BNSF Railway, The First Decade Volume 1: Historical Review 1995-2005

Withers Publishing, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., maps and all color photographs. This title is by the author who at one time published his own books under the name of Great Northern Pacific Publications who specialized in Burlington Northern and BNSF Railway titles. This title is all color photographs with more extensive text and maps than most Morning Sun titles. I prefer reading in addition to the photographs. This book is a little bit of a freight car color guide as there are many individual photographs of freight cars. The photos are not large-format, most pages will have small photographs often 4.5 x 2 in.ches in size. Contents: Introduction, pp. 5—6 Merger, New Timetables, New Routes, New Infrastructure, Capital Improvements, Spin-offs, Performance Highlights from 1995-1998, pp. 7—44 Growth in a Weak Economy, Integrating Operations, Guaranteed On-Time Intermodal Service, Performance Highlights from 1999-2001 Prosperity in a Weak Economy, Operating Divisions Reduced, Continued Intermodal Growth, New Logistics Facilities, Performance Highlights, 2002-2005 The Proposed Combination of BNSF Railway and Canadian National Railway, pp. 93—98 Appendix A: BNSF Timetable No. 1, Effective August 1, 1996, ATSF and BN Timetables Consolidated, pp. 99—101 Appendix B: BNSF Interchanges with Short-Line Railways, pp. 102—105 Appendix C: BNSF Timetable No. 2, Effective April 1, 1998 (Reorganized into 8 Service Regions), pp. 106—109 Appendix D: BNSF Division Timetables as Reorganized into Three Regions, Effective January 20, 2002, pp. 110—125 Bibliography, pp. 126—128. …