The Southern Railway

The Southern Railway
Author: C. Pat Cates
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738518312

Following on the heels of Images of Rail: The Southern Railway, this volume takes a more detailed look at a historic railroad that has served the South for over 100 years and continues to serve as the Norfolk Southern Railway. Included in these pages are stories of bravery in war and ingenuity in peace. From 1942 to 1945, the 727th Railway Operating BattalionA[a¬asponsored by the Southern RailwayA[a¬aserved in North Africa and up the spine of Italy into Germany. The courageous unit received a citation from Gen. George S. Patton for its involvement in the Sicily Campaign.

Just Call Me Hays

Just Call Me Hays
Author: Hays Thomas Watkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2001
Genre: Railroads
ISBN:

Under Hays leadership, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, fondly known as "Chessie", and the CSX grew from its regional railroad origins into the world's first integrated, international transportation company.

Trains of Recollection

Trains of Recollection
Author: D. B. Hanna
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2022-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This fascinating book provides a first-hand account of the railway developments in Scotland and Canada, as told by the author, David Blyth Hanna, who was president of the Canadian National Railways in 1919.

Bluebell Railway Recollections

Bluebell Railway Recollections
Author: Keith Leppard
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Steam locomotives
ISBN: 9781857943917

Within this series there are, for example, tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units and many more varieties besides! Some of these will be recognised both by young and older readers alike while others will be seen for the first time.

Memoirs of a Signalman

Memoirs of a Signalman
Author: Jack D. Harrison
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2018-03-29
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1546289798

This is Jacks second book and turns from Verse to Prose for an autobiographical work. Memoirs of a Signalman covers his years as a Signalman with British Railways on the Fylde Coast of England between 1978-88. It is not just a cold technical book about Railway Signalling, but also includes some very funny tales of very unusual events and incidents. But despite the fact that his home town of 60 years once had the largest deep-sea fishing fleet on the West Coast, there are no Big Fish Stories. It is all true and really happened. It actually covers Jacks life from leaving School during 1974, right up until recently, when the very last Signal Box [Poulton No 3], was demolished, to make way for the Electrification of the Blackpool line. However Jack was involved in the original calls for this overdue modernisation, and he knew it was important for the Routes long-term future. Besides some basic background on traditional Railway Signalling, and life on the Railway, it covers the decline of Fleetwood and its once great Maritime and Railway heritage. It is hoped that an Audio version of the book will also be produced later this year.