Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1

Fifth in a series of all-colour softcovers. In this volume, we travel with Jim Guerin to photograph steam, diesel and railroad details in the Northeastern United States from 1955 to 1958. Release date: September 2024.

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We are pleased to announce our fourth title featuring the colour photography of Jim Guerin
 

Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1 continues the series which starts with Steam Encounters at Montreal.

In this installment, we travel with Jim Guerin to the Northeastern United States in 1955 and 1956. We observe steam and diesel action on the Baltimore & Ohio, New York Central, Nickel Plate, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania and more.

As with all of our titles, Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1 is printed and bound  in Ontario, Canada.

Check out this preview of bonus movies for purchasers of Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1
 

Here are some sample pictures that appear in the volume
 

Check out our video series for Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1
 

Our introductory video (above) features Jim Guerin travelling from his home in Galt, Ontario to Toledo, Ohio on Easter Weekend 1955.

Our second video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing trains near Wabash Tower, which is just east of the Central Union Terminal in Toledo, Ohio. It's Easter Weekend, 1955.

Our third video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing locomotives, structures and details at the Baltimore & Ohio's Rossford Yard in Toledo and at the engine terminal at Willard, Ohio on Easter Weekend, 1955.

Our fourth video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing New York Central steam and diesel locomotives at the Air Line Junction roundhouse in Toledo, Ohio on Easter Weekend 1955.

Our fifth video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing diesels on the Florida East Coast, Seaboard Air Line, Southern, and Chesapeake & Ohio in late spring/early summer 1956.

Our sixth video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing PRR and ATSF 2-10-4 steam locomotives, and some PRR diesels, at Sandusky, Ohio in 1956.

In our seventh video (above) our photographer catches a B&O "Big Six" blasting out of Willard, Ohio plus action on the Norfolk & Western at Blue Ridge, Virginia.

In our eighth video (above) our photographer frames N&W action from a bridge at Bluefield, West Virginia in 1958.

In our ninth video (above) we visit Nickel Plate Road points Conneaut and Painesville (both in Ohio) in 1956.

In our tenth and final video (above) we revisit the Baltimore & Ohio, and also check out some Erie action, in Ohio in 1956.