A Denver hobby shop owner's photographs of the steam to diesel transition years on Colorado's famous Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo and the Fort Worth & Denver in Texas. Santa Fe, Rio Grande, C&S, FW&D, Rock Island, MoPac and Colorado & Wyoming.
Contents: Ch. 1: Steam in the 1950s, pp. 6-19, Ch. 2: Santa Fe, pp. 20-43, Ch. 3: The C&S and FW&D, pp. 44-75, Ch. 4: The Rio Grande, pp. 76-90, Ch. 5: The Missouri Pacific, pp. 91-101, Ch. 6: The Rock Island, pp. 102-109, Ch. 7: Colorado Fuel & Iron, pp. 110-113, Ch. 8: Steam Excursions, pp. 114-121, Ch. 9: Beginning of the End, pp. 122-127, Epilogue, The Post-Merger Joint Line, pg. 128.
Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, standard portrait size, Color images with captions.
