A few weeks back, I posted that a
Prince book was for sale on eBay.
No doubt someone MUST have bought it. Anyone bid? (that might
indicate interest)
The Prince book does come up for sale off and one, still.
Ranks and Low doesn't show as frequently BUT don't forget the
re-print.As some have pointed out.. Tilletson's book are also
available.
Heck, in a few years my family will probably dump mine. <G>
Now then to putting together another book...
I question whether there remains enough "audience" willing to buy
enough books even at a good price. And a small print run costs
more. Color adds to the production costs!
I would think the SRHA has considered whether there is a ROI to
publish a new book.
Speaking of SRHA back in the 90's "Ties" had some very good
coverage of different steam locomotives by class. In some ways I
found it more informative than some of the books which have been
published.
As some have pointed out before "photos" in color were just
becoming more "popular" as SRY was shifting to diesels. So there
is (probably) no "huge treasure trove" waiting for discovery.
Even the slides that SRHA sold a few decades ago had been
"impacted" by the color shift that Kodachrome suffers over time..
as I recall an attempt was made to improve the color in the slides
sold.
Sadly... what is out there (at one time or another) is probably
the best we'll ever see.
As for the archives and not having to travel... maybe SRHA would
be willing to consider if you (and others) would underwrite the
entire up-front expense. As the old radio ad said... "Money
talks."
Gordon Andrews
On 1/22/2023 11:42 AM, Will Kesler wrote:
I recall that there was discussion about a Southern Railway book
to potentially be made. I do not know if this will indeed come to
be true, but I would like to ask if there would be anyway to make
a book on the photos of Southern steam engines. Not many of these
books exist, and most of them have few color photos if not any. I
would like to ask is there a way to just compile a bunch of photos
into one book or multiple, and maybe include commentary on the
photos. It seems a lot of the discussions here are more on scenery
and sites than trains, which is something I’m honestly not very
interested in. Even if no such book can be made, could there at
least be a way to view these photos without traveling to
Tennessee? Something like this would be very interesting to me,
and answers to this question would be very appreciated.
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You can't debate with someone who isn't even listening to your point.
