Books listed by Author - I through L

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Author Index by Initial of Last Name

Authors - I

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn Quan	Description
Roger M. Ingbretsen
	Spectacular Railroad Photography			Hundman	$ 41.50
	13 (2)	A full color guide to Weather and Lighting Conditions
Scott and Ed Mackinson Inman
	Northwestern Pacifc Railroad in Color			Morning Sun	$ 95.25
	14 (1)	Volume 2: Operations, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Rd, MOW
Aaron Isaacs
	Illinois Railway Museum			Morning Sun	$ 87.50
	15 (1)
Aaron Isaacs
	Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway			Morning Sun	$ 90.99
	14 (1)	The Dan Patch Line

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Authors - J

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn Quan	Description
Brian + Victor Jennison & Neves
	Southern Pacific Western Division			White River Publications	$ 107.99
	10 (1)
Oliver Jensen
	The American Heritage History of Railroads in America			Mc Graw Hill	$ 25.00
	09 (2)
Terry Jessee
	Building & Detailing Scale Model Trucks & Emergency Vehicles			Kalmbach	$ 18.65
	Atlas (1)
Don Jocelyn
	50 Years North American Railroads Volume 1			Four Ways West	$ 89.95
	21 (2)	The Far West - All Color
Brian D. Johnson
	Railway Country			Key Porter books	$ 39.95
	09 (3)	Across Canada by Train
Eric L. Johnson
	The Bonanza Narrow Gauge Railway			Rusty Spike	$ 49.99
	11 (1)	The story of the Klondike mines railway. Soft Cover
Eric L. Johnson
	The Copper Mines Branch			Self Published	$ 28.95
	12 (3)	White Pass Rails into the Whitehorse Copper Belt
Eric L. Johnson
	The Iron Horse Comes to the Klondike			CRHA	$ 16.95
	11 (3)	Three Mines on Three Creeks Bring Railways to the Yukon - an expanded version of Mining Railways of the Klondike
Eric L. Johnson
	The Sea-To-Sky Gold Rush Route			Rusty Spike	$ 11.95
	12 (3)	A guide to the Scenic railway of the White Pass
Bruce Jones
	and they Walked Away			MBI Publishing	$ 31.98
	09 (2)	Racing crashes
David Laurence Jones
	Famous Name Trains			Fifth House	$ 39.95
	11 (1)	Travelling in Style with the CPR - Hard Cover
David Laurence Jones
	Tales of the CPR			Fifth House	$ 31.95
	11 (1)	Soft Cover
David Laurence Jones
	The Railway Beat			Fifth House	$ 24.95
	21 (1)	A Century of Canadian Pacific Police Service
Frank W. Jordan
	Soo Line 1975 - 1992 Photo Archive			Iconografix	$ 42.49
	12 (4)	A collection of Soo Line Photographs

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Authors - K

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn Quan	Description
Edward S. Kaminski
	American Car & Foundry Company 1899-1999			Signature Press	$ 79.95
	10 (1)	The history of AC&F
Edward S. Kaminski
	Pullman-Standard Freight Cars, 1900-1960			Signature Press	$ 71.50
	11 (1)	This book provides a survey of typical cars built by P-S during the 1900-1960 period.
Edward S. Kaminski
	Tank Cars from American Car & Foundry			Signature Press	$ 75.00
	10 (1)	American Car & Foundary Co., 1865 to 1955
Duane Karam Jr.
	BC Rail Freight Car Roster and Pictorial			Various	$ 19.99
	19 (1)	Freight Cars Monograph #17
Phillips C. Kauke
	The Vistula Electric Railroad			Signature Press	$ 57.98
	11 (1)	Southern Pacific's Orange Grove Route
John Kelly
	Great Northern Railway			Iconograpix	$ 38.85
	12 (1)	Route of the Empire Builder
John Kelly
	Railroad Freight Car Slogans & Heralds			Iconografix	$ 32.95
	12 (1)	Photo Archive
Jacques Kelly
	Trackside Maryland - From Railyard to Main Line			Greenberg	$ 36.25
	18 (1)	From Railyard to Main Line - pictures by James P. Gallagher
John Kelly
	Union Pacific			Enthusiast Books	$ 49.99
	11 (1)	America's Premier Railroad for over 150 Years
Bernard Kempinski
	45 Original Track Plans			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K14 (4)	Layout Design and Planning
Bernard Kempinski
	Mid-sized Track Plans for Realistic Layouts			Kalmbach	$ 25.49
	K11 (2)	26 innovative model railroad track plans in Z, N, HO, O and G scales.
Bernard Kempinski
	Model Railroads go to WAR			Kalmbach	$ 26.98
	K13 (1)	Layout Design and Planning Series
Bernard Kempinski
	The Model Railroader's Guide to Steel Mills			Kalmbach	$ 29.65
	K11 (3)
Bernard Kempinski
	Waterfront Terminals and Operations			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K14 (2)	Modeling & Painting Series
James W. Kerr
	Illustrated Treasury of Modern Freight Cars of North America			DPA-LTA	$ 19.95
	19 (2)	220 Larg Format Builders photos
O.M. Kerr
	Illustrated Treasury of the MLW 'Montreal Locomotive Works'			DPA-LTA	$ 19.99
	19 (2)	Alco to Bombardier 1904 - 1989
Patrick Kingston
	Royal Trains			Spring Books	$ 20.00
	09 (1)	Special trains for the Royal Family
James and Jim Eager Kinkaid
	Auto Rack Color Guide Voume 2			Morning Sun	$ 95.95
	14 (1)	LN-WRWK
James Kinkaid
	Incentive Per Diem Color Guide			Morning Sun	$ 94.99
	14 (1)
James Kinkaid
	X car Color Guide V2.			Morning Sun	$ 80.99
	16 (1)	CSXC - GPUX
James Kinkaid
	X car Color Guide V4			Morning Sun	$ 79.99
	15 (1)	OCPX-TKCX
Thomas Klimoski
	Building the Right-Sized Layout			Kalmbach	$ 28.60
	RC (4)	Designing and Operating A Small Switching Layout
David C. Knowles
	The Ottawa Car Company			Bytown	$ 13.95
	17 (2)	1892 - 1948
Kochanek
	Along an Open track			North Shore	$ 50.00
	10 (1)
Tony Koester
	Allem Mclelland and his Virginian & Ohio			Kalmbach	$ 30.35
	Rack (3)	The man who changed everything
Tony Koester
	Applying Lessions from the Prototype			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K22 (4)	Layout Design and Planning Series
Tony Koester
	Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads			Kalmbach	$ 26.98
	K11 (2)	How to get more out of your space.
Tony Koester
	Guide to Narrow Gauge Modeling			Kalmbach	$ 25.50
	K14 (2)	Layout design and planning series
Tony Koester
	How to Kitbash Structures			Kalmbach	$ 29.65
	K13 (1)	Modeling & Painting Series
Tony Koester
	Modelling the Transition Era			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K14=Front (7)	Layout Design and Planning Series
Tony Koester
	Planning Your Model Railroad			Kalmbach	$ 29.95
	K24 (3)	Layout Design and Planning
Tony Koester
	Realistic Model Railroad Operation			Kalmbach	$ 27.35
	K13 (1)	How to run your trains like the real thing.
Tony Koester
	Steam & Diesel Locomotive Servicing Terminals			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K14+K23 (10)	Layout Design and Planning Series
Tony Koester
	The Allegheny Midland			Kalmbach	$ 29.65
	K11 (2)	Lessons Learned
Tony Koester
	The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroads			Kalmbach	No Stock
	K12 (-1)	Build and run more realistic coal operations.
Tony Koester
	The Model Railroader's Guide to Mountain Railroading			Kalmbach	$ 30.75
	K12 (1)	Realistically Model Mountain Railroads
Tony Koester
	Time-Saving Techniques for Building Model Railroads			Kalmbach	$ 29.75
	K21 (1)
Frederick A. & Ed Kramer & Wadhains
	Connecticut Company's Street Cars			Carstens	$ 33.50
	11 (1)	Relive the days of Connecticut Company's Big Yellow Cars

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Authors - L

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn Quan	Description
Peter Lacey
	The Muskeg Limited			Self	$ 19.98
	11 (2)	the first 80 years of the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway
Omer Lavallee
	Canadian Pacific in the East - Volume 1			BRMNA	$ 6.00
	17 (3)	A selection of photographs with full captions
Omer Lavallee
	Canadian Pacific in the East - Volume 2			BRMNA	$ 8.00
	17 (3)	A selection of photographs with full captions
Omar Lavallee
	Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada			Fitzhenry & Whiteside	$ 40.00
	10 (1)	First release. No dust cover.
Bill Laws
	Fifty Railroads that Changed the Course of History			Firefly	$ 29.99
	12 (1)
Michael Leduc
	Montreal Railway Terminals			Leduc	$ 15.00
	12 (2)
Randal B. Lee
	Diesel Modeler's Guide			MRG	$ 20.95
	Atlas (2)	Photos, drawings and projects for the diesel Modeler.
Randy Lee
	Diesel Modeler's Guide vol 2			MRG	$ 23.19
	10 (1)	Photos, Drwaings and projects for the Diesel Modeler - From the pages of Model Railroading
Terry W. + Earl W. Lehmann & Clarke
	The Green Line			CERA	$ 55.00
	11 (1)	The Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Railway
Robert A. LeMassena
	Lackewanna-Superpower Railroad of the Northwest			TLC Publications	$ 30.00
	11 (1)
John Leopard
	Wisconsin Central Heritage - Volume One			Four Ways West	$ 71.95
	22 (1)
P.A. Letourneau
	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway 1880 - 1940			Iconografix	$ 42.49
	12 (3)	A photo archive for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway 1880 - 1940
P.A. Letourneau
	Milwaukee Road 1850 - 1960 Photo Archive			Iconografix	$ 42.49
	12 (8)	A collection of Milwaukee Road photographs.
Donald C. Lewis
	'C' Liners on the Canadian National			LPD Publishing	$ 24.95
	20 (1)	CNR C-Liners in pictures and paint diagrams
Don Lewis
	Diesel Locomotive Diagrams - 2 Volume Soft Cover			LPD Publishing	$ 69.95
	20 (2)	Data Sheets covering Canadian National diesel units operating 1928-1959 with representative photos
Don Lewis
	Diesel Locomotive Diagrams - Hard Cover			LPD Publishing	$ 89.95
	20 (2)	Data Sheets covering Canadian National diesel units operating 1928-1959 with representative photos
Donald C. Lewis
	Diesel Locomotive Diagrams - CN Operating in 1965 and 1967.			LPD Publishing	$ 34.95
	20 (2)	Data Sheets Covering Canadian National diesel units operating in 1965 and 1967. Soft cover. Spiral Bound.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Mini 2-1			LPD Publishing	$ 18.95
	20 (2)	PGE / BC Rail Diesels 1948 to 1981
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 2: PGE and other Railroads			LPD Publishing	$ 44.95
	20 (1)	Wire Bound. Second hand.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 3: Canadian Pacific Railway			LPD Publishing	$ 95.95
	20 (4)	2018 Color Edition. Hardcover
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 3: Canadian Pacific Railway			LPD Publishing	$ 9.99
	20 (1)	Diesel Paint Schemes of the CPR - First printing. Soft cover
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 3: Canadian Pacific Railway			LPD Publishing	$ 19.00
	20 (1)	Diesel Paint Schemes of the CPR - Second 1998. Soft Cover.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 3: Canadian Pacific Railway			LPD Publishing	$ 29.99
	20 (1)	Hardbound. Second hand. Binding tired.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 4 - 2005 Reprint Soft Cover			LPD Publishing	$ 32.55
	20 (1)	Locomotive and Passenger Car Outlines for the Equipment Operated by VIA Rail. Soft cover, spiral bound.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 4 - 2005 Reprint Soft Cover			LPD Publishing	$ 40.00
	20 (1)	Locomotive and Passenger Car Outlines for the Equipment Operated by VIA Rail. Soft cover, original printing.
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 5 - 2017 Color Edition			LPD Publishing	$ 75.00
	20 (1)	RDC Cars and locomotives seen across Canada - Hard Cover 2017 Color Edition
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 5 - 2018 Color Edition			LPD Publishing	$ 65.95
	20 (1)	RDC Cars and locomotives seen across Canada - Wirebound 2018
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 5 - 2018 Color Edition			LPD Publishing	$ 75.95
	20 (1)	RDC Cars and locomotives seen across Canada - Hard Cover 2018
Donald C. Lewis
	Rail Canada Volume 5 - First Edition			LPD Publishing	$ 39.99
	20 (1)	RDC Cars and locomotives seen across Canada - Hard Cover with Jacket - 1983
Donald C. Lewis
	Steam in Canada - 2011 Reprint - Hard Cover			LPD Publishing	$ 79.98
	20 (3)	Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives - Outline Drawings, Photographs, Roster.
Kim Lewis
	The Last Train			Candlewick Press	$ 17.95
	12 (3)	A children's railway story.
Donald C. Lewis & Patrick C. Dorin
	Rail America Volume 1			LPD Publishing	$ 80.00
	20 (7)	Diesel Paint Schemes, Photos & Rosters for CN North America - Hard cover. 2017 Color Edition
Donald C. Lewis & Patrick C. Dorin
	Rail America Volume 1			LPD Publishing	$ 19.99
	20 (3)	Diesel Paint Schemes, Photos & Rosters for CN North America - Soft Cover
Donald C. Lewis & Patrick C. Dorin
	Rail America Volume 1. Damaged Binding.			LPD Publishing	$ 34.99
	20 (1)	Diesel Paint Schemes, Photos & Rosters for CN North America - Hard cover. 2017 Color Edition
Ken Liddell
	I`ll Take The Train			Prairie Books	$ 11.95
	12 (1)	2nd hand
Thomas Limoski
	Building the Right-Sized layout			Kalmbach	$ 28.59
	K23 (3)	MR Layout Design and Planning
Mont Lingard
	Next Stop Gaff Topsail			Mont Lingard	$ 14.99
	18 (1)	Chats, Stats and Snaps of the Newfoundland Railway
Bill Linley
	Trackside in the Maritimes 1967-1993 with Bill Linley			Morning Sun	$ 79.99
	15 (2)
Bill Linley
	Trackside Newfoundland			Morning Sun	$ 95.95
	15 (5)
Gordon E. Lloyd
	Illinois Terminal in Colour - Volume 1			Morning Sun	$ 49.95
	14 (1)
Gordon E. Lloyd
	Insull - Chicago Interurbans in Color			Morning Sun	$ 49.95
	14 (1)	CA&E - CNS&M - CSS&SB
J.A. Love
	Canadian National in the West - Volume 1			BRMNA	$ 6.00
	17 (2)	A selection of photographs with full captions
J. Norman Lowe
	Canadian National in the East - Volume 1			BRMNA	$ 6.00
	17 (4)	A selection of photographs with full captions
J. Norman Lowe
	Canadian National in the East - Volume 2			BRMNA	$ 6.00
	17 (1)	A selection of photographs with full captions
Scott Lupia
	Paint & Detail Railroad Models with Scott Lupia			White River	$ 32.50
	K24 (1)

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