| The Call of Trains: Railroad Photographs by Jim Shaughnessy |  | Author: Jeff Brouws
Creator: Jim Shaughnessy
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 138,095
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 11 x 0.9
ISBN: 0393065928
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.9385
EAN: 9780393065923
ASIN: 0393065928
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Product Description
A majestic collection celebrating the life and work of one of the deans of railroad photography.
Jim Shaughnessy is a revered name among railroad photographers. This collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features 170 duotone photographs taken between 1946 and 1988, with an emphasis on the railroad culture of the fifties and sixties. Jeff Brouws—a railroad authority and photo historian—has contributed a biographical essay that traces Shaughnessy's beginnings photographing steam locomotives in his hometown of 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 railroad 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, yard stations, and more. It is a wonderful document of what is arguably railroading's most compelling era. 170 duotone photographs.
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The Call of Trains March 5, 2010
DJ Marshall
The photography in this book is amazing. The trains, the cities and countryside and the people are all captured in ways that will let your imagination go back many decades. If you have a love of or just a plain fascination with railroading, this book is a must. The Call of Trains: Railroad Photographs by Jim Shaughnessy
taylor February 11, 2010
T. Atchison (Missouri)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the book for my Father-in-law for Christmas. The pictures were amazing. Shaughnessy captured every aspect of the train industry. I felt as though I was preparing to board the train. Great Work!
A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER February 10, 2010
John H. Meyer (Laceyville, PA United States)
Jim Shaaughnessy is a master of black and white photography. His compositions tell a story, and he seems always to find a human element -- a real person -- to place in the context of his subject matter. This is a book I will read and re-read and ponder for years to come.
 Great Gift February 2, 2010
Alexis (PA)
I purchased this book as a Christmas present for my Father who really likes trains and their history. When I received it I was impressed with the size and how heavy the book was, it came wrapped in plastic so I couldn't look through it until he opened it.
On Christmas Day the book was opened and he was delighted with it. The pictures were beautiful and the little captions were nice. The reason I gave it Four stars instead of Five is because of the Captions. My Dad, who wears bifocals, could not read the captions because they were so small. Other than that, it's a great picture book.
"The Call of Trains" Reviewed November 24, 2009
Donald A. Woodworth Jr.
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a well crafted book that will have great appeal to those who lived through or appreciate the transition from steam to diesel power in North American railroads. The book is filled with many excellent black & white photos that capture the richness of railroading in an age well removed from the sterility that marks the present day. The center of gravity is the United States, but Canada is well-represented, with some photos from Mexico too. There is a well-written "Railroad Landscapes" section that prefaces the actual photographs. This preface contains an intelligent discussion on the evolution of railway photography and is worth careful reading in its own right. The photos themselves are a real treat. Captions tend to be a bit sparse in some cases and are not overly elucidated by the "Afterword & Captions" section at the end of the book. Dedicated railfans might appreciate more but, in the end, this is not a book for the rivet-counters but more for people who enjoy the work of a masterful photographer who has wonderfully captured the essence of a by-gone era. It's a very nice book and well worth the purchase price.
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