A Collection of Railroad Books, Technical Manuals, and Ephemera including MBI Railroad Colour History

A diverse collection of railroad-orientated publications, technical documentation, and mechanical ephemera focusing on North American and British locomotive history. The group includes two softcover volumes from the MBI Railroad Color History series: CSX and Southern Pacific Railroad by Brian Solomon. Operational materials comprise a Railtrack white ring binder titled Personalised Rule Book No. 6 Passenger Guard, Freight Guard or Shunter, dated June 1999 and marked Private and Not For Publication; a black ring binder containing L & NWR Class 66 Locomotives Training Notes; and a green vinyl-bound AEI Traction service handbook for British Railways Type 2 1250 hp diesel-electric locomotives, covering locomotive numbers 7598 to D7677 (Book No. 1034/3). Reference literature includes the second edition of The Contemporary Diesel Spotter’s Guide by Louis A. Marre and the second edition of Diesel Locomotive Rosters: U.S., Canada, Mexico by Charles W. McDonald. The collection is further supplemented by a red multi-tabbed technical folder with dividers for traction motors, diesel engines, and generators, alongside a group of mechanical drawings from the Canadian National Railways Mechanical Department, Montreal, depicting a 10 Wheel Class G.16 locomotive.