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IT'S HERE....OUR ALL-COLOR 2008 CALENDAR!

For the tenth year, we are very proud to publish our all-color calendar, the only one devoted exclusively to our railroads. This year's edition includes 14 brilliant color images of fast freights, locals with first-generation power, and even a circus train behind purple ACL F units. Get yours now, plus extras for gifts. Our price is still just $11.95 plus shipping. Order now using our catalog order form – use product code C-08.

• Here’s the list of the 2008 calendar’s images:
• Front cover: SCL U18B 339 and train at the Palmdale, Fla., station, 1974.
• January: Former SAL “Jolly Green Giant” GP40s on a freight at Chattahoochee, Fla., about 1970.
• February: A mix of first-generation SCL units pull a local through Alachua, Fla., 1972.
• March: Bright purple ACL F units head up a circus train near Sarasota, Fla., early 1950s.
• April: A set of SD45s at the ex-SAL station in Wadesboro, N.C., 1973.
• May: SCL units line up at the former ACL Savannah (Ga.) yard, 1975.
• June: Ex-Seaboard units lead a freight at RF&P’s Acca Yard in Richmond, 1973.
• July: A single GP38-2 leads a local at Perry, Fla., on ex-ACL rails in 1977.
• August: A colorful mix of a Family Lines C30-7, black geep, and orange caboose at Hamlet in 1980.
• September: Geeps and cabooses gather at Monroe, N.C., in 1976.
• October: SCL U-boats lead a freight across the diamond at Crawford, Fla., in 1973.
• November: An ex-Seaboard RS3 ventures out into Charlotte Harbor (Fla.) toward a waiting phosphate ship in 1969.
• December: A purple ACL GP7 stands in the snow beside the Daleville, Ala., depot in 1958.
• Rear cover: An SCL geep leads an N&W coal train at Hamlet, N.C., 1980.

Birmingham Rails book leads list of other new products

We have just added a number of new products available for sale, starting with a new book, Birmingham Rails – The Last Golden Era, by Marvin Clemons and Lyle Key and with a foreword by Frank Ardrey. This long-anticipated book on Birmingham’s railroads provides thorough history and photo coverage for all of the Steel City’s lines, including of course the ACL and Seaboard. Other favorites covered include the L&N, Southern, IC, Central of Georgia, shortlines and industrials, and more. The book is hardback with 280 pages, 400 illustrations, and maps. We will have a limited supply of autographed copies on a first-come, first-served basis. This fine book by two noted and long-time Birmingham experts is just $53 plus shipping—a $59.95 retail value. Order now from our Product Sales division. More information on this book is at www.BirminghamRails.com.

Next… a new custom decal set for Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast freight cars and cabooses. The plucky AB&C was absorbed by the ACL in 1946, and operated from Waycross, Ga., north to Atlanta and Birmingham. Its steam-era rolling stock roster was a veritable museum of early-20^th century equipment of mostly wood construction. This HO white lettering set, designed for us by Curt Fortenberry, will letter nearly any AB&C freight car plus the road’s cabooses. The specific prototypes used for the lettering include the road’s USRA gondolas, USRA boxcars, homemade wood gondolas, and the rebuilt ex-FEC cabooses in the B-50 through B-56 series. All lettering, including data, was taken directly from actual photos of these AB&C cars. Each set will letter up to three freight cars and one caboose, and is just $4.00 plus shipping. Here’s a small sample of what’s on the sheet:

Also on our list is the 2007 Richmond Conference Tour Guide booklet. This 24-page publication was carefully researched and compiled by the many volunteers who planned and carried out the excellent Richmond conference held this past June 29 through July 1. It describes in detail the routes and points of interest for both bus tours; has a list of office floor assignments for the SAL headquarters building; includes a list of Pullman sleeping car service through Richmond in 1930 and 1956; present-day CSX and Amtrak train list and schedules; and several maps and photos. If you couldn’t make this outstanding conference, then this bountiful supply of information will be especially useful to you. All this material is available for just $3 plus shipping.