BOOKS
The Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway
Charles and Dorothy Wood
Publisher: Superior Publishing Co., Seattle,WA (1974)
Description: 159 pages, illustrations (some color), 28cm., hardbound, try www.alibrus.com
North Bank Road
John T. Gaertner
Publisher: Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA (c1990)
Description: 246 pages, illustrations (B/W), 24cm., softbound , try https://www.historicrail.com
The Northwest’s Own Railway, Volume One
Walter R. Grande
Publisher: Grande Press, Portland, OR (c1992)
Description: illustrations (some color), maps (some color), 24cm. x 28cm., hardbound, hard to find
The Northwest’s Own Railway, Volume Two
Walter R. Grande
Publisher: Grande Press, Portland, OR (c1997)
Description: illustrations (some color), maps (some color), 24cm. x 28cm., hardbound, google it
SP&S Cabooses – A History
Paul T. Hobbs
Publisher: GNP Publications, Bonners Ferry, ID (c1996)
Description: 108 pages, illustrations (56 B/W), 26 equipment book diagrams, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, vinyl hard cover, out of print, try amazon.com
SP&S The Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway
Ed Austin & Tom Dill
Publisher: Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, WA (c1996)
Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Ed Austin
Publisher: Morning Sun Books, Inc., Scotch Plains, NJ (c1998)
Spokane Portland & Seattle Ry. Color Pictorial
Todd Schwenk
Publisher: Four Ways West Publications, (c1998)
Description: out of print
SP&S Maintenance-of-Way Equipment
Ron Peterson
Publisher: (c1996)
Description: Contact author
Railroading in the Pacific Northwest
Warren McGee and Ronald Nixon
Publisher: Oso Publishing Company
Description: This is the follow-up book to The Northern Pacific Railroad of McGee and Nixon. Warren McGee and Ronald Nixon, both employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad, we also avid railfans. This book is a collection of some of their best photographs of all railroads in the Pacific Northwest, from 1930-1970. Included are: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Great Northern Northern Pacific Spokane, Portland and Seattle Union Pacific Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Spokane International …and a complete section in color! You’ll see steam locomotives ranging from smaller units to massive articulated mallets, as well as diesels and diesel electrics. Each photo’s locomotive is identified both by type and by number. A very interesting feature of this book is the anecdotes added by Warren McGee to some of the photographs. Hardbound with a dust jacket, 262 acid-free pages, 300 photographs, plus maps and a locomotive and location index.
Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest
Carlos A. Schwantes
Stations West
Edwin D. Culp
That Reminds Me of Another Story: Stories of the SP&S; Railway
Kenny Prager
Description: More than 50 of Kenny’s railroading stories, featuring some of the personalities who worked on the railroad, incidents in Ken’s career as steam locomotive fireman and Diesellocomotive engineer, and Ken’s fond memories of running the 700 both in regular service and after she was restored by PRPA. Website: http://www.sps700.org/kenbook.html
MAGAZINES
Railroad Magazine, November, 1952 “Pride of the Northwest-SP&S” by Richard Neuberger
Rail Classics, November, 1977 “SP&S Meant ALCo” by Don Sims
Rail Classics, March, 1985 “BN’s Smallest Parent” by Don Sims
Model Railroader, March 1988 “SP&S yellow & green” by Andy Sperandeo
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing
Description: painting a model railroad
Mainlien Modeler, October 2004 “SP&S; Alcos Part One” by George Hardy
Publisher: Hundeman
Description: Excellent technical reference to SP&S; Alcos.
The Northwest’s Own Railway
Publisher: Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society, Portland, OR
Description: Quarterly publication dedicated to preservation of the SP&S Railway.
