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Published by Shade Tree Books, 1998
ISBN 10: 0930742192ISBN 13: 9780930742195
Book First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Strapac on the inside of the front cover. Text and images unmarked. The wrapper shows some light handling and edgewear. 4to. 96pp. Signed by Author.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 1998
ISBN 10: 0930742192ISBN 13: 9780930742195
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.51.
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Published by Shade Tree Books, Bellflower, CA, 1999
ISBN 10: 0930742206ISBN 13: 9780930742201
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. First edition, first printing. 96 pages with photographs and roster. A fine and bright copy. Book.
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Published by Shade Tree Books., Bellflower, CA., 1999
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. weight: 0.8 lb. Near fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 28x21.5x1 cm. 96 pp. Softcover, color pictorial glossy wraps.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 0930742311ISBN 13: 9780930742317
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
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Published by Shade Tree Books, 2006
ISBN 10: 093074229XISBN 13: 9780930742294
Seller: Arizona Hobbies LLC, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: New. In the era of diesel locomotives, the railroad industry had been demanding a quantum leap in locomotive technology. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific spent millions of dollars, essentially to drive home the point to the locomotive builders that their current products were inadequate for current conditions. The EMD engineering team went back to the drawing boards and essentially re-invented their product. On the strength of EMDs test labs tours, important customers (including the Great Northern, Santa Fe, and the Southern Pacific) took a leap of faith and placed significant orders for a new locomotive none had seen in action: the SD45. EMD built 1,260 SD45 locomotives between May 1966 and December 1971; the Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt purchased 356 of these, an impressive 28.3% of total production. Southern Pacific quickly adopted the SD45 as the flagship of its locomotive fleet. The Operating Department finally had a reliable EMD diesel-electric that could run like a deer and pull like a mule, taking advantage of their new productivity tool to both accelerate schedules and increase train size. Here is the story of this remarkable locomotive on the Southern Pacific. Contents: Ch. 1: Introduction, Ch. 2: Developing the Concept: Class EF636-1, Ch. 3: Cotton Belts SD45 Locomotives, Ch. 4: The SDP45 Locomotives, Ch. 5: Refining the SD45 Concept, Ch. 6: The SD45X Locomotives, Ch. 7: Airfoil Experiments, Ch. 8: The SD45R Upgrading Program, Ch. 9: Paint Scheme Evolution, Ch. 10: The Graduates. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., b&w photographs with color cover.
Published by Shade Tree Books
ISBN 10: 0930742478ISBN 13: 9780930742478
Seller: Arizona Hobbies LLC, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: New. In January 1975, Southern Pacific took delivery of its last General Electric U33C locomotive, considering this model's dismal maintenance record on the SP, observers could reasonably expect never again to see new GE locomotives on this railroad. Just three years later, however, GE came roaring back with their answer to Electro-Motive's GP40-2, the B30-7, and SP was first in line to buy a sample set. Ultimately, the SP/SSW was to buy 110 B30-7 and another 20 B36-7 locomotives. Slipped in among these high-horsepower units were fifteen B23-7 locomotives delivered in 1980. In 1987-89, 95 new B39 and Dash 8 Techno-Toasters were added to the roster, along with 195 GP60s from GM Locomotive Group. Once a tractive effort railroad,the SP was re-inventing itself as a cross-country intermodal conveyor belt in competition with the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe. At the same time, control of the SP migrated to Rio Grande Industries, then gearing up for a boom in transportation of Colorado-mined coal for power plants. GE was again able to meet the needs of the combined Rio Grande-SP, first with the comfort cab Dash 9-44CW (direct current) six-axle locomotive and, finally, with the dramatic capstone to the Southern Pacific diesel roster of 279 AC4400CW diesels-delivered in the short span of seven months in 1995. In all, 620 modern General Electric diesel units were delivered to the SP and the Cotton Belt between 1978 and 1995. Their story is told in Volume 19, in 144 pages with 250 photographs. Each delivery phase of each GE model is given its own chapter. While GE locomotives were not very popular in the resale market, many are documented in the popular Graduates' chapter. Successor Union Pacific had dozens of early former SP B-boats rebuilt to green 21st-Century switchers, as well as converting dozens more into remote-control radio cars. Their stories are documented in these pages. Making a brief appearance in their own chapter are the three Morrison-Knudsen MK5000 demonstrator locomotives that made a splash in the December 1994 Popular Mechanics magazine, but were banished in disgrace from SP rails after only a few months of unsuccessful tests. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 144 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs, color covers, roster information.
Published by Shade Tree Books., Bellflower, CA., 2001
ISBN 10: 0930742230ISBN 13: 9780930742232
Book First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. weight: 0.8 lb. Near fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 28x21.5x1 cm. 96 pp. Softcover, color pictorial glossy wraps.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 2000
ISBN 10: 0930742214ISBN 13: 9780930742218
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. minor wear and tear.
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Published by Shade Tree Books., Bellflower, CA., 2000
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. weight: 0.8 lb. Near fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 28x21.5x1 cm. 96 pp. Softcover, color pictorial glossy wraps.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 1992
ISBN 10: 0930742141ISBN 13: 9780930742140
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good.
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Published by Shade Tree Books, 1993
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy of the first edition. A nice copy of this scarce paperback.
Published by Shade Tree Books, Bellflower, CA, 2001
ISBN 10: 0930742230ISBN 13: 9780930742232
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 8 in Strapac's exhaustively detailed study of Southern Pacific Historic Diesels. Illustrated covers are bright, 96 clean and unmarked pages. 11.25 x 8.75.
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Published by Shade Tree Books, 1993
ISBN 10: 093074215XISBN 13: 9780930742157
Seller: Adkins Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Free of markings.
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Published by Shade Tree Books, Bellflower, CA, 2004
ISBN 10: 0930742265ISBN 13: 9780930742263
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Pictorial Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This work illustrates in depth Southern Pacific's historical diesel locomotives. About 2,740 Southern Pacific diesel locomotives are tabulated and discussed in this volume, which addresses the locomotive roster as it developed between the 1930s and 1965. 1965 was the year that the Southern Pacific made its one and only attempt to rationalize locomotive numbering on a systemwide basis--consolidating the numbrs of locomotives of all three major corporate components (SP, Texas & New Orleans, and the Cotton Belt) into one system. The book contains photographs, illustrations, and charts. This copy is clean and solid.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 2002
ISBN 10: 0930742249ISBN 13: 9780930742249
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 9 in Strapac's exhaustively detained study of the Southern Pacific Historic Diesels. Slight creasing to spine, 96 clean and unmarked pages. 11.25 x 8.75".
Published by Shade Tree Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 0930742257ISBN 13: 9780930742256
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by Shade Tree Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 093074232XISBN 13: 9780930742324
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
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