Merrill Publishing Associates

- P.O. Box 51, Merrill, Wisconsin 54452 -

RAILROAD Photo Books, CDs and Posters 

Most of our railroad books, CDs and posters are photos from the Roy Campbell collection, many which have never been published. Roy was a railroad hobbyist, vice-president of the Railroad Society of Milwaukee and an avid railroad photographer. His artistic photographs won awards in exhibitions in Milwaukee's Layton Art Gallery. In addition to his own photography he amassed one of the largest and finest private collections in the Midwest.
Information accompanying the photos was researched by life-long railfan, Thomas E. Burg, with the assistance of Ralph Wehlitz, a master model railroader.  

2010 GREAT LAKES STEAMERS CALENDAR

In addition to his vast collection of railroad photos, Roy Campbell had a much smaller collection of boat photos.
Realizing the historic significance, MPA has chosen to showcase some of his more interesting subjects in the
2010 Great Lakes Steamers calendar.
 
 Contact us at: contact@merrillpublishingassociates.com.
Or write: Merrill Publishing Associates, P.O. Box 51, Merrill, Wisconsin 54452
 

BOOKS & CDs

Wisconsin Shortline & Logging Steam

ISBN: 9780979575273

Book or CD

Book $39.95 CD $20.00

From the Roy Campbell Collection
Featuring 141 pictures and 19 maps. These are Wisconsin steam lines from the early logging era. Featuring: Mineral Point & Northern (MP&N),  C&NW narrow gauge, Kickapoo Valley & Northern (KV&N), LaCrosse & South Eastern (LC&SE), Hillsboro & North Eastern H&NE), Cazenovia Southern (CS), Fairchild & North Eastern (F&NE), Stanley, Merrill & Phillips (SM&P), Marathon County Railway, Iola & Northern (I&N), Waupaca – Green Bay (W-GB), Ahnapee & Western (A&W), Mattoon Railway, Big Falls Railway, Marinette, Tomahawk & Western (MT&W), Laona & Northern (L&N), Robbins Railroad/Thunder Lake Lumber Company, Wisconsin & Michigan (W&M), Wisconsin & Northern (W&N)

BOOK: 181  pages, 11x8.5 in. softcover, $39.95 

CD: $20.00

Software needed for CD: Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) 

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C&NW Steam Era in Wisconsin

ISBN: 978-0-9795752-8-0

Book (no CD available)

Book $39.95

The Chicago & North Western (C&NW) Railway system had the most mileage of any railroad in Wisconsin, even surpassing the state's own Milwaukee Road. Selected for this publication are 277 Wisconsin photos of the C&NW from the Roy Campbell collection. Most have never been published. Depicted are steam era scenes of locomotives, depots, freight houses, roundhouses, service facilities, passenger and freight trains, and industries, many of which no longer exist. The contents are organized by logical regions of the state: Southwestern Wisconsin (lines radiating from Madison); Northwestern Wisconsin (the C&NW Omaha subsidiary and predecessors); Northern Wisconsin (particularly lines built by the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western); Green Bay and the Fox Valley Lake Michigan shorelines; and Milwaukee.

162 pages, 8.5x11 in. softcover, $39.95

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The Green Bay & Western Steam Era

ISBN: 978-0-9795752-6-6

Book or CD

Book $39.95 CD $20.00

 

  This contains 169 photos from the extensive Roy Campbell steam locomotive photo collection, covering early predecessor roads, tributary lines, and locomotives of the Green Bay & Western and affiliates Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western. Most have never been published. 

Available as either Book or high quality scan CD

BOOK: 183  pages, 11x8.5 in. softcover, $39.95 

CD: $20.00

Software needed for CD: Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) 

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Chicago's Steam Suburbans

ISBN: 978-0-9795752-1-1

Book (no CD available)

Book $29.95

  Before today's sleek, diesel or electric powered streamlined stainless steel commuter trains operated by Chicago's public entities, the individual railroads operated their own steam powered commuter trains, known as 'suburbans'.  The extensive photograph collection of Roy Campbell contains numerous examples of these trains and the specialized steam locomotives used to pull them. This book contains 169 photos selected from this collection, covering operations of the Illinois Central, C&EI, Rock Island, Wabash, Burlington, Wisconsin Central, C&NW and Milwaukee Road.
SOO LINE STEAM contains 151 selected photos providing a picture of the locomotive roster of the Soo Line, from Class A 0-4-0 switch engines to Class O 4-8-4 Northerns, its largest locomotives. Most have never been published. Included are regular service photos of  #1003 and #2719, now restored for fan trips, and photos of Wisconsin Central locomotives before its lease to the Soo in 1909.

Available as either Book or high quality scan CD

Book: 157 pages, 11x8.5 in. softcover, $29.95 

CD: $20.00

Software needed for CD: Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) 

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Early 20th Century Rock Island Steam

ISBN: 978-0-9795752-5-9

Book or CD

Book $29.95 CD $20.00

Contains 128 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad steam locomotive photographs from Roy Campbell's collection, most taken before World War I and almost exactly reflecting the composition of the Rock Island roster in 1912, before the arrival of the Rock Island's first Mikado. Most have never been published. A section of Rock Island suburban photos from the Chicago area is also included.

Available as either Book or high quality scan CD  

 Book: 135 pages, 11x8.5 in. softcover, $29.95 

CD: $20.00

Software needed for CD: Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download)