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Title: Western Maryland in Color by David R. Sweetland ISBN: 1-878887-43-2 Publisher: Morning Sun Books Pub. Date: June, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Overpriced and Underproduced
Comment: Sweetland's Western Maryland In Color is another poor quality overpriced photo album. It has virtually no structure and is simply a collection of old photos of the WM in color. Additionally, many of the photographs have very poor composition. Too much of the typical "wedge shot" for roster recording. While I have found some use for the book as a color guide, it doesn't even compare to "Fireballs & Black Diamonds" by Cook and Zimmermann or "Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era." Both of those works set THE STANDARD for books on the Western Maryland Railway. If you don't own BOTH of these books, then save your money and purchase them instead of Sweetland's photo album!!! Since it does have some historic value, I will give Sweetland three stars, however, it is a true shame that too many publishers want to make easy money by throwing together a group of photos and printing them on glossy paper with little or no thought about context or quality and then stick a [price] price tag on the cover...

Rating: 4
Summary: A great all-color look at the WM of the 50s and 60s.
Comment: The WM in color is a great look at the Western Maryland during the steam to diesel transition of the 50's and 60s. Most areas of the road are covered and the reproduction is up to normal Morning Sun standards. A must for Western Maryland Railway fans!