Jim Shaughnessy is a revered name among railway photographers. This collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features photographs taken between 1946 and 1988, with an emphasis on the American railroad culture of the fifties and sixties. Jeff Brouws - a railway authority and photo historian - has contributed a biographical essay that traces Shaughnessy's beginnings photographing steam locomotives in Troy, New York, to his documentation of the dramatic steam-to-diesel transition, with an emphasis on the northeastern United States and Canada, where the concentration of railway action and often deep snow resulted in beautiful and unusual images.Not just a compendium of photographs of locomotives, this book covers the whole railroad world - the sheds, tunnels, viaducts, station yards and more. It is a wonderful document of what is arguably railroading's most compelling era.
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Spectacular! This product was all it said it was, it was shipped promptly and obviously they took great care in the packing to ensure it would be safe! Definitely a two thumbs up.
Gorgeous Photos Incredible book. I saw some of the photos in a preview from a RPI mailing and was stunned by the photos. The book is all black and white and mainly from the 50's to 70's. Lots of steam trains, fewer electric train photos. You feel part of the photographs, as if you are there in some way, and the backgrounds to the trains are all interesting and encompassing. Wish I could purchase some of the photos framed but haven't found any way to do that. Would make a great present for a train buff, but anyone... more info
Beautiful Imagery I knew nothing of Jim Shaughnessy's work until I received the RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)Alumni Magazine. Seeing just a few pictures I knew I had to purchase it, not only because I am an RPI alum but also because my brother is a huge train enthusiast. Many of the pictures are taken in New England, at places that we are familiar with.
A standout book Sequels are always challenging projects to undertake. 2004 saw Jeff Brouws, erudite photography scholar and a photographer in his own right, bring us the definitive volume on the definitive railroad photographer, Richard Steinheimer. Brouws gave us a view of "Stein" through an academic's lens; the result was a book that redefined railroad photography. Now in 2008, Brouws has brought us a new book in the same format and with the same approach: The Call of Trains: Railroad Photographs by Jim Shaughnessy. The... more info
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