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Woodbury, Woodbury High School, 17 October 2009, 10-3 (Date subject to change)
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Pre-publication Offer!
More Chicago Great Western in Minnesota
by
John C. Luecke
This 200+ page pictorial covers the history of the Chicago Great Western during its later years in Minnesota. An in-depth study of this beloved Granger road, this book includes information and a wealth of photographs covering the road’s mainline, branchlines, depots, terminals, iron mining operations and day to day struggle to survive. The book also features a collection of never before published construction photographs of the Winona & Southwestern and the Winona Bridge Company. If you are a CGW fan, a student of railroading in Minnesota or one who naturally roots for the underdog, this book is a must!
Signed and Numbered Copies available only through pre-publication orders. 400+ B&W photographs and 15 maps. Hardcover with dustjacket. List Price - $52.00. Pre-publication Price - $41.00. Shipping/Handling - $6.00 Minnesota Residents add applicable sales tax. Pre-publication Offer expires August 31, 2009. Shipping in September. View this book
This site lists over 2100 titles – including New and Out of Print, rare and hard to find -titles.
Almost every New Book I stock is 20% off the List Price. New Books will continually be added to the site, as they are published. If you don’t see a book on the list – email me – I may have it or I can probably get it.
I also write and publish my own Railroad books, calendars and now CD-Roms. I publish under the name Grenadier Publications. These items are also included on the site.
The 5th book in my series on Minnesota Railroads – The Northern Pacific in Minnesota – came out in July 2005.
I also recently published a 450 page text only, book length, CD-Rom entitled – The Winona & Southwestern Archive: Chicago Great Western’s Winona Branch.
This CD has the same format as my other Minnesota Railroad books. I use the newspapers of the day, in this case I utilized the Winona Newspaper Project, and filled in the blanks with my own commentary, history and text.
In 2004, I took over publication of the Minnesota Rail Calendar, formerly published by Blue River Publications.
You will also find miscellaneous items related to Railroads and some Military items.
Thank you for your business!
John C. Luecke
The 2010 Minnesota Rail Calendar
is at the printers and will be on sale soon!
The 2009 Minnesota Rail Calendar
Sorry they are all gone
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC IN MINNESOTA
by John C. Luecke
An in depth study of the Northern Pacific Railroad in
Minnesota from its first days along the Mississippi River in St. Paul to the final Burlington Northern merger.
460 pages, 300+ photographs, pullout map section
Recommended Reading
TRAINS Magazine December 2005
Price for Non-Minnesota Residents $79.95 plus $6.00 shipping and handling.
Price for Minnesota Residents: $79.95 plus sales tax plus $6.00 shipping
(We may be able to arrange for local customers to pick up the book, contact us for details)
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Brand New and Just Released!
The Winona & Southwestern
Archives
The Chicago Great Western's Winona
Branch
By John C. Luecke
The Winona & Southwestern began in 1888 as part of a new
through route between Lake Michigan and Omaha. Over the new three
years the tiny railroad was extended from Winona, 113 miles southwest
to Osage, Iowa. There the grand scheme of opening a new through route
to Omaha came to an end, never to be revived. A mainline that never
was, the Winona & Southwestern lived out its existence as a
branchline, catering to the small towns along its route, amid the
rolling prairies of southern Minnesota.
Known for its rugged climb out of Winona with a wealth of huge
trestles, steep grades and sharp curves, the Winona &
Southwestern was a study in southern Minnesota style "mountain
railroading." The only "main line" in Minnesota ever built with a
switchback on its route, the W&SW was an unbelievable story of
the trials and tribulations, hopes and dreams of a "home town"
railroad fighting against nature and competing lines for its
survival.
Just after the turn of the century the line came under the control
of the Chicago Great Western and regular service was maintained over
the entire route until the first years of the Great Depression. The
last remnants of the W&SW endured into the 1970s, finally falling
victim to the branch line abandonment era.
Now for the first time the complete "day by day" history of this
unique railroad is available. This TEXT ONLY CD represents
hundreds of hours of research and is without a doubt the most
comprehensive history of Minnesota's most unique railroad. The 450+
page CD includes a vast array of period newspaper accounts of the
construction, operation and eventual demise of this highly
interesting railroad. The appendix includes information concerning
depots, locomotives, interlockers, industries and abandonments. A
series of maps, including detail illustrations of the Bear Creek
switchback, round out this complete study of the line.
An absolute must for any student of the Chicago Great Western or
Minnesota Railroads!
View this CD
Price for Non-Minnesota Residents $19.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling.
Price for Minnesota Residents: $19.95 plus sales tax plus $4.00 shipping
Minnesota Residents – On 1 July 2008, the counties of – Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington will be designated the "Transit Tax Area".
A 0.25% Transit Improvement Sales and Use Tax will apply to all retail sales made within the Transit Tax Area.
Your sales tax will be manually adjusted when your order is
processed to reflect the correct sales tax according to your zip code.
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According to the Minnesota Dept of Revenue – the zip code where you take possession of a taxable item is what determines your sales tax rate.
Please Note: 1. The cost of shipping quoted by the shopping cart is optimized for shipping normal sized books. For over-sized and non-book items, the actual cost may be more or less than the normal book rate. Orders will be manually adjusted to reflect the shipping rate quoted. (See Store Policies for more information.) 2. Our website allows us to use only one Sales Tax Rate for Minnesota Residents. The current rate is 6.5% and that rate is programmed into the site. 3. If you live in the 5 county Minnesota Transit Tax area or in an area that also collects local, city and/or county sales tax; your sales tax will be manually adjusted at check out when your order is processed to reflect the correct sales tax due for your order. 4. According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue - the zip code where you take possession of a taxable item is what determines your sales tax rate. (See the Minnesota Department of Revenue for further information.) 5. On 1 July 2009, the General Minnesota Sales Tax Rate will change from 6.5% to 6.875%. All local, city, county and the Minnesota Transit Tax will be added to the new rate accordingly.
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*Book Rate - $6.00 first Book, each additional Book is $1.00.
*Calendars - $4.00 for the first calendar and 50 cents for each additional calendar.
(The shipping rate for calendars only applies to the current calendar. Shipping rates for older calendars are listed under the specific calendar year. )
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