Description: The Burlington Waycars - CB&Q Chicago Burlington & Quincy Burlington Route - New from the publisher! The Burlington Waycars features over 1,200 color and B&W photographs and 100+ drawings of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's cabooses, known by all as waycars. The book is printed on 128/gsm-86/lb archive semigloss paper. Will ship worldwide for actual costs but must be insured and will require adult signature. Email for shipping quote. Please send questions before bidding. Thanks. Book reviews - Wow" was a highly accurate one word review. I'll add a few facts, figures and observations for those who need same AND where to buy it! What is nearly 8 pounds, has over a 1000 photos (yes, over one thousand, many in color & a majority unpublished), over 100 drawings from over a dozen sources plus have such waycar tidbits as Aladdin lamps, potbelly stove print, Railway Gazette excerpts, ancedotes & assignment sheets? "The Burlington Waycars" by Danniel, Reis & Douda! This is a massive work, years in the making and what is most impressive to me, using approximately 130 sources ranging from BNSF, museums, libraries and such notables &/or familiar Burlington names as Gib Allbach, Jim Boyd, Ray Buhrmaster, Bernie Corbin, Ed DeRouin, Jim Ehernberger, Bill Franckey, Bill Glick, Archie Hayden, Al Holck, Bob Hundman, Dick Kindig, Richard Kistler, John Kujawa, Roger Kujawa, John LaRue, Bud Linroth, Dave Lotz, Ken Martin, Cordell Newby, Leo Phillipp, Bill Raia, Karl Rethwisch, Jim Sandrin, Lou Schmitz, Jim Seacrest, Jim Shaughnessy, George Speir, Charlie Vlk, Phil Weibler, etc. AND of course the two men who laid the groundwork back in 1978, Dan Holbrook & Steve Lorenz. I vividly recall the announcement of the original Waycar book in 1978 as I was CB&Q Editor of NW Prototype Modeler magazine run by the late Bob Longo at the time. Bob, for marketing purposes, wanted Dan & Steve to title that pioneering work "Burlington Cabooses". He was talked out of it! But thanks to Bob, Dan & Steve, a very good book was created that now sells at a premium on eBay & at RR shows. Mine is VERY well worn! However softbound books nearly 35 years ago are a far cry from current quality hardbounds. Randy Danniel has proven with his annual Burlington calendars he understands the advantage of expensive paper, quality printers and skilled photo manipulation. The new "Waycars" is about related to the original as a 'vette is to a Model T. Photos jump off the page, many are gatefolds, full bleeds, duo tones AND glorious color. The handful of marginal pics are cited as such as being the only surviving examples of early waycars. The book is organized in 19 chapters with an extensive appendix. Chapters cover early Burlington waycar development, all the CB&Q classes, 75 pages on C&S and 50 pages on FtW&D. (2 normal railroad books in themselves). IF this had not been self-published by Mile Post 206, it would have been greatly condensed. You would not have the many detail photos, in color, inside & out of wood & steel waycars (an NMRA modeler's dream!). What really impresses me though (& I am still only part way through it) is that photos include a lot of non-roster style. Like "Granger Country" this gives the reader a feel for railroading in the 1900 to 1960 era with many consists, depots and other background detail in the photos. You see mixeds, steam, diesel; even a Rock Island switcher towing a Q waycar. Stories are great too like a trip down the Carthage branch. After awhile you smell the potbelly stove, feel the sway of the car & creak of the oak sideframes. The foreword states that if you like the book, thank the contributors. I can only imagine all the correspondence, trips and calls that were made to get every bit of data and every good photo and drawing that could be had. The wait has been well worth it. …this book raises the bar sky high for rolling stock coverage of any railroad just as Bill Glick's trilogy did for heavyweight passenger cars. Thanks to all who contributed. "Wow!" "This book raises the bar for all railroad books. Absolutely stunning!"
Price: 125 USD
Location: Burlington, Iowa
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Year: 2012
