Railroads from Bee Creek Books

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.'" … Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item