February 2012

Track Map Offer #59

Once again, the ERA is selling excess material from the Sprague Library. Not only will these publications increase your railfan knowledge, this is a unique opportunity to acquire rare and hard-to-find material on electric traction for your personal collections and libraries. This special offer is only $35 shipped anywhere in the U.S. or $41 for shipment to Canada and all other countries. Don’t be disappointed; fill out the coupon (PDF download below) and send it along with your check or money order. No cash, please.

Listed below is a brief description of the material. Unless indicated otherwise, all materials are 8.5 x 11 inches in size.

Track Map Offer #59 Order Form

  1. St. Paul Southern Electric Railway: An undated track map of the St. Paul Southern Electric Railway. This electric passenger line was an extension of the Twin City Rapid Transit from the Linden and Concord Streets wye at the South St. Paul-Invergrove city limits to 2nd and Tyler Streets in Hastings, Minn., 18 miles away, using four cars. A 23-mile extension between Hastings and White Rock was planned, but never built. TCRT operated their cars as far as Linden Street, and eventually extended them as far as the Faulkner Avenue wye in Invergrove.
  2. Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range Railway: A 1927 route map of the Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range Railway, including a January 1, 1932 time schedule. Passenger service ceased on August 23, 1939, but resumed to the former Southern Pump Co. facility converted to a defense plant, south of Fridley on November 29, 1943 and ran until May 14, 1952 as far as the City of Minneapolis Filtration Plant (2.5 miles) using four (later three) standard TCRT cars and several others purchased from Cleveland Railways Company for the 19.5 mile trip. Informative.
  3. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway: An October 1948 track plan of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway, Council Bluffs, Iowa, showing trackage in Council Bluffs, on the Ak-sar-ben Bridge, over the Missouri River to Omaha as it was at the end of service. Shown too is the track arrangement at the 26th Street and Avenue A car house in Council Bluffs where the single-truck cars on the four local lines were stored and repaired. Wow.
  4. Gulfport & Mississippi Coast Traction Company: A 1940s track map of the Gulfport & Mississippi Coast Traction Company trolley lines in Biloxi, Miss. Connecting main line steam railroads, trolley freight track and major cross streets are shown. Cars ran in Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian. Great.
  5. St. Joseph Trolley: A 1910’s-era route map of trolley lines in St. Joseph, Mo. including interurban lines entering the city. This rare item shows the full extent of electric railroads in the community.
  6. Farewell to the BMT Steeplecab Electric Locomotive: A souvenir brochure of the IRT Farewell to the BMT Steeplecab Electric Locomotive Fantrip on Saturday, April 10, 1976. This 13-page brochure features a copy of the General Order which includes running with five Museum Low Voltage Cars as well as Locomotive 6, a complete track map of all IRT Main Line tracks, outline diagrams and copies of IRT Company Express Train schedules for the Manhattan Railway Division.