Visually stunning, comprehensive photo essay records the end of branch line passenger service, the demise of electric railroads and the transition from steam to diesel as well as the end of common carrier freight service on the Colorado narrow gauge. Takes readers along on out-of-the-way railways in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana and South Dakota to see the changes from the 1940s to the 90s. Softcover, 8-1/2 x 9-1/2", 320 pages, 454 b/w photos.