North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition

In addition to revising the previous yard profiles where necessary, he has added more than a dozen profiles not included in the previous edition, bringing the total in this volume to 100. There, freight-carrying rolling stock of every conceivable type is dropped off, sorted, and switched from train to train before being sent off to its next destination. In this updated and expanded edition of his 2003 book, North American Railyards, Rhodes provides a unique reference to railyards across the continent, including the latest information on their status, traffic, and more. This classic illustrated reference is now fully updated with revised profiles, additional diagrams, and more than a dozen new railyard profiles. Railyards are the epicenter of modern railroad operations sprawling multi-acre facilities, featuring miles of track and complex operations. The book also includes 10 new yard diagrams not appearing in the previous volume, provides updates to the existing 25 diagrams where needed, and features system maps for the Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, and Union Pacific railroads. Where the first edition of North American Railyards was unparalleled in enthusiast literature published before it, this fully revamped and

Shooshie said Truly an Asset to Anyone who Studies Railroading!. If you are reading this review and considering buying this book, then you are a certain kind of person looking for more specific information than you find in general railfan picture books. Don't get me wrong; I love the picture books, and could spend the rest of my life reading them and never get enough. But this book te. "I was disappointed with this" according to Amazon Customer. I was disappointed with this. I was hoping for more details like track numbering and the amount of daily traffic. The yard diagrams were good (not all yards covered had diagrams) but, again, details were left out. It would be impossible trying to use this book to correlate what was happening on a radio scanner.The histor. "Best Book (I can find) on Yards!" according to VA 6. If you're looking to find out more about individual railyards, this is the best book I can find. This book does a solid job at covering all the major yards in all the Class I railroads. The downside is that it is dated, about 15-20 years behind. This means CSX's North Baltimore Yard doesn't exist. NS still features the B

. He has traveled North America more than 40 times since 1989 to research and record American and Canadian railyards and is most recently the author of North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition (2014) from Voyageur Press. About the Author Michael Rhodes is a retired surgeon residing in Norwich, United Kingdom

Michael Rhodes is a retired surgeon residing in Norwich, United Kingdom. . He has traveled North America more than 40 times since 1989 to research and record American and Canadian railyards and is most recently the author of North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition (2014) from Voyageur Press