Up for auction/sale is a choice collection of five (5) vintage, out-of-print hardcover railroad history and modeling books. This lot features highly regarded reference material focusing on the Norfolk & Western (N&W), Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), and Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) lines.

Please review the detailed breakdown of each book and its condition below before bidding or purchasing. Three books are in good vintage condition, while two titles have notable condition flaws and are priced as reference/reading copies.

Books Included in This Lot:

• The Norfolk & Western Railway: Williamson Terminal — 1953

  • Author/Compiler: Vern French

  • Description: Highly sought-after specialized layout and history guide for N&W modelers and historians. Includes extensive photos, diagrams, and text detailing steam power, tender assignments, and terminal operations.

  • Condition: Good. Clean cover and tight binding with only minor shelf and edge wear.

• The Norfolk and Western Handbook

  • Authors: Conley Wallace and Aubrey Wiley

  • Description: A comprehensive steam era book geared toward modelers and rail fans alike.

  • Condition: Good. The red cover shows light surface scuffing and minimal edge wear, but pages are clean and intact.

• Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900-1957

  • Author: Alvin F. Staufer

  • Description: A classic, heavily illustrated definitive guide to PRR steam and electric motive power.

  • Condition: Good. The book itself is solid with a tight binding. The original dust jacket is intact but shows typical age-related yellowing, minor scuffs, and shelf wear along the edges.

• B&O Power: Steam, Diesel and Electric Power of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1829-1964

  • Author: Alvin F. Staufer

  • Description: An essential historical pictorial and technical guide to the B&O fleet.

  • Condition: Poor to Fair (Reading/Reference Copy). The internal pages and binding are secure, but the original dust jacket has a large chunk completely torn out from the top right quadrant of the back cover, along with heavy tearing and fraying along the top spine and corners.

• Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Service, 1945-1971 — Volume 2: The Route of The Capitol Limited

• Author: Harry Stegmaier

• Description: A thorough look into post-WWII B&O passenger operations, consist studies, traffic patterns, and car assignments.

• Condition: Poor (Reading/Reference Copy). The back cover artwork is bright and clean, but the glossy paper covering the hardbound spine has completely split open along the front hinge, exposing the raw inner cardboard binding beneath. The top left corner of the spine wrapper is also crumpled and torn.