*****A fabulous photo excursion over the Railroads of the Pacific Northwest as seen through the camera of two of the West's most famous photographers and historians, Warren McGee & Ron Nixon.

***Not just another "equipment record" photo collection, but the trains at work in their environment. Each chapter illustrates by railroad the scenery and equipment of the major railroads of the Pacific Northwest. Pacific's and Prairies, Mikado's to Northerns, and the behemoth mallets spiced with the electrics all of which witness the dawn of the day of the diesel Age. Almost 350 beautiful panoramic and dramatic skyline photographs for which McGee and Nixon are renowned.

***Northern Pacific authority Dick Green brings together this remarkable collection of beautiful McGee and Nixon photographs for the enthusiast and especially the modeler seeking authenticity in recreating the environment in miniature, as well as the grandeur of this exciting period of history.

***Text is limited almost exclusively to photograph captions, which often include anecdotes by McGee or Nixon on the photo situation or the period. Several maps are included which pinpoint the sometimes-obscure locations where these photographs were taken and also to help locate photographs of a specific area. 

***In all, a truly marvelous photographic record of the Pacific Northwest railroads at the height of their reign during the years  between 1930 and 1970.