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E P Dutton, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover, no DJ. E P Dutton, 1940, stated first edition. In very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor foxing to end-papers. Stories, legends, and history of railroading in America..
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Cavalcade of the Rails
by Frank P Morse
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ETE (European Train Enthusiasts) Express Fall 1979
by Geoff Fischer
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European Train Enthusiasts, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Newsletter, softcover, 8 pages. ETE, 1979. In very good condition. Contents: Editorial, Subscription Information, Postal Car, Gene's Jottings, Prototype Corner - The Rhaetian Railways (Alfred E Hauser). Illlustrations depict railway line developments for Switzerland and the Grisons, Rhaetian Railways, Gerguen-Preda, and Alp Gruem-Poschiavo. Also a detail of the Standard Rhaetian Railway passenger coach - second class for 64 passengers..
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ETE (European Train Enthusiasts) Express Summer 1979
by Geoff Fischer
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European Train Ethusiasts, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Newsletter, softcover, 8 pages. European Train Enthusiasts, 1979. In very good condition, section missing from front cover (renewal form), some internal markings by previous owner. Newsletter for train enthusiasts. Contents: Editorial, Subscription Information, Postal Car, Modeling the Rheingold Train (John Schmate), Modeling Advice and Questions, Second News Report on Europe's Rails (Alfred E Hauser)..
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The Impossible Railway: The Building of the Canadian Pacific
by Berton, Pierre
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Knopf, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. Hardcover. Very good condition, cover has a few light marks, map on front endpaper has minor stain at top of page, pages toning. DJ is good, shows edgewear and has a crease near the price. Illlustrated with 27 maps and 16 pages of halftones. Originally published in Canada in two volumes: The National Dream and The Last Spike. This is the first American edition of the combined volumes..
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Iron Wheels and Broken Men: The Railroad Barons and the Plunder of the West
by O'Connor, Richard
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Putnam, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Putnam, 1973, first edition. In near fine condition. How and why the transcontinental railroads were built, with cast of players from exploited Chinese and Irish gandy dancers and dance-hall girls to the Wall Street tycoons, land barons, and presidents who conned thousands onto the sterile waterless plains. William F. Cody was paid $500 a month to kill at least twelve buffalo a day for meat. In 18 months he killed 4,280 buffalo to nourish the Kansas Pacific's workmen..
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Making Tracks: An American Rail Odyssey
by Pindell, Terry
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Pr, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very good condition. DJ has come light edgewear and a chip at top of spine. "Part history and part travelogue, his chronicle of that journey is a fresh portrait of America and of the 'steel riders' who have seen the country up close..
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Nothing Like It in the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Ambrose, Stephen E.
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Simon & Schuster, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition.. Trade paperback. Near fine condition. The story of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads and the men who built them..
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The Pictorial Encyclopaedia of Railways
by Ellis, Cuthbert Hamilton
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London, United Kingdom: Hamlyn, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Hamlyn, 1973, fifth impression. In very good condition, front hinge is beginning to separate. DJ is good, has a tear at top of spine, corners show some wear, protected by mylar. Over 800 pictures and 30,000 words of captions that tell the story of railways from the first Babylonian rutways to the 100 MPH monorail..
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The Railway Revolution George and Robert Stephenson
by L T C Rolt
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St Martins Press, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover with DJ in mylar. St. Martin's Press, 1962, first edition. In very good condition, name on front endpapers, outside page edges lightly soiled. DJ is fair, has some chips and tears, back cover is soiled and lots of edgewear, now encased in mylar. During the lifetime of the two men, England was transformed from a rural land where speed of communications had been determined by the horse, to an industrial complex linked by a network of rails which spanned rivers, burrowed beneath mountains, brought London and Edinburgh within a day's journey of each other..
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Railways The Pioneer Years
by Malcom Fletcher, John Taylor
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Chartwell Books, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Chartwell, 1990. In near fine condition, two pieces of tape on half title page, end papers have some coloration flaws. The first 100 years of railway development, with an authoritative chronology up to 1939 and index of types of locomotive..
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The Steam Locomotive
by Haine, Edgar A.
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Cranbury, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Cornwall Books, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Cornwall Books, 1990. In near fine condition. B & W photos, illustrations, and maps. More than one thousand illustrations which register the evolution, development, and applications of this source of motive power in various parts of the world..
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Steel of Empire The Romantic History of the Canadian Pacific, the Northwest Passage of Today
by John Murray Gibbon
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Bobbs-Merrill, 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar cover. Bobbs-Merrill, 1935, stated first edition. In very good condition, edges of boards worn and rubbed, a few scratches on the front and back panels. Numerous b & w and color plates, illustrations, and fold-out maps. The Canadian Pacific railway system..
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The Story of American Railroads
by Stewart H Holbrook
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Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, ex-library. Bonanza Book, 1947. In good condition, usual library markings, front end paper removed. 100 illustrations and the history of American railroads..
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They Built the West An Epic of Rails and Cities
by Glenn Chesney Quiett
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Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no DJ. D. Appleton 1934. In very good condition, has minor to moderate bumping to corners and spine ends, light scuffing of covers, spine panel has severe sun-fading, owner's name on inside front cover and on front endpaper. The history of the great cities and railroads of the American West. B & W frontispiece and numerous additional b & w plates, bibliography, index..
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Union Pacific Country
by Robert G Athearn
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Rand McNally, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Rand McNally, 1972, second printing. In near fine condition, light toning of pages. DJ has been bumped at top of spine. Inscribed on title page: For Eugene Wilson, who has "railroaded" more than one old friend!!! Robert G. Athearn Book also includes, laid in, a copy of a lecture announcement, for a lecture given by the author at the University of Colorado, November 10, 1976, titled "The American West: An Enduring Mirage?" The story of railroad's expansion and its vital role in the settlement of the American West in the late 1800's. Also contains information on the role of the LDS church in the UP railroad..
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Union Pacific Railroad Company Form 7171
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Union Pacific, 1945. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Small, stiff orange-brown cloth-covered covers, teal pin binding, black lettering on front cover. Union Pacific, Effective August 1, 1945. In very good condition, edgewear, a spill on front board. Rules and Instructions Governing Maintenance of Air Brakes, Communicating Signal System, Electric Headlights, Heating, Air Conditioning, Water Systems, and Lighting. Definitions, general rules and index..
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Westward to Promontory Building the Union Pacific Accross the Plains and Mountains
by Barry B Combs
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Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus.. Oversized softcover. Crown Publishers, first revised edition, 1986. In near fine condition, minor bumping of edges. Barry Combs combines his knowledge of the history of the UP railroad with a long and thorough study of the original photos of A J Russell. Numerous B & W photos..
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Westward to Promontory Building the Union Pacific Across the Plains and Mountains
by Barry B Combs
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1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Garland Books, 1969. In very good condition iwth a good DJ, has a chip out of top right corner, some minor soiling and wear. A J Russell chronicled the building of the Union Pacific. HIs pictures are here with Combs knowledge of the history of the UP Railroad..
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Westward By Rail The New Route to the East
by William Fraser Rae
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Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no DJ. Promontory Press, 1974, reprint of 1871 edition. In very good condition, name on front end paper, spine has some darkening. Author was a correspondent for the London Daily News. This is his account of a 3,000 miles journey by rail from New York to San Francisco..
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The World's Rail Way
by J G Pangborn
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Bramhall House, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Bramhall House, 1974, revised edition, fascimile of 1894 edition. In very good condition, inscription and label on front end papers. DJ is fair, lots of wear and a large tear on front cover, encased in mylar. Anecdotes, little-known details that bring into focus the tensions, the frustrations, the disasters, the boundless conifidence and faith that colored the lives of the railroad pioneers..
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