Heavily illustrated and complete, it covers the production, service history and modifications to wood, heavyweight and lightweight head end equipment assigned to, or owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Contents:
Ch. 1: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard 60' and 40' Steel Postal Cars, pp. 30-83,
Ch. 2: SP Common Standard 60' Steel Postal & Postal-Storage Cars, Development and Production 1914-1941, pp. 84-99,
Ch. 3: Common Standard 60' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1912-1921, pp. 100-121,
Ch. 4: Common Standard 69' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1911-1914, pp. 122-137,
Ch. 5: SP Common Standard 69' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1916-1918, pp. 138-149,
Ch. 6: SP Common Standard 70 Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1921-1928, pp. 150-189,
Ch. 7. SP Rebuilt or Reconfigured Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, pp. 190-207,
Ch. 8: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard 60' Baggage Cars, Development & Production pp. 208-259,
Ch. 9: SP Common Standard 60' Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1906-1915, pp. 260-278,
Ch. 10: SP Common Standard 70' Steel Baggage and Baggage Automobile Cars, Development & Production 1918-1930, pp. 278-327,
Ch. 11: SP Common Standard 70' and 80' Steel Baggage-Horse Cars, Development & Production 1924-1927, pp. 328-351,
Ch. 12: SP 80' Baggage-Horse Cars Rebuilt for Other Service, pp. 352-261,
Ch. 13: SP Heavyweight Baggage and Baggage Express Cars Converted and Renumbered from Other Cars and Car Types, pp. 362-383,
Ch. 14: SP 40' Wood Tea and Silk Cars, pp. 384-389,
Ch. 15: Former El Paso & Southwestern Cars, pp. 390-401,
Ch. 16: St. Louis Southwestern Postal-Baggage & Baggage, pp. 402-409,
Ch. 17: Heavyweight Cars Owned by Other Carriers and Used in Jointly-Operated Trains, pp. 410-421,
Ch. 18: SP 40' Express Box Cars & PFE Express Refrigerators, Development & Production 1946-1965, pp. 422-439,
Ch. 19: SP Lightweight Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1946-1965, pp. 440-467,
Ch. 20: SP Post-War Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production, 1946-1965, pp. 468-511,
Ch. 21: Lightweight Cars Owned by Other Carriers and Used in Jointly-Operation Trains, pp. 512-522,
Appendix, pp. 523-533,
Foreign Road Gallery, pp. 534-547,
Bibliography, pp. 548-551,
Glossary of Terms, pp. 552-558,
Index, pp. 559-564,
SPH&TS, hard bound with jacket, 564 pages, 8.5 x 12 x 2.5 in., 182 color and 825 black & white images, 97 plans, Rosters, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography and Index.