CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY STEAM POWER: The Burlington’s steam locomotive roster was much like its Midwest competitors with many Mikados and Northerns. The Santa Fe and Texas types were used for the coal traffic from southern Illinois. Many of its Pacifics were used in Chicago commuter operations and the Hudsons on long distance passenger trains. The railroad also had a handful of Mallets for Black Hills service in South Dakota.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95

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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN DIESEL POWER: The Chicago & North Western tried out diesels from all the builders, but its favorite builder was EMD. The railroad even had EMD re-power some of its Baldwin locomotives. In the railroad's later years, General Electric locomotives found favor. The 157 images come from slides, photos, B&W negatives and a postcard.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95

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GREAT NORTHERN STEAM POWER: The extensive collection of GN steam locomotives was taken in the 1950s in locations such as Minneapolis/St. Paul, Duluth/Superior, St. Cloud & Willmar in Minnesota, Devils Lake & Minot in North Dakota, Spokane & Seattle in Washington; Portland, Bend and Klamath Falls in Oregon and Beiber in California. The locomotive types included are American (4-4-0), Mogul (2-6-0), Prairie (2-6-2), Ten-Wheeler (4-6-0),Consolidation (2-8-0), Mastodon (4-8-0), Atlantic (4-4-2), Pacific (4-6-2), Mikado (2-8-2), Santa Fe (2-10-2), Mountain (4-8-2), Northern (4-8-4), Mallet 2-6-8-0, Mallet 2-8-8-0, Mallet 2-8-8-2, 0-6-0 Switcher and 0-8-0 Switcher.

All the 380 photos were scanned in from original black & white medium-format negatives and are presented in "book" form on CD-ROM with information on the locomotives. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The photos can be printed out. $19.95

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MILWAUKEE ROAD STEAM POWER: The Milwaukee Road’s steam roster resembled its Midwest competitors, with the exception of high-speed steam power used in “Hiawatha” passenger service. Although a transcontinental line, because of electrification out west, the railroad only rostered a few Mallets which it used on branchlines in Idaho and Washington. The 278 images mainly come from medium-format 2x4 B&W negatives.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95

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MILWAUKEE ROAD DIESEL POWER: The Milwaukee Road sampled products from almost all of the builders, was an early purchaser of the F-unit and rostered a large stable of them for freight and passenger service, found a favorite diesel in the form of the SD-40-2 and had the unique SDL-39 built for branchline service. The 181 images come from slides, photos, B&W negatives and postcards.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95

DULUTH, MISSABE & IRON RANGE STEAM POWER: The Missabe's steam power fleet was geared to move iron ore from the mines to the docks in Duluth & Two Harbors, with a couple of mixed freights and passenger trains thrown in. Hence the railroad ran some burly power in the form of Santa Fe's, ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4s, ex-Union Railroad 0-10-2s, the huge Yellowstones and the largest 10-coupled switcher.

Almost all of the 152 photos were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The time period is mostly the mid-to-late 1950s and in locations such as Proctor, Two Harbors, Virginia and Mitchell Yard. There are also railfan trips with Santa Fe #506 and Yellowstones. $19.95

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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAM POWER: The extensive photo collection of NP steam locomotives was taken mainly in the late 1930s to 1950s era in numerous locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The locomotive types included are American (3), Atlantic (1), Mogul (6), Prairie (32), Ten-Wheeler (39), Consolidation (48), Mastodon (1), Pacific (81), Mikado (204), Northern (31), Mallet 2-8-8-2 (7), Yellowstone (4), Challenger (17), 0-6-0 Switcher (67), 0-8-0 Switcher (17) and Heisler (1).

Almost all of the 560 photos are from original black & white medium-format (2x4) negatives and presented in "book" form on a self-starting CD-ROM with information on the locomotives. Works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) and Macs. The photos can be printed out. $19.95

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SHORTLINE STEAM IN 1950s MINNESOTA: A rare look at often overlooked Minnesota shortlines through black & white and color photos taken in the mid-1950s. The presentation features the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific’s Consolidations, Mikados and a Pacific; Duluth & Northeastern’s Consolidations, Mogul and 0-6-0 switchers; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern’s Decapods, Consolidations and Mogul; Minnesota Transfer’s 0-8-0s, 0-6-0s and Moguls; American Steel & Wire’s switchers, Koppers Coke’s switcher, Minneapolis Eastern’s switchers, Hoyt Mining switchers, St. Paul Union Depot’s 0-6-0s and 0-4-0Ts of a quarry operator.

All of the 80 photos were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs & Macs and is self-starting. Photos can be printed out. $14.95

SOO LINE STEAM POWER:The Soo Line, being primarily a granger road, had an uncomplicated steam locomotive fleet with lots of Mikados and Consolidations. Competitive pressure on the Chicago-Twin Cities route brought in the Mountains and Northerns. The one Decapod found itself in Ashland, Wisconsin ore dock service. Pacifics and Ten-Wheelers were sufficient for passenger service.

Almost all of the 149 photos were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The time period is mostly the mid-to-late 1950s and in locations such as Shoreham Yard, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Enderlin, North Dakota. There is also railfan trip with Pacific #2719. The CD works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) and Macs. $19.95

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SOO LINE DIESEL POWER:The Soo Line was primarily an EMD user, but dabbled with Alco, Fairbanks-Morse and Baldwin products in the early days of diesels, including the exotic Baldwin 2,000 hp centercabs. In recent years, the railroad tried out Caterpillar-powered GPs. The album features 37 different models of diesel locomotives.

The 189 images are from slides, photos and B&W negatives which are presented in "book" form on a self-starting CD-ROM. Works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) and Macs. Photos can be printed out. $19.95

SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE STEAM POWER: The collection of SP&S steam locomotives was taken in the 1950s in locations such as Spokane, Pasco & Vancouver in Washington and Portland & Astoria in Oregon. The locomotive types included are Atlantic (4-4-2), Mogul (2-6-0), Prairie (2-6-2), Ten-Wheeler (4-6-0), Consolidation (2-8-0), Pacific (4-6-2), Mikado (2-8-2), Northern (4-8-4), Challenger (4-6-6-4) and 0-6-0 Switcher.

Almost half of the 131 photos were scanned in from original black & white medium-format negatives and are presented in a "book" form on CD-ROM with information on the locomotives. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The photos can be printed out. $19.95

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