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. 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.
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.
Hardcover. Lockport NY , self-published, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 204 pages. Illustrated in color and b&w. Scrupulously detailed guide to over 600 North American railroad china patterns. Each pattern is clearly illustrated with a close-up photo of the logo, border and backmarks. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos plus almost 40 pages of color photos showing 300 of the patterns. The Guide also covers railroad station restaurant and eating house ware, electric street railway and streetcar china, and select patterns from railroad connected ferry boat services. With pricing information for each pattern, rarity scale, information on manufacturers and how to decode their marks, and advice for the beginner on how and what to collect. Still in publisher's shrink wrap.
Softcover. Omaha NE, Union Pacific System , 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover booklet, 44 pages, stapled green paper covers with embossed design stamped in gilt and red. A travel guide for passengers on the Union Pacific, b&w illustrations throughout. Excellent condition, bright, unmarked.
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