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For many years it was the rule on most railroads that trains which were not on the regular schedule were, for safety reasons, identified with white flags flown from the front of the locomotive. Over the years there were many thousands (tens of thousands) of these "extras" including chartered trains, private trains and specials. This book reviews and describes some of the more interesting ones beginning with the iconic circus trains and includi...

ASR Index is a complete and detailed index of everything that has appeared in the Antique Studebaker Review magazine since its inception in 1971. Of greatest importance are the advice items that are indexed by subject (engines, brakes, steering, etc.). Historical items are also indexed by subject as well as by the vehicle (model and year) they relate to. If you own, for instance, a 1939 Champion, ASR Index will give you instant access to every...

ASR Index is a complete and detailed index of everything that has appeared in the Antique Studebaker Review magazine since its inception in 1971. Of greatest importance are the advice items that are indexed by subject (engines, brakes, steering, etc.). Historical items are also indexed by subject as well as by the vehicle (model and year) they relate to. If you own, for instance, a 1939 Champion, ASR Index will give you instant access to every...

A collection of wide-ranging short stories by an author with wide-ranging interests. Included are two ghost stories, two pieces of railroad-related fiction, an exploration of what it means to become elderly, and both creation and destruction stories. All are designed for a general audience and are appropriate for younger readers.

World War II was filled to overflowing with people with strong and unique personalities: Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini, Roosevelt, Hitler and many more. Thousands of books record the war and the history, actions and consequences of the main players, who have all been exhaustively examined and biographed in great detail. One of the most interesting was Hermann Goering, Hitler's number two man in the Nazi Empire, the Nazi's economic czar, and the...

This executive briefing reviews the theory of replenishment in the warehouse. It discusses when items should be replenished and when they should be picked directly from reserve stock. It further discusses the handling and management of multiple reserve locations and of multiple forward locations. The use of cascading replenishment and the practice of using replenishment facilities to manage items with highly-variable demand are both covered. T...

Great Railroad Museums of the USA is a guide for the devoted railfan. It details the sixty-seven largest, most interesting and most important railroad museums in the country, which are classified into good, really good, great and really great groups. Individually the museums are discussed and highlights of their collections are listed. All are rated on their size, the rarity and antiquity of their collections, the quality of their work, the sc...

Exiled from Earth, forty thousand people make a seven-generation trek to a new star, a new planet and a new home. Along the way they encounter technical difficulties, mysterious aliens, new diseases and dissention within their own ranks.

Great Railroad Museums of the USA is a guide for the devoted railfan. It details the sixty-seven largest, most interesting and most important railroad museums in the country, which are classified into good, really good, great and really great groups. Individually the museums are discussed and highlights of their collections are listed. All are rated on their size, the rarity and antiquity of their collections, the quality of their work, the sc...

What happens when a time-traveler decides to go back in history and change the outcome of World War II? Ray Putnam, living in 2010, finds that he has a battle of his own on his hands. Everything has consequences and life gets complicated in a hurry.

How to achieve your lifetime goals from a financial standpoint and live comfortably as a result: The author offers timeless advice on living, earning, saving, borrowing, spending, and investing based on his experience and on advice he got from those who had gone before. Useful for people of all ages, but especially valuable to those who are young and just getting started and to those who are approaching retirement.

Set in the 1920s, this story mixes small town mid-American life with prohibition, the Chicago mob and courtroom drama in a tale with one surprising twist and turn after another

Railroad fiction in the style of the 1930s: The action takes place on a Shay-powered lumbering line in the years surrounding World War I.

A man and his wife are found murdered in their beautiful home on the Hudson River north of New York City. The investigator rules out the household staff and concentrates on a mysterious bearded visitor that the taxi company brought to the house that day. His connection to the victims turns out to be the key to understanding the convoluted story behind the deaths.

Jimmy Alden, a successful businessman, is mugged in a parking garage and would have been killed were it not for the intervention of a strange little man known as Bub. Bub uses the mugging to extort Jimmy and force him into a life of terrorism with incredible consequences for Jimmy, for his family, and for the nation.

TW Index is a complete and detailed index of everything that has appeared in the SDC Turning Wheels magazine since its inception in 1972. Of greatest importance are the advice items that are indexed by subject (engines, brakes, steering, etc.), model AND year including all individual letters that appear in the Co-Operator column. Historical items are also indexed by subject as well as by the vehicle (model and year) they relate to. If you own,...

TW Index is a complete and detailed index of everything that has appeared in the SDC Turning Wheels magazine since its inception in 1972. Of greatest importance are the advice items that are indexed by subject (engines, brakes, steering, etc.), model AND year including all individual letters that appear in the Co-Operator column. Historical items are also indexed by subject as well as by the vehicle (model and year) they relate to. If you own,...

Studebaker and the Railroads is a history of the Studebaker Corporation and of the railroads that served it in and around the city of South Bend, Indiana. Both Studebaker and the railroads of northern Indiana have extensive and dramatic histories and there are many connections between the two. Studebaker lovers and railfans will equally enjoy the stories and facts reported. Divided into two volumes, Studebaker and the Railroads comprises ov...

Studebaker and the Railroads is a history of the Studebaker Corporation and of the railroads that served it in and around the city of South Bend, Indiana. Both Studebaker and the railroads of northern Indiana have extensive and dramatic histories and there are many connections between the two. Studebaker lovers and railfans will equally enjoy the stories and facts reported. Divided into two volumes, Studebaker and the Railroads comprises ov...

TW Index is a complete and detailed index of everything that has appeared in the SDC Turning Wheels magazine since its inception in 1972. Of greatest importance are the advice items that are indexed by subject (engines, brakes, steering, etc.) including all individual letters that appear in the Co-Operator column. Historical items are also indexed by subject as well as by the vehicle (model and year) they relate to. If you own, for instance, a...