Books by Nils Huxtable - Superb train photography in high quality books

Rocky Mountain Sunrise A celebration of railroading in the Canadian West. Beginning at Morant's Curve, one of the best known photo locations in Canada, Rocky Mountain Sunrise takes you on a spectacular journey through Alberta & British Columbia. This 112-page album features the Fraser & Thompson Canyons, Rogers & Kicking Horse Passes, the Kootenay Central, the Crowsnest, Tumbler Ridge, the Kettle Valley & of course, the Yellowhead Route, the Laggan Sub & other favourites. Included are such famous passenger trains as The Canadian, the Super Continental, the Royal Canadian Pacific, the Cariboo Prospector, the E&N's Dayliner, the Rocky Mountaineer and the American-Orient Express, as well as freight operations of the CPR, CNR, BC Rail, Southern Railways of B.C., and Alberta RailNet. If you like trains in scenic settings, you'll treasure Rocky Mountain Sunrise. 112 pages - Size 230mm x 300mm - Hard Cover - Full Colour - $49.95+Shipping

A World of Steam A photographic album devoted to steam locomotives and the people who depended on them for a livelihood. 48 pages - Size 230mm x 290mm - Soft Cover - 46 colour photos $14.95+Shipping

Narrow Gauge...then and now The Rio Grande narrow gauge at work in its final years. Double-headers, pushers and flanger trains of the early 1960's, plus recent glimpses of the Cumbres and Toltec and Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroads. 48 pages - Size 230mm x 300mm - Soft Cover - 56 colour photos - $14.95+Shipping

From Daylight to Starlight - Vol 1 In the 50 years following the introduction of the lightweight streamliner, steam disappeared and, one after another, Southern Pacific's famous trains were discontinued. Now even Southern Pacific itself has ceased to exist. Originally scheduled to appear in 1999, the revised edition of Daylight Reflections has now been expanded to three volumes, each consisting of 152 pages complete with its own dust jacket. Volume 1 of Daylight Reflections, subtitled From Daylight to Starlight, will cover the period from 1923 to 1949 - the 'Glory Years', when passenger trains were a part of Southern Pacific philosophy. Since colour photography was still in its infancy, this volume contains a number of black & white illustrations that give it a more historic tone. $49.95+Shipping

Seasons of Steam Steam in Britain has enjoyed a renaissance unequalled anywhere in the world - thanks to the Railway Preservation Movement & the dedication, enthusiasm and hard work of volunteers & professional railwaymen. Incorporating a small number of classic images from the popular 'Seasons of Steam' calendar series alongside many previously unpublished photographs, this 104-page pictorial tribute invites you to celebrate more than 40 years of British preserved steam. The contributors to Seasons of Steam have tried to convey the thrill of photographing steam today. Is it possible that pictures of preserved steam could equal those taken during the 'Glorious Years'? Only you can be the judge! Seasons of Steam concentrates on steam in the landscape. Each page invites you to turn back the clock, not to lament the loss of a favourite engine or railway line, but to celebrate Britain's steam heritage, to marvel at what has been saved. In many instances, double-page spreads depict the same engine, or class, in a contrasting season or setting. Elsewhere representatives from the same region complement each other. The authors make no apologies for their bias towards British Railways livery - good, bad or indifferent, it was the livery that we knew! $39.95+Shipping

Steam Beneath the Red Star Spying on steam! Following WWII, railway operations in certain countries were considered strategically vital and the taking of photographs could result in the loss of both films and freedom. By 1970, however, limited access was gained by a number of photographers who succeeded in recording the last steam locomotives. Steam Beneath the Red Star is an album of 456 photographs depicting a variety of steam in Eastern Europe, North Korea, Vietnam, China, Cuba and the former Soviet Union. 256 pages - Size 280mm x 210mm - Hard Cover - 368 black and white plus 88 colour photos - $39.95+Shipping