From the Valley to the Bay - A Journey on the Sacramento Northern by Norman W. Holmes Take a journey on the Sacramento Northern with noted author, historian, and retired railroader, Norman Holmes. Board a Chico street car then take a trip on the Oroville branch. Travel from Yuba City to Marysville then to Sacramento for a detour up the Woodland branch. From Sacramento, travel to and across Suisun Bay on SN’s car ferry Ramon, then through Pittsburg and Walnut Creek before reaching Oakland and San Francisco. You’ll see plenty of SN’s freight equipment, diesel locomotives, cabooses, and, of course, street and passenger cars. Also included is a chapter on the San Francisco & Napa Valley as well as the Navy Yard Freight operations on Mare Island, plus rosters, maps, and other information SN enthusiasts will cherish. 2010 Release Additional information will be posted soon. Send us an E-mail to receive updates. |
Western Pacific Caboose Cars, Volumes 1 & 2 by Michael Mucklin Western Pacific Caboose Cars presents a journey through more than 70 years of caboose history on the Western Pacific, SN, TS, and CCT railroads. Thoroughly researched and heavily illustrated, including many rare, never-before-published photographs, this book is a must-have for all Western Pacific fans and modelers as well as anyone with an interest in western railroads or cabooses in general. Filled with information on the history and operation of cabooses on the Feather River Route, volume 1 will cover the earliest wood cupola cabooses through the composite cars and subsidiary roads (SN, TS, and CCT). Volume 2 starts with the first steel bay window cars built in 1955 and continues all the way through the railroad's timeline to the 1982 merger with the Union Pacific, then beyond to include examples of present day survivors and museum pieces. Volume 1 - 2010 Release Additional information is available on www.wpcaboosebook.com |