Thanks for the review. Can't wait for my copy to arrive.
Dan
On Mar 22, 2012, at 6:13 PM, "Gerald Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Wow" was a highly accurate one word review. I'll add a few facts, figures
> and observations for those who need same AND where to buy it!
> What is nearly 8 pounds, has over a 1000 photos (yes, over one thousand, many
> in color & a majority unpublished), over 100 drawings from over a dozen
> sources plus have such waycar tidbits as Aladdin lamps, potbelly stove print,
> Railway Gazette excerpts, ancedotes & assignment sheets? "The Burlington
> Waycars" by Danniels, Reis & Douda!
> This is a massive work, years in the making and what is most impressive to
> me, using approximately 130 sources ranging from BNSF, museums, libraries and
> such notables &/or familiar Burlington names as Gib Allbach, Jim Boyd, Ray
> Buhrmaster, Bernie Corbin, Ed DeRouin, Jim Ehernberger, Bill Franckey, Bill
> Glick, Archie Hayden, Al Holck, Bob Hundman, Dick Kindig, Richard Kistler,
> Roger Kujawa, John LaRue, Bud Linroth, Dave Lotz, Ken Martin, Cordell Newby,
> Leo Phillipp, Bill Raia, Karl Rethwisch, Jim Sandrin, Lou Schmitz, Jim
> Seacrest, Jim Shaughnessy, George Speir, Charlie Vlk, Phil Weibler, etc. AND
> of course the two men who laid the groundwork back in 1978, Dan Holbrook &
> Steve Lorenz.
> I vividly recall the announcement of the original Waycar book in 1978 as I
> was CB&Q Editor of NW Prototype Modeler magazine run by the late Bob Longo at
> the time. Bob, for marketing purposes, wanted Dan & Steve to title that
> pioneering work "Burlington Cabooses". He was talked out of it! But thanks
> to Bob, Dan & Steve, a very good book was created that now sells at a premium
> on eBay & at RR shows. Mine is VERY well worn! However softbound books
> nearly 35 years ago are a far cry from current quality hardbounds. Randy
> Danniels has proven with his annual Burlington calendars he understands the
> advantage of expensive paper, quality printers and skilled photo
> manipulation. The new "Waycars" is about related to the original as a 'vette
> is to a Model T.
> Photos jump off the page, many are gatefolds, full bleeds, duo tones AND
> glorious color. The handful of marginal pics are cited as such as being the
> only surviving examples of early waycars.
> The book is organized in 19 chapters with an extensive appendix.
> Chapters cover early Burlington waycar development, all the CB&Q classes, 75
> pages on C&S and 50 pages on FtW&D. (2 normal railroad books in themselves).
> IF this had not been self-published by Randy's Milepost 206, it would have
> been greatly condensed. You would not have the many detail photos, in color,
> inside & out of wood & steel waycars (an NMRA modeler's dream!).
> What really impresses me though (& I am still only part way through it) is
> that photos include a lot of non-roster style. Like "Granger Country" this
> gives the reader a feel for railroading in the 1900 to 1960 era with many
> consists, depots and other background detail in the photos. You see mixeds,
> steam, diesel; even a Rock Island switcher towing a Q waycar. Stories are
> great too like a trip down the Carthage branch. After awhile you smell the
> potbelly stove, feel the sway of the car & creak of the oak sideframes. The
> foreword states that if you like the book thank the contributors. I can only
> imagine all the correspondence, trips and calls that were made to get every
> bit of data and every good photo and drawing that could be had. The wait has
> been well worth it (& as my son Lee figured out, those who made a deposit
> have seen a 41% appreciation, beating the stock market!) BUT, if you did
> not reserve one, you either go to Milepost206.com or the following Hobby
> Shops: Al's Hobby Shop, Elmhurst, IL; Caboose Hobbies,Denver, CO; Classic
> Trains & Ferrari's, Paducah, KY; Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO; Des
> Plaines Hobby Shop, Des Plaines, IL; Jim's Junction, Billings, MT; Karen's
> Books, Vista, CA; The Hobbycraft Shop, Burlington, IA; The Original Whistle
> Stop, Pasadena, CA & Whistle Stop Trains, Portland, OR
> The press run is small, allocations were limited so it's either buy one now
> or like the original "Waycars", Goen's "FtW&D" or Hol Wagner's "Colorado
> Road", pay double for it at a railroad show or on eBay in a year or two. In
> any case, this book raises the bar sky high for rolling stock coverage of any
> railroad just as Bill Glick's trilogy did for heavyweight passenger cars.
> Thanks to all who contributed. "Wow!"
> Gerald
>
>
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