521B Reg: $ 29.95 Now: $ 19.95 Urban Rails Jigsaw Puzzle The intersection of Lake and Wall Streets in Chicago was the world’s busiest railroad intersection – with an average of three trains passing through every minute – when this photograph was taken in 1919. 500-piece puzzle measures 24"x 18" when assembled...............#R65152C $ 19.95 San Francisco F-Line PCC Streetcars Replicating four of the vintage B PCC streetcars that run on the San Francisco F-line, these HO scale models feature a finely C molded body with glazed windows, a 5-pole motor with a fly- A wheel, an operating headlight, D dummy roof poles, and an authentic paint scheme that pays tribute to a city in which PCC cars once ran. 6¼" long...................... $ 125 each A: San Francisco Muni #1050...................#R94014E B: Boston Elevated Railway #1059...........#R94019E San Francisco 1/24 Scale! Cable Car Kit Replicating a San Francisco cable car built by John Hammond & Company for the California Street Cable Railroad Company in 1906 and now a part of the California Street fleet, this museum-quality, 1/24 scale kit features laser-cut wood parts, including African walnut for the roof and platforms; plenty of cast metal parts, including wheels, brakes, bumper supports, and leaf rings; authentic San Francisco Municipal Railway markings; instructions; and more. 15½" long; assembly required.......................#R86301D $ 149 Motorization Kit for San Francisco Cable Car This easy-to-assemble kit allows your Cable Car to operate on G-scale (45mm) track! You get a 5-pole motor, turned brass wheels, and more. Assembly required.........................................#R86302E $ 139 Special Purchase! Save 65 % The Chicago Tunnel Story Exploring the Railroad Forty Feet Below Moffat. Take a look back at one of the world’s largest and most unusual narrow gauge railways: the Chicago Tunnel Company, which encompassed more than 60 miles of track for moving freight, mail, coal and commodities almost entirely underground between railroad terminals, department stores, warehouses and major buildings. You’ll read about the clandestine development of the system, the company’s trials and tribulations, the post-abandonment years including the infamous “loop flood” of 1992, and more. 244 pages; B&W photographs, maps and charts; 8½"x 11", hardcover. #R03278C Reg: $ 54.95 Now: $ 18.95 Chicago Traction Combo This collection of three programs – Outside Chicago, Chicago’s 3 Interurbans and 90 Years of Chicago Traction – documents electric railroading operations in and Special Purchase! Save $ 10 around Chicago from 1900 through the 1990s. You’ll view operations of Chicago Surface Lines; Chicago Elevated Railways; Insull’s “Big Three” (North Shore, South Shore and Chicago, Aurora & Elgin); Indiana Railroad; Illinois Terminal; Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern; and others. Color and B&W, 1 hr. 58 min. #RV9513B Reg: $ 29.95 Now: $ 19.95 C: Chicago Transit Authority #1058.........#R94018E D: Baltimore Transit Company #1063.......#R94022E Street Cars, Light Rail & Utility Cars of St. Louis 1899-2003 Young. During its interurban heyday, St. Louis, Missouri, saw almost 3,000 streetcars in service. But by the early 21 st century, only 89 light rail cars remained. This heavily illustrated book examines interurban rail transport in St. Louis from the late 19 th through the early 21 st centuries, showing you the evolution of car types, the death and rebirth of rail mass transit, comprehensive equipment rosters, and more. 112 pages, 200+ B&W photographs, 8½"x 11", softcover............#R03494C $ 34.95 Pacific Electric Remembering the Red Cars See PE’s equipment, districts and operations through incredible period footage with detailed commentary. Color and B&W, 1 hr. 10 min. each... $ 39.95 each Volume 1: The Southern District Follow the lines and service to Long Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Ana and El Segundo/Torrance. Highlights include the evolution of the 1000- and 1200- class cars, carload freight, MOW activities, and wrecks.......................................................#RV8515B Volume 2: The Western District – Highlights of PE’s “suburban” district include the new 5000-class PCC cars, operations in Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles, Cahuenga Pass, congested Hill Street and its tunnels, and Toluca yard......................#RV8516B Volume 3: The Northern District – On PEs largest district, you’ll see the seven lines used for important passenger services, racetrack trains, RPO/box motor operations, and a variety of electric equipment......#RV8517B Order Toll Free: F 800-261 61- 5922 San Francisco Memories Street Railways in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s This program takes you to the “City by the Bay” to view the evolution of San Francisco Municipal Railway cable cars and streetcars. You’ll see cable cars on turntables, the historic cable car barn, the Twin Peaks and Sunset tunnels, PCC streetcars, articulated LRVs, and much more. You’ll even make a return trip in January, 2009, to view heritage streetcars and PCCs in historic schemes from Pacific Electric, Louisville, New York City, and Milan (Italy)! 2 hours............#RV6515C $ 24.95 9
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