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Through a special arrangement with Oso Railworks, we can offer you these fine books at 20% off the cover price! Select a link below for complete details about each book. Order yours while supplies last!

Oso Railworks offer:
- Logging Railroads in Skagit County by Dennis Thompson
  ~~List Price: $59.95~~ - ONLY $47.95
- Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country by Jack Bowden
  ~~List Price: $49.95~~ - ONLY $39.95
- The Northern Pacific Railway of McGee and Nixon by Richard Green
  ~~List Price: $59.95~~ - ONLY $47.95
- The Pacific Northwest Railroads of McGee, Nixon by Richard Green
  ~~List Price: $49.95~~ - ONLY $39.95
- The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited by William R, Kuebler, Jr.
  ~~List Price: $75.95~~ - ONLY $59.95
Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, Volume 1
by Thomas Fetters.
Take a trip back into the days of logging railroads in the southwestern part of Virginia, the northwestern part of North Carolina and the northeastern part of Tennessee. This new 288-page hardbound book is packed with 331 rare photos, 54 maps and 30 locomotive rosters, with 90 companies represented.
Steam Echoes, The Railroad Photography of Glenn Beier
This 11" x 8-1/2" 288-page hardcover horizontal format book features SP Steam, The Sierra RR, West Side Lbr. Co., Pickering Lbr. Corp., Feather River Rwy., SP Narrow Gauge, Damp;RGW Narrow Gauge, Southwest Lbr. Mills, Hillcrest Lbr. Co. Ltd. and more!
The Log Trains of Southern Idaho
A History: The Railroads and Logging of Boise Payette Lumber
by Jim Witherell
This book has three histories: the railroads; the logging; and a regional saga of Weyerhaeuser operations during the height of the steam era.
In Search of Steam Donkeys
Logging Equipment in Oregon
by Merv Johnson
Now available in a limited run 2nd printing. The only book ever written about steam donkeys, this book gives you steam logging at it's best
Mallets on the Medocino Coast
Caspar Lumber Company, Railroads and Steam Ships
by Ted Wurm
SOLD OUT: A Logger's Lexicon
by John T. Labbe and Lynwood Carranco
The first fully-illustrated, comprehensive and uncensored "dictionary" of North American logging terms, slang, and technology.
SOLD OUT: Hidden Treasures
The story of the narrow gauge Ohio River & Western Railway
By Edward H. Cass

	Logging Railroads in Skagit County by Dennis Thompson Hardcover 11 x 8-1/2 308 pages, over 400 incredible photographs List Price: $59.95 - ONLY $47.95 The first comprehensive history of all logging railroads in Skagit County, Washington, bringing the age of railroad logging back for the historian and the modeler with 22 maps showing logging camp locations and all logging railroads in Skagit County.	quantity
Complete locomotive rosters by company and mfr., Shays, Climaxes, Heislers, Baldwin, ALCO, etc.
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	Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country by Jack Bowden Hardcover 11 x 8-1/2 352 pages List Price: $49.95 - ONLY $39.95 The fascinating story of the logging railroads of south central Oregon. During the first half of the 20th century more than two dozen of these colorful lines were pushed into the forests of Klamath, Deschutes, Lake and Jackson Counties.	quantity
Ranging in size from Ackley Brothers short, two-mile gravity railroad at Keno, to the extensive systems of Brooks-Scanlon and Weyerhaeuser, they're all here. For over 90 years, companies like Algoma, Pelican Bay, Lamm, Ewana Box, Shaw-Bertram, Kesterson, Wheeler-Olmstead, Brooks-Scanlon, Shevlin-Hicks, Medco, the OC&E and others brought logs out of the woods on their railroads. With 140 photos, the book contains a concise history of every lumber company in the region that operated a railroad, a roster of its locomotives and one or more maps of its rail lines.
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	The Northern Pacific Railway of McGee and Nixon by Richard Green Hardcover horizontal format 11 x 8-1/2 270 pages List Price: $59.95 - ONLY $47.95 A fabulous photo excursion over the Northern Pacific Railway as seen through the camera of two of the NP's most famous photographers and historians, Warren McGee and Ron Nixon.	quantity
Not just another "equipment record" photo collection, but the trains at work in their environment. Each chapter traces the evolution of power, from Mikados to Northerns, to the super power Challengers, and into the early days of the Diesel Age. Over 300 beautiful panoramic and dramatic skyline photographs for which McGee and Nixon are renowned. In all, a truly marvelous photographic record of the Northern Pacific Railway at the height of its reign during the years between 1930 and 1955.
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	The Pacific Northwest Railroads of McGee, Nixon by Richard Green Hardcover horizontal format 11 x 8-1/2 298 pages, 300 photos List Price: $49.95 - ONLY $39.95 A gala romp through the Pacific Northwest on all the mainlines:	quantity
Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific; Great Northern; Northern Pacific; Union Pacific; Spokane, Portland and Seattle; Butte, Anaconda and Pacific; and a glimpse at the Spokane International.
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	The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited by William R, Kuebler, Jr. Hardcover 11 x 8-1/2 334 pages. Over 280 photos, many in color. List Price: $75.95 - ONLY $59.95 The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited was the premier passenger train of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1954 to 1970.	quantity
Dressed in Raymond Loewy's two-tone green paint scheme, deemed by many to be the most attractive ever applied to a passenger train, the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited featured glass-topped dome cars, which allowed passengers a sweeping view of the scenic territory between Chicago and Seattle. It also featured a unique lounge car with a Lewis and Clark theme, top-notch dining car service, and state-of-the-art Pullman sleeping cars. This book gives the complete story of the NP's Vista-Dome North Coast Limited. The author takes you on marvelous trip between Chicago and Seattle aboard the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited during its heyday. Included is a personal tour of the entire train from front to rear. Detailed diagrams and discussion about the train's makeup, operation, and appearance make this a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in the Northern Pacific Railway or passenger trains, whether as historian, modeler or railfan. Come and experience what it was like to travel in comfort, eat in a luxurious dining car, relax in one of the train's lounges, sleep in plush, private rooms, and be pampered by the best crews in the business. Enjoy the magnificent scenery from one of the four vista-domes on this beautiful, "Four Dome Train West." Find out why this truly was "one of the world's extra fine trains."
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	Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, Volume 1 by Thomas Fetters Hardcover 11 x 8-1/2 288 pages $54.95 Take a trip back into the days of logging railroads in the southwestern part of Virginia, the northwestern part of North Carolina and the northeastern part of Tennessee.	quantity
You'll discover an amazing number of long-forgotten railways, tram-roads, and narrow gauge lines, as well as many ghost towns in the Southern mountains that thrived at first, then faded with the passing of the logging industry. This new 288-page hardbound book is packed with 331 rare photos, 54 maps and 30 locomotive rosters, with 90 companies represented.
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Steam Echoes, The Railroad Photography of Glenn Beier
Hardcover horizontal format
11 x 8-1/2
288 pages
$58.95

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Glenn Beier is a photographic artist. Over fifty years ago, after graduating from the prestigious Art Center School of Photography in Los Angeles, he quietly began seeking out and photographing the last vestiges of steam-era railroading in the western United States. Inspired by those who came before him, Glenn purposely sought to capture the essence of narrow gauge, shortline and logging railroads of the West.

Not satisfied with typical locomotive portaits, Glenn strove to create images that would evoke feelings of the power, massiveness and "aliveness" of the soon-to-vanish steam locomotives working in their natural habitats, and to record the character and individuality of the people who, on a daily basis, brought them to life and put them to work. His success in this lifelong endeavor speaks for itself-the stunning artistry of his black and white images will inspire us for generations to come.

This 11" x 8-1/2" 288-page hardcover horizontal format book features SP Steam, The Sierra RR, West Side Lbr. Co., Pickering Lbr. Corp., Feather River Rwy., SP Narrow Gauge, Damp;RGW Narrow Gauge, Southwest Lbr. Mills, Hillcrest Lbr. Co. Ltd. and more!

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	The Log Trains of Southern Idaho by Jim Witherell A History: The Railroads and Logging of Boise Payette Lumber Hardcover, 8-1/2 x 11 192 pages $42.95	quantity
This book has three histories: the railroads; the logging; and a regional saga of Weyerhaeuser operations during the height of the steam era. Boise Payette Lumber operated their own common carrier railroad, fostered two more and dominated a fourth. The whole story of Southern Idaho's logging history is covered in these railroads, the B-P's logging lines and that of competitor Hallack & Howard Lbr., supplemented with over 300 photos and maps. We're pleased to once again make available this long out of print book.
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	In Search of Steam Donkeys Logging Equipment in Oregon by Merv Johnson Hardcover, 8-1/2 x 11 280 pages $54.95	quantity
In Search of Steam Donkeys is returning in a limited run 2nd printing. The only book ever written about steam donkeys, this book gives you steam logging at it's best. Machine drawings and rigging diagrams are included along with over 350 photographs. This book is Available now. Don't delay, order yours today!
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Mallets on the Mendocino Coast
Caspar Lumber Company, Railroads & Steamships
By Ted Wurm
Hardbound, 8-1/2 x 11, 136 pages
$39.95

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On the rough and rocky Redwood Coast of California lies the tiny settlement of Caspar, 125 nautical miles north of San Francisco and about five miles south of Fort Bragg. Operating from 1861 until 1955, the Caspar Lumber Company's mill at Caspar was supplied with timber for 75 of those years by the company's own private railroad.

Originally known as the Jughandle Railroad, the standard-gauge line twice changed its name during its existence�first to Caspar & Hare Creek Railroad, later Caspar, South Fork & Eastern Railroad�and operated a fascinating array of motive power over the lightest of rail, crossing streams on tall timber trestles, to bring in virgin redwood logs from the forest.

The Caspar Lumber Company also operated a fleet of coastal schooners, both sail and steam, to carry lumber from the "doghole" landing at Caspar to San Francisco and elsewhere. This facet of the operation makes for a fascinating story in itself.

The railroad and the mill are now memories, but author Ted Wurm brings them back to life in this volume. Along with a detailed and lively history of the operation, the reader will find maps, bibliography and index, and the model builder will delight in scale drawings of a variety of the locomotives, cars and structures.

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