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Book Review - September 2010 - Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine
In the September 2010 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, Don Spiro wrote a wonderful review of Steel Trails - Chasing Arizona Trains in the 1950s.
STEEL TRAILS for Sale!
STEEL TRAILS - Chasing Arizona Trains in the 1950s (2008, J.R. Knoll, Paperback, 115 pages, 11" x 8.5")From the copper railroads at Superior, to the rugged grades on Ramsgate Hill outside Prescott, to the tourist sleepers parked at the rim of the Grand Canyon, to the rush of Southern Pacific transcontinental traffic passing through the busy Tucson terminal, Knoll’s black and white pictures capture the trains, the people and the times. A must have for railroad buffs and photo collectors alike.
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Bob Knoll's Southern Pacific Sold Out
The publisher of Bob Knoll's first book, Bob Knoll's Southern Pacific -the Southern Pacific Railroad Photos of J. R. Knoll, just told us Bob's book is sold out. We still encourage you to visit www.SPHTS.org of course.
John R. Knoll
7788 E. Whileaway Place
Tucson, AZ 85750
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About the Photographer
John R. Knoll (1935-2009)
J.R “Bob” Knoll was born in Michigan in 1935 and moved to Germany in 1936 with his mother following his parent's divorce. He returned to the United States in time for his eleventh birthday in 1946 and five years later moved with his mother to Tucson, Arizona. Bob graduated from Tucson High in 1953 and with a degree in Economics from Arizona State University in 1959. Although he maintained a life-long interest in railroads and transportation in general the pictures and recollection in Steel Trails Chasing Arizona Trains in the 1950s date from about 1951 to 1961. Many of Knoll's photos appeared in railroad books & magazines. In 2005, Knoll's first book Bob Knoll’s Southern Pacific: the Southern Pacific Railroad Photos of J.R. Knoll was published by the Southern Pacific Historical Society.