Railway Prototype Cyclopedia 35 & 36

MRHフォーラムを覗いていたら，Ron's Booksの広告が載っていた．えっ「レールウェイ・プロトタイプ・サイクロペディア 第36巻」？　あれっ？　2017年の第34巻で終わったんじゃあ‥‥？　では第35巻は？　おおっ，Amazon.comなどで見つかった．それぞれの表紙に内容を拾うと，

第35巻　2021年刊、総385頁、90ドル
・Genesis of The A.A.R. Std. Box car
・Standard Specialties & Systems
・A.A.R. Standard Boxcar of 1937

第36巻　2023年刊、総385頁、90ドル
・Improvements to the A.A.R. Std. 40' Steel Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Car
・Proprietary Specialties & Systems
・U.S. Patents & Detailed Roster

ということは，セットか．とんでもねえ内容だな．モデル・メーカーには必須．値段は安いところもあって，2冊でモデル数両分といったところ．拘りのある方には安いっちゃあ安い．どうです？　貴方も（笑）

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Vol 35
: A.A.R. Standard 40 ft Box Car By Pat Wider. Softcover, 8.5x11", 385 pages. 2021.
Notes from the "Genesis of The A.A.R. Standard 40’ Box a part of the continuing series covering 20th century American box, automobile, and refrigerator car designs, the 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the Association of American Railroads’ Standard Box Car of 1937.
The A.A.R. design of 1937 was a further development of the American Railway Association’s Standard Box Car of 1932. Improvements included increased inside dimensions, better riding trucks, standardization of vendor-supplied car body components, improved friction draft gear and automatic air brake systems, longer-lasting wheels, stronger designs and floors, and safer and easier to operate power hand brakes. Brief histories of the standardization and impact of these various sub-systems on the railroad industry through World War II are included as well as descriptions of several post-war developments.
This volume provides the ideal prelude to the 6-inch taller A.A.R. alternate standard box cars built during and after the war. 5 tables, 15 historical railroad industry sidebars, 33 industry trade ads, 47 U.S. patents, 72 diagrams, and 428 B&W photographs of 10-foot inside height (or slightly less) A.A.R. Standard Box Cars of 1937 built from May, 1936, until December, 1948.
"The article includes much valuable information on the relevant box cars for the following A&EC, A&WP, ACL, AT&SF, B&O, BM, C&EI, C&O, CG, CGW, CIL, CN, COPR, CP, CR, D&M, DL&W, Erie, FEC, Georgia, GM&O, IHB, ITC, KCS, L&C, L&N, LS&I, LV, M&StL, MEC, NADHM, NC&StL. NdeM, NH, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NPF, NS, NSD, NYC, ONT, P&LE, PM, RDG, RSCX, SAL, SL-SF, Soo Line, Southern, SP, T&NO, T&P, TC, UP, VGN, W&LE, WAB, WM, WofA, and WP."

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Vol 36
Pat Wider 385 pages softcover
Volume 36 is a second, super-sized edition comprising 385 pages, which contain much useful freight car prototype information in a follow-on, comprehensive volume on the following subject:

Evolution of the A.A.R. 1937 Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Car - Twenty Years of Improvements to the Original Design: this volume is part of our continuing series covering 20th century American box car designs. The 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the improvements made to the Association of American Railroads 1937 Standard Box Car over a twenty-year period. These improvements included increased inside height; better riding trucks; roller bearings and steel wheels; new vendor-supplied proprietary car body components; wider door openings; improved friction draft gears and cushion underframes; interior load restraints, steel flooring, and better automatic air brake systems. Included is a brief history of the continued standardization and impact of these various freight car sub-systems on the safety and productivity of the railroad industry.
The coverage includes industry trade advertisements as well as excerpts from the U.S. patents that covered the various improvements during this period. Specifically, Pat’s comprehensive article includes approximately 56 industry trade ads, 60 U.S. patent excerpts, 48 car diagrams, 500 B&W photographs, an extensive bibliography, and a complete detailed roster pertaining to 10-foot, 6-inch (nominal) inside height, A.A.R. Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Cars built from January, 1939, through November, 1963.
The article includes extensive information on the relevant box cars for the following railroads: A&WP, AA, ACL, ALTON, AT&SF, BCK, C&O, C&S, CB&Q, CMO, CN, CNW, CP, D&H, D&M, D&TS, DSS&A, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, FW&D, GEORGIA, GM&O, GOC, GTW, I-GN, IC, IHB, ITC, KCS, KO&G, L&N, LV, M-I, MP, NC&StL, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NS, NYC, P&LE, P&WV, PGE, PRR, RDG, RI, SAL, SL-SF, SOO LINE, SOUTHERN, SP&S, SSW, StLB&M, T&P, THB, WAB, WofA, and WP.