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John Kelly grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin where his fatheru2019s best friend was an engineer on the Chicago & North Western. John has been collecting railroad photos, timetables and dining car menus for 20 years and has a large collection. In addition, he has written on railroad history for Trains magazine, Trains.com, Vintage Rails and Passenger Train Journal, and has authored a half dozen photographic books on vintage trains. John lives in Madison, Wisconsin where he is employed by the Wisconsin Technical College system as a computer technician.
 | Chicago Postwar Passenger and Commuter TrainsIn 1948, Chicago was the gathering place of 22 railroads, seven belt and switching roads, eight industrial railroads and three electric lines. Track was everywhere as passenger trains and commuter trains crowded... |
 | Chicago Stations & Trains Photo ArchiveNo other American city had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago. This book highlights Chicago’s six major railroad stations and the trains that served them: Dearborn Station, Grand... |
 | Pennsylvania Railroad LocomotivesThe Pennsylvania Railroad was an early advocate of standardization, especially with motive power. The Pennsy experimented with different builders and types of locomotives until they found the right design. Highlighted are various... |
 | Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive“All aboard the streamlined, Vista-Dome North Coast Limited leaving on Track 1 for Minnesota’s Lake Region, the vast prairies of North Dakota, Montana’s magnificent Rockies, Idaho’s lakes and forests, the Inland Empire... |
 | Rock Island RailroadThe popular Rock Island Railroad stretched from Chicago to Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas with passenger and freight service, and included the Peoria... |
 | Union Pacific Railroad - Photo ArchiveOn February 12, 1934, Union Pacific premiered the M-10000, the first lightweight, streamlined passenger train, calling it “Tomorrow’s Train Today.” The tiny brown-and-yellow speedster offered hope and promise for America’s future during... |
 | Interurban Trains to Chicago Photo ArchiveInterurban Trains to Chicago follows Samuel Insull's Great Chicago Systems, three superb interurban routes powered by electric traction that carried passengers from the north, west and southwest into downtown Chicago. They were... |
 | Rio Grande Locomotives Photo ArchiveThe Rio Grande Railroad operated in the spectacular ColoradoRockies. Their slogan was "Through the Rockies, not Around Them." Photos include 2-8-0 Consolidations, 2-8-2 Mikado's, 0-6-0 six-wheeler,4-6-0 ten-wheeler, the big 4-8-4 Northerns that... |
 | Railroad Freight Car Slogans & HeraldsAfter WWII railroads realized freight cars could be used to create a public image of their company and to sell passenger and freight services. That image was captured in a slogan, some... |
Burlington Zephyrs Photo ArchiveWith declining passenger revenues Burlington President Ralph Budd realized something unique was need to lure passengers back to train travel. The result was the Zephyr. Featured in high quality photos and descriptive... |
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