Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work

Art Peterson is back with more color images from his archive. This book focuses on freight railroading and features scenes of switching and trains in industrial areas in the Transition and Classic eras. Large photos and in depth captions go beyond just telling what’s in the photo – they put the images in context with the greater railroad scene as well as what was going on in the larger society.

From the Publisher

Railroads have a public face, but there’s a lot of work that goes on that people might not really notice. This collection of photographs takes readers into the workaday world of railroaders. To the loading docks, the yards, the wharves.

This 224-page book features 100+ color railroad photos of the Transition and Classic eras from the Krambles-Peterson Archive covering the 1940s through the 1970s.

Organized geographically: Northeast, South, Southwest, Northwest, Great Lakes, Alaska/Canada.

Each large photo includes in-depth captions which go beyond just telling you what is in the photo. They put the images in context with the greater railroad scene as well as what was going on in the larger society.

These classic railroad scenes may have disappeared from everyday life, but now they’re right here in your hands.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kalmbach Pub Co (October 1, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 223 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1627008632
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1627008631
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.75 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches