Hi, Steve.
Thank you very much for the additional information regarding the books and courses. I had heard of these books but hadn't seen a copy for myself. In speaking with the gentleman and after already having purchased a few diesel operating manuals from him, I mentioned I like detailed, "hands on" information and he recommended these books to me. My only regret was not purchasing all the volumes he had but I had already spent a bunch and was running a bit low on available funds so I chose the six titles which looked most interesting to me.
Thanks again,
Bob
Bob, you can often get them from www.abebooks.com, for reasonable prices. There were about 15 or so in the "blue" or "black" set you have for steam operations; many other volumes available for other aspects of railroading. Earlier (like the 1920s) they were slightly larger and in red or red-and-green covers (same info--the blues just have more "up-to-date" content). Click here if you want to see a pretty exhaustive list (about 1/3 down):
