Mixed Train Daily: A Book of Short-Line Railroad
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00005WGUH |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jo Anne M. Moody said Five Stars. I bought this as a gift for my husband and he is absolutely mesmerized!. Adirondack railfan said Mixed Train Daily purchased from Amazon. I first came across the book "Mixed Train Daily" in my high school library in 19Mixed Train Daily purchased from Amazon Adirondack railfan I first came across the book "Mixed Train Daily" in my high school library in 1947. The book was written by railfan and bon vivant Lucius Beebe, with photos by Charles Clegg. I purchased and still have a second edition. A historical society has been formed locally to preserve the history of a relatively small and unpretentious local railroad, the Unadilla Valley RR. Knowing that this was one of the rail lines written about and photographe. 7. The book was written by railfan and bon vivant Lucius Beebe, with photos by Charles Clegg. I purchased and still have a second edition. A historical society has been formed locally to preserve the history of a relatively small and unpretentious local railroad, the Unadilla Valley RR. Knowing that this was one of the rail lines written about and photographe. Beebe and Clegg's finest Beebe was a journalist who, it seems, came into some money at about the end of WW II, and his partner, photographer Charles Clegg, had come home from the Navy. They bought a car and toured the United States, exploring and photographing shortline railroads which had somehow survived the Depression and helped win the war but probably wouldn't last for long. This is arguably Beebe and Clegg's finest railroad book and captures the feel of an
This record of that era, lovingly written and wonderfully painted and photographed, has stood the test of time and become a collector's item. Also includes an assortment of excellent maps, line drawings by recognized railroad artists, a glossary, bibliography and index. (Beebe met Fogg in NYC at an ALCo party shortly before leaving for the West. 1961 reprint of the 1947 First Edition. This is said to be the first book that used a Howard Fogg painting on the cover.) 368 pages with index.. The book embraces every narrow gauge then in operation in the US, covers every section of the country, and includes over 300 lines. Handsomely done collaboration between author (Beebe), photographer (Clegg) and artist (Fogg) that brings local American branch line railroads to life once again. The book's concern is the little ra