Search Results: Railroads from Bruce McLeod

Chicago: Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co., 1933. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD+ first printing 1933. Pictorial wraps show locomotives on front panel and buildings of Chicago on the back panel. Covers and staple binding are FINE: no creasing, edge wear almost non-existant. All 32 pages clean, tight, and unmarked. Contains historical photos and a center-fold panoramic view of Chicago Exposition lake front site, map, historical & descriptive text.

FINE softcover. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Previous owner's stamp on half-title page. No other markings, clean, nearly perfect covers and mint interiors. Very uncommon in this exceptional condition. 5th printing, 8.25" x 11", 175 pages, illustrated, index. This book chronicles the epic construction of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway between 1905 and 1911, from tidewater to the copper mines of Kennicott.

McClelland & Stewart, 1971. Hardcover. As New/As New. Two FINE HC volumes bound in original green simulated leather, in a Very Good green slipcase, also in original green simulated leather. 439 pages and 478 pages, illustrated endpapers, maps, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. Short gift inscription on half-title page of each volume, otherwise unmarked. ISBNs: 0771013264 and 0771013272

Very Good 8.5" x 11" softcover, 33 pages, b&w photos. Small sticker mark on front cover, otherwise Fine. Winnipeg's railway history in text and archival photos. Includes the arrival of Western Canada's first locomotive by steamship... the Countess of Dufferin in 1877, Winnipeg Water District trains and steetcars.

London, U.K.: Clark & Sherwell, 1933. Soft cover. Good. GOOD+ 5.5" by 8.5" foldout booklet. Unfolds to approx. 15" by 22", printed on both sides, historical photos. Rubbing at folds, a couple of small tears. Includes an additional 4 page booklet entitled: "The Royal Scot Train, A Comparison" in FINE condition.

Middletown, NY: Empire State Railway Museum, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. VG Softcover, 5.5" by 8.5", 200 pages, hundreds of photos. Clean & tight, the covers have some edge wear, creases & one 1/4" tear, interiors VG to Fine. This illustrated directory lists Steam Locomotive train passenger service railroads, electric lines and trolleys, and museum operations. Each listing includes the location, description of the locomotives, location, schedules, admission fees, etc. Lots of photos of steam engines running.