Dinner Is Served
For those fortunate enough to have traveled on America’s great passenger trains, no part of such an...
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The railroad and steam locomotive has excited generations ever since the steel wheel rolled on the steel rail. To...
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The Southern Pacific tamed the great American deserts and crossed more mountain summits than any other railroad in...
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The Southern Pacific in Los Angeles, 1873-1996 tells the fascinating story of how steel rails transformed an...
more infoThe Streamline Era
The streamlined style, which began by rounding corners of immobile objects to usher in the moderne, swept across...
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Mountain railroading in Southern California has always been synonymous with names like Tehachapi, Cajon Pass and...
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Donald Duke 1929-2010
Golden West Books was founded in 1960 by Donald Duke, whose love of railroading resulted in dozens of authoritative titles published in the intervening 50 years. Click here to learn more about Mr. Duke.