Southern Pacific's Slim Princess in the Sunset 1940-1969: A look at Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Keeler Branch, the railroad just over the mountain from Death Valley

Author Joe Dale Morris presents a rich collection of photographic images of the narrow gauge Keeler Branch from many notable railroad photographers, such as Robert A. Bader, Gerald M. Best, John R. Cummings, Robert Hale, Stan Kistler, Cal Rogers, John Shaw, Harold F. Stewart, and others.

This informative coverage of the Keeler branch, presented in text and detailed captions to photographs, makes for a complete and fascinating story.

Contents:
Dedication, Acknowledgements, Foreword: A Lonely Line in a Lonely Land, pp. 7-16;
An Overview of the Railroad, pp. 17-25;
All In a Day's Work, pp. 25-38;
1940-1950, pp. 39-68;
1951-1953, pp. 69-104;
1954...Before Dieselization, pp. 105-128;
Dieselization, October 16th 1954, pp. 129-148;
1955-1956, pp. 149-198;
1957-1958, pp. 197-220;
1959-1960, pp. 221-250;
Steam's Last Stand, pp. 251-262;
Rolling Stock & Equipment, pp. 263-298;
Abandonment, pp. 299-318;
Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, pp. 319-337.

Southern Pacific H&TS, hard cover, 338 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., 600 black and white photographs and 150 in full color, five maps, bibliography, index.