I just got West Florida Rails in Color, Vol 2: The Emery Gulash Color Photography of SCL Seaboard System 1970-1987
by Jerry Pinkepank. At first I was initially a bit disappointed to see
very limited Bone Valley action in the book, but then I read in the book
that volume 3 will be dedicated to the Bone Valley. So, volume 3 should
be amazingly good in relation to my interests. The book covers a good
chunk of Florida, including areas such as Cane Country, the Lakeland
Sub, and even some pictures from the Perry Subdivision. Naturally
though, I enjoyed the Palmetto Sub and Tampa Terminal the most. And
volume 3 promises even more Palmetto Sub action. This book replaces the
old black and white book Seaboard Coast Line in Florida as my
favorite railroad book. And I expect volume 3 will likely be even better
than 2. In the meantime, given how much I like volume 2, I’m also going
to get volume 1, which covers ACL & SAL 1957-1967 — even though I’m
less interested in that era than 70-87. Overall, I highly recommend the
book for Florida railfans.
