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car builders cyclopedia
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martincooper@...
Hi: A 1946 CBC is available from vintage reproductions for $14.95 on cd. Easier to read, easier to hold, fits on a shelf. Marty Cooper
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Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...>
Marty,
Do you have a URL for them? I keep getting antique shops on google. Fred Freitas ________________________________ From: "martincooper@..." <martincooper@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 10:20 AM Subject: [STMFC] car builders cyclopedia Hi: A 1946 CBC is available from vintage reproductions for $14.95 on cd. Easier to read, easier to hold, fits on a shelf. Marty Cooper [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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It is on eBay, The price has gone up to $19.95.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-Car-Builders-Cyclopedia-Railroad-History-DVD-/250662689316 Mark Stamm PRRT&HS # 8462 mark@... From: Frederick Freitas [mailto:prrinvt@...] Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:57 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] car builders cyclopedia Marty, Do you have a URL for them? I keep getting antique shops on google. Fred Freitas ________________________________ From: "martincooper@... <mailto:martincooper%40comcast.net> " <martincooper@... <mailto:martincooper%40comcast.net> > To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 10:20 AM Subject: [STMFC] car builders cyclopedia Hi: A 1946 CBC is available from vintage reproductions for $14.95 on cd. Easier to read, easier to hold, fits on a shelf. Marty Cooper [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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david zuhn
How about this:
http://www.vintageliterature.ca/cat_railroading.cfm They also have a couple of free downloads (Shay Catalog and a Railroad Fireman's magazine), but I can't get the downloads to work for me. -- david d zuhn Saint Paul Bridge & Terminal Ry. zoo @ stpaulterminal.org |
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Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...>
David,
Thank you ever so much for the link. I just found 5 things I have been looking for. Fred Freitas ________________________________ From: david zuhn <david.zuhn@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] car builders cyclopedia How about this: http://www.vintageliterature.ca/cat_railroading.cfm They also have a couple of free downloads (Shay Catalog and a Railroad Fireman's magazine), but I can't get the downloads to work for me. -- david d zuhn Saint Paul Bridge & Terminal Ry. zoo @ stpaulterminal.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Ed Sutorik wrote:
I have just received my copy of the 1946 Cyclopeia plus a couple other items I ordered. The scan quality is terrible at 75 DPI. I cannot recommend this company's products. [vintage reproductions]Thanks, Ed. Good to have the feedback. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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mt19a <LarrynLynnHanlon@...>
Guys,
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There is no such problem on my copy. There is plenty of detail; you can zoom in until you see the halftone screen in the photos on the original pages, and the line drawings are more than sufficiently sharp. Perhaps a monitor setup issue? Larry Hanlon. Bend, OR --- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
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I have to agree with Larry I got mine last week and on my 24" LCD display
the images are sharp and you can take the images to at least 400% before you see any distortion. Great investment wish I had known about them before. Mark Stamm PRRT&HS # 8462 mark@... From: mt19a [mailto:LarrynLynnHanlon@...] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 1:56 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: car builders cyclopedia Guys, There is no such problem on my copy. There is plenty of detail; you can zoom in until you see the halftone screen in the photos on the original pages, and the line drawings are more than sufficiently sharp. Perhaps a monitor setup issue? Larry Hanlon. Bend, OR --- In STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> , Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
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Don Strack
I received my copy two days ago. It arrived on two separate DVDs, Part I
and Part II, with about 3.8GB on each disk. The PDF is in color, although the book itself is not, and the resolution very nice. Part I is 654 pages, and Part II is 706 pages. At the same time, I ordered several early CBCs and early locomotive reference books. They are typical Google Books resolution. Don Strack http://utahrails.net/ |
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Don Strack
I should add that I use Acrobat Standard to open and read PDF files.
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In both parts of the 1946 CBC, Acrobat asked if I wanted it to "repair" the PDF file, and when I closed each file, it asked if I wanted to save the changes, which I assume are the repairs that were made. When I re-opened the files, they both opened much quicker. I mentioned before that the book is not in color. I was wrong; there are several full color ads bound into the book. I am currently researching the changeover from wooden to steel passenger cars in the 1910 to 1930 era, along with the adoption of axle generators to replace early head-end power plants installed in baggage cars, along with the changeover from heavyweight passenger cars to lightweight passenger cars. This digital version of the 1946 CBC fills a very nice place in my reference library. Don Strack On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Don Strack <donstrack@...> wrote:
I received my copy two days ago. It arrived on two separate DVDs, Part I and |
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spsalso
I removed (apparently not quickly enough) my original comment (quoted below) as when I re-opened the DVD, it revealed quite nice scans. I will note that I also ordered a Brooks Locomotive catalog, and the first time I opened it, the scan presentation was equally terrible; but I just re-opened it and it was quite nice.
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I DO NOT understand why these items presented poorly on the first viewing but presented nicely on subsequent viewing. Assuming they keep opening to the latter standards, my complaint is now withdrawn. And I figure on purchasing more of their product. As a very minor comment, I noted that the Brooks Catalog was from the University of California library. When I first arrived there to go to school, I checked out a whole pile of railroad books (the alternative would have been to study). I held that very copy in my hands approximately 50 years ago. It's quite a thrill to "hold it in my hands" again. Ed Edward Sutorik --- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
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I have a good collection of these and enjoy them far more than staring at
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the computer copies I bought. Rich Yode -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of spsalso Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 1:40 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: car builders cyclopedia I removed (apparently not quickly enough) my original comment (quoted below) as when I re-opened the DVD, it revealed quite nice scans. I will note that I also ordered a Brooks Locomotive catalog, and the first time I opened it, the scan presentation was equally terrible; but I just re-opened it and it was quite nice. I DO NOT understand why these items presented poorly on the first viewing but presented nicely on subsequent viewing. Assuming they keep opening to the latter standards, my complaint is now withdrawn. And I figure on purchasing more of their product. As a very minor comment, I noted that the Brooks Catalog was from the University of California library. When I first arrived there to go to school, I checked out a whole pile of railroad books (the alternative would have been to study). I held that very copy in my hands approximately 50 years ago. It's quite a thrill to "hold it in my hands" again. Ed Edward Sutorik --- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
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