Yes. B&W, far as I know Preston didn't take color or slides. Some of his pictures are classics though. Tom G.
Charlie - Yes, a b/w book. Good photos though! 190 pages or so. Lots of good photos, Frisco and others. K
For sure Charlie. And what a wonderful book it is. I got my copy as soon as they came off the press last year. Nice to see some of the images from my hometown 70 years ago.
I prefer color, pictures. So much of the railroads equipment turns colors, very seldom we see one on the road as in factory colors. I got to see several, rolling out of the Frisco paint shop, but most people would never see new equipment.
Anyone with access to the negatives could, of course, put together a black and white photo album-type book, and there are certainly lots of them (books) out there, though most are by or drawn from the works of photographers who are well-known in their own right, e.g., Lucius Beebe, Preston George, O. Winston Link, et. al.. Many of these, however, are oriented toward the steam era, when locomotives were black, passenger cars were Pullman green and freight cars were (mostly) oxide red or black. Color books are preferred these days because, for just the reasons William cites above, there was a period beginning after the War and continuing up to the present day, when railroads adopted colorful liveries that lose much of their luster when depicted in black and white. Think of it this way. 100 people surveyed, top answer on the board (yes, it's a reference to "Family Feud"):would you rather watch a movie in color or black and white? GS
Well, in my case, black and white. I pretty much watch Turner Classic Movies and I haven't seen a movie made in the last 30 years (no joke). But, I realize that I am in the minority.
I'm with Charlie on this one. The last movie I went to see was Tom Hanks in that movie, Cast Away. $12.00 bucks apiece for me and Mrs. Vicki, another $10.00 bucks for .50c worth of pop, candy and popcorn. We almost got to enjoy the whole movie. I have never considered going again. B&W and colorized Military/History/Nature type channels are about all I watch anymore. Don't care if I am the in the first 200 million people to see a feature film, they all come out in other viewing platforms.
About all the "films" they make anymore are the shoot 'em and screw 'em type that don't interest me in the least. I'm glad the holidays are coming up so I can see A Christmas Story about the little boy wanting a BB gun. My kind of movie! Tom G.
We're done here. I am sending the finished manuscript off to the publisher on Wednesday. I would guess the book itself will be available next October or November. Thanks to all who pitched in to help. GS
Greg - Best wishes for success on v3. I think it will do well. I like your format of trying to show every type of diesel model the Frisco rostered. Ken
Congratulations on sending the project to the publisher Greg!!! Hope it will be a big success. I know that I will be looking for the book next year. Joe
The publisher now wonders whether I got permission from the Frisco Group to use the photos. Any idea who might give such (who "speaks" for the group? GS
