Search Results: Railroads from Bee Creek Books

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1880. Documentation of the author's trip on the railroad from Chicago to California; and then traveled throughout California discussing his experiences. 292 pp. Eight pages of advertisements at conclusion of the book. Illustrations throughout. Green cloth covers with black embossed image of flowers on front and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped, edges are rubbed, top/bottom of spine shows bookshelf wear. Pencil markings from previous owner on front page. Some foxing on interior pages and page edges, but text is unaffected. Interior is tight. Overall book is in VG condition.. Eighth Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrations. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Early Travel.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. "In this brief report upon the section of steam transportation for the year 1887, a statement was made to the effect that considerable information had been secured which it was hoped to use 'in preparing a series of models to illustrate the beginnings and development of the English and American systems of track.'" Watkins was the curator of the Department of Transportation and Engineering. From the Annual Report for the Board of Regents, Smithsonian year end June 30, 1889. Pages 651-708. Illustrations throughout the document. Disbound. Front and back pages separated from rest of document. Residue from book remains on spine. Some light browning/foxing, but text is not affected. Document is in Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1937. "This book...is published...in the hope that it will assist in creating a better general understanding of the issures involved in the question of private versus government ownership of railways;" 330 pp. including Index, 16 Appendices, and Bibliography. Lloyd Thurston's personal copy as his name: Hon. Lloyd Thurston is in gilt imprinted letters on front cover and signed by him on front free endpaper with date, Nov. 1937. Spine faded, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Lloyd Thurston, from Iowa, served in Congress from March 4, 1925 to January 3, 1939.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Railroads.

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico: Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico, 1924. Prepared for "Industrial Management and Industry, Illustrated", publish by The Engineering Magazine Company. Includes a time table for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico and map of constructed rail lines on back cover. 19 pp. Cover edges are browning along edges, creased corners, tear along spine at top of covers. Interior is tight and clean. Pamphlet in Good+ to VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Illus. by Map. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Business.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874. Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. 43D Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 13. December 10, 1874---Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. 11 pp. Disbound government document. Creases and residue along spine edge. Top of pages along spine are starting to separate, but document still intact. Light browning and foxing to pages. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898. ...as Required by the Act of Congress Approved March 2, 1893. February 16, 1898.--Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 55th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Document No. 140. 51 pp. Fold-out map, measuring 12.5" x 9", showing Statistics of Railways in the United States in 1895. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains along spine edge, spine edge is also folded and creased. Corners creased, some minor chipping to edges, browning along edges, slight waviness to pages. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Fold Out Map, Tables. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1860. Report discussing the necessity of construction of the Pacific Railroad as a way to aid the military and defend the coast. 36th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 428. To accompany Bill H. R. No. 646. Included are two minority reports and four appendices. 65 pp. Disbound government document. Bottom of some pages are cut higher than others. Overall document is clean, tight and in VG+ condition.. Paperbound. Very Good+. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Railroads.

Washington: Goverment Printing Office, 1900. "The Committee on Military Affairs...to grant the right of way for and the right to operate and maintain a line of railroad through the Fort Ontario Military Reservation in the State of New York, to the Oswego and Rome Railroad Company..." 4 pp. Color foldout, 27"x15": R. W. & O.R.R. Sketch of Depot Grounds at OSWEGO. February 20, 1895. Disbound, but intact. Very Good+. Map is VG+. No tears. 56th Congress, 1st Session. Report No. 1358. . Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Foldout Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. 44th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 440 (Part 1 and Part 2). April 25, 1876.--Recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. "That the act of Congress of July 1, 1862, created a corporation under the name of 'The Union Pacific Railroad Company,' with authority to construct and maintain a continuous railroad and telegraph-line from a point on the hundredth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich in the the Territory of Nebraska to the western boundary of the then Nevada Territory." Part I: 306 pages with index. Part 2: 15 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains along spine edge, small holes from string binding are present, creasing along spine. Ex. library stamp on top page edge. Back blank pages have significantly chipped edges, are quite brown and worn. Paper is browning, some small foxing spot, text easily legible. Document in Good+ to VG- condition. .… Read More

Washington: Beverley Tucker Printer, 1859. According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854 and August 5, 1854. Senate. 33d Congress, 2nd Session, Ex. Doc. No. 78. Contents of Volume X: Parts III, IV--General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific Railroad routes. Zoological Portion of the reports, by Lieutenant E.G. Beckwith; Nos. 2-5 of Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple; Zoological portion of the report, by Lieutenant J.G. Parke; Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant R.S. Williamson; No. 4 of Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot. Brown cloth binding worn.corners and some wear to cover faces. Spine with gilt lettering dulled but legible. Spine reads "U.S. War Department. Explorations and Surveys For a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 10." Spine's ends bent and rubbed. Small rubbed circles exposing cloth covers on spine near back joint. Exterior is Good. Ex. library embossed stamp on front title page,… Read More

Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1917. Consisting of Twenty-Four Colored Views from Recent Photographs. Made Exclusively for the Van-Noy Inter-State Company in Denver, Colorado. For Sale Only en Route on The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Images include: Denver; Castle Rock; Palmer Lake; Elephant Rock; Colorado Springs; Manitou; A Park in Pueblo; Sky Line Drive and Canon City; The Royal Gorge; Salida and Mount Ouray; Marshall Pass and Mount Ouray; Summit of Pike's Peak; Mount Princeton, Collegiate Range; Leadville and Mount Massive; Eagle River Canon; Mount of the Holy Cross; Walls of the Canon, Grand River; Shoshone; Glenwood Springs; Curecanti Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison; Toltec Gorge; and Animas Canon. Color images tipped-in on dark gray stiff paper. Last page is b/w map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the Western Pacific Railway and connections. Tipped-in price tag of $1.00. Dark grey stiff paper covers with color image of Royal Gorge on front, staple-binding… Read More

Chicago: Schulte Publishing Company, 1895. A Historical and Practical Treatise on Railroads, and Remedies for Their Abuses. 488 pp. including Index. Mildly soiled/rubbed covers. Spine ends rubbed. Overall covers are Good. Tipped in at front endpapers,slip of paper with author's compliments. On blank page, previous owner's name "blacked" out and town, Caledonia, Minn. visible. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. . Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Railroads.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923. ... Explained, Analyzed, and Compared; Comprising Extracts from Reports and Debates in Congress, Rulings, Interpretations, and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Opinions of the United States Supreme Court, Prescribed Forms and Complete Texts of Related Acts, Including the Federal Control Act, Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and Interstate Commerce Act, All as Amended To and Including August 18, 1922. 968 pp. with extensive appendix and index. Green cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed with some areas of exposed boards, edges are bumped and rubbed, minor scuffing to cover faces. Spine ends are bent with some tears, wear and tearing to spine corners. Light soiling to page edges. Endpapers are browning. Previous owners name and date April 1923 written in ink on front free endpaper top right corner, as well as signature and date in ink on top corner of page 3. Interior tight and clean. Book in VG- to VG… Read More

Washington: Thomas Allen, Print, 1838. 25th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 465. June 27, 1838. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. "Resolved, That the reports of Major James D. Graham to the Department of War, upon the survey of the Winchester and Potomac railroad, in Virginia, along with the reduced map of the same, be printed, under the supervision of the chief of the corps of topographical engineers." 60 pp. Large folding map of the routes examined under the direction of Capt. J. D. Graham, 1831 and 1832. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine edge. Browning and light foxing throughout document. Creases to lower page corner. Document and map in VG condition. Scarce. The W&PRR ran in the southern United States from Winchester, Virginia to the Baltimore and Ohio junction on the Potomac River. . Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Fold Out Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.