Hardcover. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2nd printing, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 348 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy. "In this original and authoritative work, Vance argues that the railroad in North America is a distinct indigenous creation and not an importation from Britain and Europe. His combined familiarity with railroading, routes and cities, facilities, and North American geography is unsurpassed and the result is quite unlike anything in the historical or specialist literature."--Donald Meinig, Syracuse University "No previous book has presented the over-all picture of the development of the North American railroad network with Vance's emphasis on the reciprocal relationships among the economic and technological conditions on the one hand and the geographic aspects of development on the other. The scope of the presentation is virtually encyclopedic -- and there is no doubt that the book will quickly become a standard reference on the subject." -- Harold M. Mayer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Hardcover. New York , Viking, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 434 pages, b&w photographs. Light edge wear to dust jacket; else a very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Euston Station, London Midway & Scottish Railway Company, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 43 pages. Dark blue cloth covers, gilt titles to front and spine, 15 color and b&w plates including frontispiece, smaller b&w figures throughout. Light rubbing and edgewear to covers, mild foxing to endpapers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight copy.
1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Woman complaining to bored railroad agent about train schedule, art by Harry Beckhoff. 10 1/2 X 13 1/2", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.
NY, Harper and Brothers, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Painting of locomotive bearing down on railroad crossing with a carriage in it's lights. A night scene, art by William Hernden Foster. Approx. 10 X 13". PLEASE NOTE The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.
1955, Book: Very Good, Color art of steam train crossing trestle by Peter Helck. 8 X 11", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.
Softcover. San Jose CA, Quincy House, 1st Ltd Ed, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. This oblong folio -- 11" x 17" -- is 166 pages of mostly measured drawings of the Passenger Cars. This edition is limited to 1000 copies of which this is #231. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize metal comb binding. Clean copy. A comprehensive set of schematic diagrams of the Burlington's passenger cars (dining, parlor and lounge, sleeping, baggage, baggage-mail, mail (RPO), and chair-coach) as well as a section covering truck details. Hand drawn by the author in HO scale, the diagrams cover all of Burlington's passenger cars from the earliest wooden cars up through the stainless steel cars. The book is laid out in numerical sequence for each class.
Hardcover. Lynchburg VA, TLC Publishing, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, in glossy illustrated paper covered boards. 152 pages illustrated by maps, photographs, some in color, map endpapers. Very nicely produced pictorial but with plenty of text. Clean, bright, sound and unworn. Published without a dustjacket as usual for this publisher. Clean copy.
Softcover. New Cumberland PA, Middle Division, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, oblong folio, 10.5" x 17 ", spiral ring binding in original blue pictorial paper covers, 115 pages plus some folded plates in pockets at rear, several pages are large folded plates.
Hardcover. St Paul MN, Voyageur Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. This authoritative, illustrated history tells the story of one of the country?s premier passenger trains, Pennsylvania Railroad?s Broadway Limited, an institution in New York-to-Chicago rail travel from 1902 to 1955. Text and pictures introduce readers to the posh cars and powerful engines, the luxuries and amenities on board, the stations, terminals, and timetables?everything that made the train the pride of the Pennsylvania. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Allison and Busby, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Spring, 1858. The route of the Caledonian Railway through the southern uplands of the Scottish countryside is disrupted by a fatal crash. Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming are called from the crime of London to investigate, and must contend with old enemy Superintendent Rory McTurk to uncover the criminals behind the disaster. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Rand McNally & Co., 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, 80 pages. Written at the height of the Steam Age, this book combines Otto Kuhler's striking dry-brush locomotive pictures with Robert Henry's clear account of the development of the American steam locomotive. This happy combination of dramatic and realistic pictures and fascinating fact makes the book entertaining reading for all who are interested in the expansion and development of the country. Illustrated with almost 40 drawings plus pictorial endpapers. No markings.
Hardcover. Leesburg FL, Railroad Historical Society, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glossy boards, 136 pages. Illustrated in color and b&w. An inside look at passenger train wrecks from original 1940-1968 Pullman and ICC reports. Scarce.
Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1953, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover black cloth with white lettering on spine., 564 pages. A history of leaders in the railroad industry in America. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.
Softcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 160 pages, illustrated in color. Celebrating the culture and design of the railroad from its beginnings in the Industrial Revolution through its 20th-century heyday, Railroad is a loving tribute to the unique aesthetic of trains. With hundreds of archival and contemporary photographs, it examines the glamorous early days, when train travel meant sumptuous, luxurious interiors with formal black-tie dining cars and private sleeping-suite cabins, up to the present with the sleek, streamlined design and record-breaking speeds of modern trains around the globe. Touching on every aspect of railroad design, from the interiors and exteriors of the trains, to railroad stations, signage, and trestles and tunnels, Railroad also abounds in such train ephemera as tickets, conductor uniforms, timetables, and advertisements, and is sprinkled with trivia and anecdotes illuminating railroading's colorful history. As both harbinger of modern engineering and nostalgic symbol of an earlier age, the railroad continues to exert a fascination over all those interested in travel, engineering, and design. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Shelburne, Vermont, New England Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 349 pages. Volume I covers Addison Railroad to the Hardwick & Woodbury Railroad, 27 railroads in all. Red cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, dust jacket illustrate with color watercolor by Laura Brown, textured decorated endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w plates. Stapled notes on Addison Railroad included. Very slight rubbing to dust jacket, clean covers, crisp, unmarked pages; a beautiful neat, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. Brattleboro, Stephen Greene Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, cloth covered boards, 78 pages; black and white illustrations; a fine, clean, tight, unmarked copy in a very good, price clipped dust jacket.
Softcover. New York, Sam Gabriel Sons, 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover with minor wear to paper wrappers. Illustrated by author in color. Wrappers show chipping and fraying. tight copy. Previous owners markings on front end paper.
Softcover. NY, Wayner Publications, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover with spiral binding, 56 leaves printed on rectos only. Illustrated throughout with engineering drawings with dimensions. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Presents detailed engineering drawings of elevations and floor plans of the Rio Grande rolling stock of freight, passenger and work-service cars. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Denver CO, Sundance Limited, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 416 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Handsomely done history of the Rio Grande written by an outstanding railroad author. The book covers the railroad from the very beginnings of the Denver & Rio Grande in 1870 though to the 1970s, as well as its subsidiaries, the Western Pacific, and associated railroads. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. With numerous maps, rosters, gradient profiles, timetable, locomotive dispositions and extensive bibliography. 416 pages with index. Note: the cover of the standard 1974 edition shows a Rio Grande diesel; the cover of this Special Limited Edition shows two steam locomotives. The Limited Edition includes many color photos and has a reprint of a "Denver and Rio Grande" pamphlet from 1881 covering grades, distances and elevations in a rear pocket. States Special Limited Edition, but no number, signature or limitation given. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Rutland, Sharp Offsett Printing, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcovers in bright dustjackets. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Includes parts 1 and 2. Approx. 400 pages. B&W illustrations throughout. Rail map laid-in to part 1. Black pictorial covers. Pen mark on bottom edge of part 2. Overall, a clean, tight set.
The Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, 2nd pr., 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Soft Cover. Spiral bound. 4to. (1998). 2nd Printing. Fine. Illustrated. No names, marks or highlighting. Ours is the updated printing with a banner at corner, not shown in stock photo.
Softcover. Highlands Ranch CO, Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Soft Cover. Spiral bound. 288 pages. Oblong 4to. B&w illustrations, photos throughout. Clean copy. Invaluable, handsome reference book on the refrigerator cars of the ATSF, from 1884 through 1971. Chapters cover 19th century cars, 20th century truss rod cars, USRA style cars, original ARA type design, USRA rebuilds (1935-50), ARA design rebuilds (1950-53), steel 40' cars (1935-53), 50' cars (1931-46), modernizing the fleet (1954-59), and ice cars (1908-71). With 9 appendices on lettering, rosters, slogan assignments by car, all-time reefer fleet totals, beer cars, diagrams, etc.
Softcover. Highlands Ranch CO, Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Soft Cover. Spiral bound. 288 pages. Oblong 4to. B&w illustrations, photos throughout. Clean copy. Invaluable, handsome reference book on the refrigerator cars of the ATSF, from 1884 through 1971. Chapters cover 19th century cars, 20th century truss rod cars, USRA style cars, original ARA type design, USRA rebuilds (1935-50), ARA design rebuilds (1950-53), steel 40' cars (1935-53), 50' cars (1931-46), modernizing the fleet (1954-59), and ice cars (1908-71). With 9 appendices on lettering, rosters, slogan assignments by car, all-time reefer fleet totals, beer cars, diagrams, etc.
Softcover. Chicago, American School], reprint, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, brown wrappers with black type, 126 pages. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, The text pages are clean and bright. Included are four folded schematics which are clean and untorn. The rear cover gas some light water stains, but not affecting the inside contents. Previous pwner's name on title page, otherwise clean.
Softcover. Medford OR, Webb Research Group, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wrappers, 127 pages, b&w illustrations. Fascinating history of the Rogue River Valley Railway which connected Jacksonville and Medford, Oregon and the Southern Oregon Traction Co., an electric street railway that served Medford. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, locomotive roster, timetables, and bibliography. 127 pages with index. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Vancouver, Whitecap Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 165 pages. Story of the building of a Railway in Southern B.C. through incredibly rugged terrain. Over 150 original black and white photographs. Clean copy.
Softcover. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcovers, two large quarto, about 12.75 inches tall, in gray pictorial wraps. 690 pages, the two volumes being paginated consecutively. Illustrated by very detailed photographs, drawings, schematics, engravings. A massive technological / engineering history of American railroad cars dedicated to passenger traffic.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A.Knopf, 9th pr., 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt design.418 pages plus index, b&w illustrations. Lengthy and insightful history of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington (the "Big Four" of the title) along with the unsung Judah and Colton, along with their wives and families, and how their drive to establish and maintain monopolistic control of transportation to the West shaped California, for better or for worse. Their practices are the pinnacle of free-market capitalism at its best, or the nadir of obstructionist capitalism at its worst. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Stanford CA, Stanford University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 4to. 673 pages. Illustrated in b&w and some color. If you ever wondered how California prospered and grew from the 49er's until now you have to read this heavy volumned book. You will find obscure little railroads and the more recognized later standard gauged railroads that brought about transportation for not only the gold rush but the later on and still flurishing agricultural industry. Small railroads and their towns are identified and their locations given. Commodities that still make the "Golden State" one of the leading areas of production are identified and the railroads that serviced them are located and mapped. This book is heavy, thick, through and the information in it is the reason why. A must have for narrow gauge railroad lovers.
Softcover. Littleton,MA, Flying Yankee Enterprises, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, color pictorial wrappers, 113 pages. Illustrated by photographs, some in color. More than a pictorial, this is a local history of the Suncook Valley (more or less between Concord and Portsmouth), in southeast New Hampshire, Clean copy.
Softcover. NY, William W. Fausser, 1st, 1976, Softcover, 68 pages. White coated paper stock covers with title and vintage photo ( in blue) on front. White covers show some light soil. This is the story of a small suburban railroad in what is now the Burrough of Brooklyn,which eventually became part of the New York City Transit System. It is also, partially, the story of Canarsie a section of Brooklyn that became the butt of many comedians in vaudeville. No markings.
Softcover. West Burlington IA, Mile Post 206 Publishing, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, oblong folio, about 17.5 inches (44 cm) wide, in black and red illustrated spiral-bound wraps. 156 pages illustrated by photographs and measured drawings. An impressive production showing what on other railroads would be called cabooses. Some of these are relatively large and elaborate.
Hardcover. Salem, MA, The Essex Institute, 2nd pr., 1922, Book: Good, Hardcover, 122 pages. Ex-library copy with white tape on spine and small stamp on copyright page, otherwise clean. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, no dust jacket. The second edition adds additional material and illustrations. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Chicago, Central Electric Railfan's Asso. , 3rd pr., 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A history of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin and associated lines. 138 pages with photographs, diagrams and rosters, plus 30 pages of maps and timetables. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Edison NJ, Chartwell Books, 1st, 2007, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Large heavy volume. With over 400 high quality maps, plans, and photographs this book brings the subject to life, revealing all aspects of rail transportation and technology. It maps the spread of the networks across the country, showing the stations and important intersections, the layout and location of major bridges and tunnels, and much more. It examines railroad technology, from the early steam engines, through diesel and electric locomotives. It also details the building of stations, railroad constructions and factories that grew up around the railroad network. Social history is explored, covering the movement of people, farm produce and manufactured goods, giving a real insight into the role that rail transportation played. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Minneapolis, Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 151 pages illustrated in b&w. Iowa Central Railway supporters fought for a north-south route across the state that would link Minneapolis and St. Paul and St. Louis. This is the history from station records, reports, newspaper articles, and interviews of "The Hook & Eye", which brought both the industrial and human sides of railroading into sharp and memorable view. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Edmonds WA, Pacific Fast Mail, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 289 pages, tri-fold frontis. map intact, without tears. A pictorial history of rail development in southern British Columbia and the building of the Kettle Valley Railway. Mostly b&w photos, some color. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Abradale Press, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. A collection of photograph reproductions and accompanying text of O. Watson Link's work on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow cloth covers stamped in black. The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for over ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of the little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain. Illustrated in color by George and Doris Hauman. Clean, no dust jacket.
Softcover. New Haven CT, New Haven Railroad, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, small 2-color brochure promoting the company's new streamlined locomotives, coaches and cars. 12 pages, photographs with a die-cut center featuring their 0361 locomotive. Super clean condition.
Softcover. Buffalo NY, Great George Route and International Railway., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Single folding sheet with text and photographs printed on one side and a single full-color panoramic illustration on the other, circa 1923. Mild wear.
Softcover. NY, National Railway Publication Company, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, original printed paper wrappers, 1536 pages. Thick handbook for the railroad steamboat trade, with detailed schedules, maps, advertisements, all pertaining to the shipment of goods. Printed on thin, cheap stock that's tanning. Still very good wth clear tape reinforcement to spine.
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