Search Results: Transportation: Railroads from The Owl at the Bridge

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1929. One [age printed form. Filled in to indicate arrival of two crates of tulip stands to Beaver Falls, PA. Stock# 39,904. Good+

Cambridge, Harvard UP for the Harvard Business School, 1984. Hard Cover. xvii, 257 p., 24 cm. Boston China trader turned midwest railroad entrepreneur, Forbes's career reflects many of the issues of the growth of the Midest. Stock# 34,716. Vg/ dj good, small tears.

Phoenix Mill, Sutton, 1997. Hard Cover. vii, 143 p. 150+ illus., maps, 25.5 cm. The small lines that served rural Hampshire, southwest of London, are described, mapped, and pictured. Stock #29,066. Fine/ dj fine.

Charlottesville, Published for the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, by the University of Virginia Press, 1970. Hard Cover. xiv, 253 p., 27 cm. Edited by Muriel E. Hidy. The amount of Britsh investment in the railroads of the United States from the beginning in 1838 through the nineteenth century was enormous and critical. Stock# 32,614. Fine, in shrink wrap.

[Montreal, Canadian National Railways, 1959]. 7.5 x 12.5 cm. (3" x 5"). Filled in for Ste Anne station, train no. 10, Engine 454, conductor Kaine, Engineman Messer. Arrived 7:54 AM, left 7:55. Stock#40954a. VG. Price includes 1st class postage in US.

NY: MetroBooks, ©2001. Hard Cover. 128 p., illus.; 37 cm. Originally published 1990. Full-page, many double-page b/w photographs of steam locomotives. ISBN (10): 1586632051. Stock#LL012. Vg / dj vg.

Secaucus, N.J., Castle Books, [1981, c1964].. Hard Cover. vii, 341 p. illus., facsims., ports. 29 cm. Foreward by David Rose. "More than 600 original photographs taken by the author, a professional photographer plus dozens of charts, layouts, wiring diagrams, andelectronic improvements for the hobbyists and fans of model railroads,with tips on maintenance and creation of authentic replications." Bibliography: p. 327. Stock# 44,665. Vg / dj good+.

[Scranton, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.] 1950s?. 7 x 16 cm. (3" x 6 1/2"). The Lackawanna was known as "The Anthracite Line." Punched ticket for 60 cents. Stock# 40864e. Good+. Price includes first-class postage.

[Scranton, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.] 1920s?. One sheet, 12.5 x 17 cm. (5" x 7"). "The Anthracite Line." "Copies will be made for each Conductor, Engineman and Operator or Dispatcher." Stock#40864. Good+. Price includes first-class postage.

N.Y., Dover, c.1972.. Soft Cover. xvi, 147 p. 21.5 x 28.5 cm. An original Dover featuring engravings from trade mgazines, particularly during the post-Civil War era. Stock# 30,250. Vg/ wrappers

[Buffalo, Erie RR, 19??]. 9 x 2.5 cm. (3 1/2" x 1"). "Keep this in sight." Founded in 1832, based in Buffalo, the Erie ran between the banks of the Hudson across from New York to Buffalo. Unpunched. Faded pink. Price includes first-class postage. Stock#40953a.

New York Central System, 1956. Soft Cover. Includes Observation after starting diesel engines; Steam generator; Air brakes; Automatic train stop; Rail diesel car; New MU cars series 4500 to 4599, New York electric territory; Mechanical; Federal or state regulations. Sounds like the stuff Tootle had to learn... 237 p., photos; flexible 2-hole binder. Stock# 32,615

Keene,NH, Cheshire Railroad Company, 1865. 7 x 17 cm. ( 2 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches). Printed form, filled out in ink dated Sept 30, 1863 for carrying three barrels of crackers from Athol Mfg. to Manchester Station. Stock# 40,865. Vg.

[Springfield, Missouri, Frisco, 195??]. 9 x 2.5 cm. (3 1/2" x 1"). Unpunched; VG. Stock#40953b. Price includes first-class postage.

NY, Grosset & Dunlap [1958, ©1952]. Hard Cover. 407 p., illus., ports.; 28.5 cm. Pictures with commentary by the gay couple who themselves owned a private luxury car. Stock#L225. Good+, ex-library but gently treated, unstamped, unpocketed / dj vg.

Philadelphia [Pa.] Published by the Franklin Institute, at their Hall, 1842. The usual patent news, meteorological reports, steam & railroad developments. This volume includes a translation of J.-B (Jean-Baptiste) Dumas (1800-1884), "The Chemical Statics of Organized Beings," of which the first separate printed translation was not until Manchester [s.n.], 1854. Also "A Description of the Wooden Aqueduct Carrying the Pennsylvania Canal Across the River Alleghany [sic] at Pittsburg" and the Albany Aqueducts. "Cost of Transportation on Railroads", Railways in Massachusetts, and articles on improvements for steam engines. Hard Cover. 1 leaf, 430 pages, illus., folding plate; 22.5 cm. Vg / 3/4 leather, front hinge partly split. Stock#NS0512.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1929. One page, two paragraph typed letter on PRR Letterhead, 20 July, 1929 re claim for lost chairs to Beaver Falls, PA. Stock# 39,903. Vg

Denver, RGS RR, 1896. 1 page. 5 lines. 29 x 20.5 cm. (11 x 8 inches) Edward T. Jeffery, president of the The Rio Grande Southern Railroad, to W.D. Lee, superintendent of said RR, approves upholstering Coach No. 22. Stock# 40,867. Good+, frayed along edges

Soft Cover. 152 p., index, 225 photos, 30 cm. "In the early 1840s, a stagecoach made the 95-mile trip from Brooklyn to Greenport, Long Island in two and a half days. After the Long Island Rail Road began service in 1844, the trip took just three and a half hours!" Stock#33092x/h. Vg, new/ paper.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1927. Three pieces. 1) exchange ticket from West Philadelphia to Broad Street Station, unpunched 1929-1934; 2.) passenger's check; punched for June 23; and 3.)card schedule for Bristol, PA line, Sept. 1927. Stock# 39,905. Good+