Famous for its role in the Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific is Americas oldest- and the worlds largest- railway, serving two-thirds of the United States for a century and a half. This retrospective spans the UPs entire history from 1862 to present, detailing key personalities, depots and terminals, locomotives, trains, rolling stock, and memoriabilia. Modern and period color photography, along with archival photos, make this an ideal reference for UP enthusiasts and modelers alike. Some of Brian Solomons MBI train titles include American Steam Locomotive and the American Diesel Locomotive, and this seasons Super Steam Locomotives. He lives in Munson, Massachusetts.
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Brian Solomon is one of today’s most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than 30 books about railroads and motive power, and his writing and photography have been featured in Trains, Railway Age, Passenger Train Journal, and RailNews. Solomon divides his time between
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Brian Solomon is one of today's most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than twenty-five books about railroads and motive power, and his writing and photography have been featured in the world's top railfan publications, including Trains, Railway Age, Passenger Train Journal, and RailNews. He divides his time between Massachusetts and Ireland.
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Union Pacific Railroad by Brian Solomon is a good detailed look at the operations, history and locomotives of the Union Pacific Railroad. If you're interested in the UP or are a fan of the railroad, then you really have no reason not to buy this book. It has some stunning color and black & white photographs of all different types of UP locomotives from American type 4-4-0 steam engines all the way up to the newest diesels from General Electric and General Motors' Electo Motive Division. Railroads bought out by the UP also make appearances in this book, including the Chicago & Northwestern, Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad (lovingly known as the Katy line) and even one of UP's old subsidiary railroads, Spokane International.This book is definitely worth checking out or adding to your railroad book collection if you're in need of vintage Union Pacific photos from the 19th to the closing of the 20th century as well as some interesting information about the railroad in general. A must have for UP enthusiasts.
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Fantastic Union Paficic Book,
By Greg in Central Texas (Cedar Park, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Union Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History) (Paperback)
Yet again, Brian Solomon delivers a fantastic railroad book, this time about Union Pacific. Solomon goes into great detail covering the history of the railroad and modern day operations. The photos are top notch as usual. Solomon never disappoints and always delivers books that will please any rail fan.
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Union Pacific,
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This review is from: Union Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History) (Paperback)
Overall the book has so and so information about the locomotives of Union Pacific. If you like the Challenger, Big Boys, and the UP Streamliners, don't get this book. It does not show that much information about those trains. The pictures you find in this book, you can find elsewhere and has also been published on other locomotive books.
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Union Pacific is one of the oldest names in American railroading. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perishable traffic, departure yard, livestock moves, eastbound freight, tractive effort, classification yard, steam days, steam era, freight locomotives, wheel arrangement, new locomotives, freight service, transcontinental line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Union Pacific, Los Angeles, Salt Lake, Overland Route, World War, Southern Pacific, Council Bluffs, North Platte, Pacific Railroad, Rio Grande, Kansas Pacific, Central Pacific, Big Boys, Kansas City, Western Pacific, Mike Schafer, North Western, City of San Francisco, Credit Mobilier, Rock Island, City of Portland, Brian Solomon, Las Vegas, Sherman Hill, Civil War New!
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Union Pacific is one of the oldest names in American railroading. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perishable traffic, departure yard, livestock moves, eastbound freight, tractive effort, classification yard, steam days, steam era, freight locomotives, wheel arrangement, new locomotives, freight service, transcontinental line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Union Pacific, Los Angeles, Salt Lake, Overland Route, World War, Southern Pacific, Council Bluffs, North Platte, Pacific Railroad, Rio Grande, Kansas Pacific, Central Pacific, Big Boys, Kansas City, Western Pacific, Mike Schafer, North Western, City of San Francisco, Credit Mobilier, Rock Island, City of Portland, Brian Solomon, Las Vegas, Sherman Hill, Civil War New!
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