Customer Reviews

Northwestern Pacific Railroad (Images of Rail)

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This is an excellent coffee table book with classic photos of the former Northwestern Pacific Railroad. I liked it so much I bought two copies. But now that the rail line will be restarting freight service soon, after being shut down for several years, I'd like to see an update with photos of the repair work and resumption of service to customers. Anyone up for that?

Robert R. Talley,
Author,
Child on the Home Front

A very good book featuring photos that I have rarely, if ever, seen. While not the definitive book on the NWP, it is a great suppliment and an absolute must have for the NWP fan. Lots of early photos and information on the railroad. A great tribute to an often overlooked railroad.

I love the photos in this book. Only wish there was a little more text and info on the Eureka/Humboldt area.

No one will buy this book for the text, there may be only 3 pages total. It is a book of photographic images and although many have appeared elsewhere, the editors have selected the very best and made sure that the printing quality is first rate. So this book is now the first place I turn for a photo of the NWP and only when I can't find it here do I turn to other references. It is well worth the money and I took away one star simply because of brevity -- you just can't cover much in 140 pages.

This book is pleasant light reading, with many historical photos of the track, equipment, buildings, and even boats of the NWPRR. Since traces of that railroad still exist all over Northern California, this book is a useful guide to finding the old main lines and spur tracks.

I bought this book "for auld lang syne"...the photos & narrative are excellent...this one is for my Dad.Thank you !!.

Great production of historical photographs and educational captions. Soft cover with all black and white pitctures. Material on freight, passenger, and ferry traffic. Links company origins to present day situation. Good reference for railroad historians, modelers, and students.