Great Northern Empire Builder
by Yenne, Bill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0760318476
- ISBN 13
- 9780760318478
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-158: Motorbooks Intl. Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Motorbooks, St Paul, MN. 2005. 160 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Names for renowned entrpeneur James J. Hill, founder of the Great Northern Railway, the incomparable Empire Builder was launched in 1929 by legendary CEO Ralph Budd. Powered by steam until 1947, the Empire Builder charged into the diesel era at full-bore with streamlined EMD E7As trailing Pullman cars from St. Paul to Spokane and generating millions for the railroad. This authoritative and richly illustrated history covers the Empire Builders through their 1970s demise. Included here are the trains, their various forms of motive power and rolling stock, and their services. A wealth of black and white archival images and period color photography depict the Empire Builders along one of the nation's most scenic routes. Also shown are uniforms, dinnerware, terminals and stations, interior views of Pullman and dome cars, period advertisements, and route maps. EB; GREAT PASSENGER TRAINS; 8.75 X 0.75 X 11.5 inches; 160 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68348
- Title
- Great Northern Empire Builder
- Author
- Yenne, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0760318476
- ISBN 13
- 9780760318478
- Publisher
- Motorbooks Intl
- Place of Publication
- E-158
- Date Published
- 2005
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