LA, San Bernardino book events mark ROUTE 66 RAILWAY DAY on Saturday, May 12 Celebrate the historic relationship of Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railway in California with “Route 66 Railway Day” on Saturday, May 12. It’s a family-friendly event on the rails and in two historic Southern California train stations, inspired by the colorful coffee table book...
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We’re excited to announce that Route 66 Railway is receiving a scholars’ award from the Conference of California Historical Societies! The award letter states “the book is a well-woven history of the famous highway, the railroad, and the communities along the way. The photographs in the volume are exceptional and add to the...
Read MoreOn Friday, April 7, I’ll be signing books and showing photography at the National Steinbeck Center in downtown Salinas … where we held the very first launch event for the first edition of Route 66 Railway in fall 2008. Download the official press release here or check it out below. An event flyer can be downloaded and printed by clicking...
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The second edition of my Route 66 Railway book — with 16 extra pages plus updated photos and text — is now available at www.larhf.org, Amazon, and retailers nationwide. I’m happy to announce that book signing events are now being scheduled. The first two events will be in March and early April, with more planned for southern California. On...
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Expanded second edition! 16 more pages! Order in time for the holidays! Now available, Route 66 Railway is the only book to explore the relationship between the Santa Fe/BNSF Railways and historic U.S. 66 in the Southwest, using dramatic color photography and engaging text. Download an order form here or visit www.larhf.org. For 90 years and over 800...
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Welcome to the online home for Elrond’s coffee-table book Route 66 Railway. The book sold out in 2011, but you can click here to read about R66R and view sample pages. To contact the book’s publisher — the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation (LARHF) — visit http://www.larhf.org/. A handful of signed copies were recently...
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