E. S. Dellinger

Five classic tales from Railroad Stories by E. S. Dellinger - "The Saga of Kiamichi Bill," told in three parts, "The Hobo's Secret," "Rawhider," and "Death Traps." Bill Burns was content to wander the rails as a "blanket stiff," until he meant the beautiful Lula Ross. Suddenly, Bill wanted more ... a steady job, a home, and a future with Lula. A Brass Hat's nephew, an old rivalry, and the deadly sidecar cabooses all seemed to conspire against them. But Lula's smile gave him the determination and courage to press on ... Then, in "Vengeance," Rud Randall wanted to become the greatest engineer on the rails, but his family wouldn't have it. His brother swore revenge, so Rud was skeptical at his change of heart. Then, Can the Devil travel from one continent to another? In "When the Devil Calls," Old Bill Reardon fled the old country to escape a family curse, but that mournful wail followed him to the Ozarks. Would the Devil claim his coworkers and passengers as well? Including the original illustrations from the classic magazines.

Connie Turner, son of the murdered boss of Cootie's Bluff, walked into plenty of trouble after taking a job on the K., G. & O. Plunder and mystery surrounds the railyards in this nail-biting yarn by E. S. Dellinger, America's premier railroad fiction author. Gangsters of the Rails was serialized in six issue of Railroad Stories Magazine, beginning with the November 1931 issue. "Gangsters" represents E. S. Dellinger writing with all the skill he commanded in railroad fiction-atmosphere, colorful characters, action, romance, and a lengthier word count, allowing him to fully develop the relationships and conflict surrounding the badland known as "Cootie's Bluff." With an action-packed painting by Emmett Watson and atmospheric illustrations by Joe Easley, Gangsters of the Rails is action-packed pulp fiction

Bold Venture presents Railroad Stories #2: The Legend of King Lawson by E. S. Dellinger Five tales from Railroad Stories Magazine starring King Lawson Written by an author who knew his trains first-hand "Washout " ... "Mixed Orders" ... "Boomer Trails" ... "Landslide" and "Snowed In " -- five hair-raising, heart-tugging stories following William "Kingsley" Lawson from gandy dancer to trainmaster, and then from riches to rags Lawson turns his back on a harrowing accident, an unfaithful wife, a duplicitious friend, and follows the lonely Boomer Trail from town to town to train yard. Can King return to the top of the railroad heap? Was he repsonsible for the tragic accident that cost hundreds their lives? Did his wife and former friend have relations behind his unsuspecting back? Or was it all a tragic misjudgment? How will they ever reconcile when floods, fires, snow drifts and shady con-men come between them?

E. S. Dellinger, premiere author of railroad fiction, delivers three exciting tales of rugged workers and the challenges they face moving across the country and back. This volume features three stories "Avalanche " deals with a railroad worker coming to terms with his father's death; Rud Randall must out-distance an approaching "Tornado" and rescue his passengers - or risk their lives to prevent his son's suicide Then the railroad crew calls upon the "The Lion Tamer" to round-up escaped circus animals Ride the rails toward thrills and romance