11" x 8.5", cloth with dust jacket.
"Monte Vista Publishing's inaugural hard cover book is a chronological and pictorial history of Donner Pass by Duncan Still.
"Using his extensive collection of Southern Pacific black & white steam photographs - many by the late W.C. Whittaker - the author shows via text and photography how steam locomotives battled "The Hill".
"Included are several uncommon photos of main road power with point helpers, swing and/or rear helpers from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s.
"Cab Forwards, from an early AC-3 to the very latest AC-12s.
"The dust jacket is a full color painting by Ernie Towler of SP AC-8 #4180 as it crosses the Long Ravine trestle with an eastbound reefer block.
"176 pages with over 150 mostly action b&w photos 10.5 inches wide and 6.25 inches tall (some photos even larger), in-depth text on steam operations".
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Go into the purchase of this book with your eyes open.....,
By Brent E. Groth "Mercedes Benz on Pig Turd Alley" (Amador City, California USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Steam Over Donner (Hardcover)
One of the advantages of growing up in the Sacramento area in the 1950's, and loving trains, was to love the time spent around SP Cab Forwards. As train fanatics my Father and I would watch steam starting at the turntable in Roseville, California and follow the trains all the way to Sparks, Nevada.
The cover of "Steam Over Donner" is the depiction of an AC-12 pulling a line of Pacific Fruit Express cars headed to Donner. Inside there are some great photos of every class of locomotive that pulled "The Hill", not just the articulateds. In front of a vast set of photos was a dialog telling some interesting facts about Donner, the trains over it, and the locos that got them there. I don't know what I expected, but my first glance was one of disapointment, but on second look, as a strictly photo book, it has merit, but more written description including the stories behind the pictures, would have been enjoyable. Sincerly, Cab Forwards on Pig Turd Alley
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