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Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993. 472pp/illus/maps. Richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, is an essential contribution not only to railyway history but also to the broader history of the development of the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century.There was no… Read more about this item

Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Pr Ltd, 1989. 415 p. 11 maps. Hundreds of b&w photos. A fascinating look at the New York, Ontario and Western Railway that led to the Catskills-and the summer resorts of Sullivan County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean.. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1999. 194pp/illus. American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to build railroads over great distances and across high mountain passes, to erect great bridges, or to bore tunnels of prodigious length. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1960. 165pp/illus/maps/folding maps in rear pocket. Profusely illustrated with 79 photographs and drawings and two as-new folded maps in back pocket, (1) Ferry and Rail Routes of the Railroad between San Francisco, "Saucelito," San Quentin and San Rafael, and (2) Large, attractive route map from Northwestern Pacific employees timetable showing routes between San Francisco and… Read more about this item

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985. pp 371-690/illus. "The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998. 138pp/illus/end-paper maps. Known as the "Little Train that Could," the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad has served as a major commercial and recreational transportation link for ninety years. The South Shore Line has reflected the triumphs and misfortunes of the Calumet Region throughout the twentieth century. For its first two decades,… Read more about this item

Forest Park, IL: Heimburger House Publishing Company, 1983. 312pp/illus/maps. Clean no marks.. 6th Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Boston Mills Press, 2010. 347pp/illus/maps. This is the roaring story of america's most exciting railroad, from its inception, through the building and destruction of the Key West Extension, to the culmination, in 1961, of a receivership that had begun 30 years earlier, to the present days. Bramson tells the story of the fads and foibles of the FEC and… Read more about this item

Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach, 1973. 208pp/illus/maps with large color fold-out map inside rear cover. It is a story of the men and machines and money which built and operated the Virginian railway. The dream of one man, the purpose of many the RR was designed to bring coal from West Va. to the Va. coast. With pictures, text and charts… Read more about this item

Chelsea, MI: Book Crafters, 1982. 421pp/maps. A look at and history of small railroads that service communities not serviced by the larger national railroads in the U.S.A. Light chipping to dj. Text Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, IL: American Steel Foundries, 1942. Text pristine & unmarked, tight to the spine - No date (circa 1942) ; unpaginated, 46 full page illus. (42 in color) , oblong 8vo.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Oblong.

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1965. Vol 1 - 465 pages, with 801 illustrations, six in full color, and five new paintings by Howard Fogg. 1st edition, Volume Two, 511 pages, with 750 illustrations, five in full color, and two new paintings by Howard Fogg. The definitive and comprehensive panoramic overview of Railroad travel the Great Trains and Fabulous Train Depots.… Read more about this item

Finland: Tietoteos, 1985. 192pp/illus. Finnish railways and trains. Finish text with english text in rear. Clean. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Oblong.

Columbia, MD: M.T.H. Electric Trains, 2000. 350pp. More than 1500 fantastic full-color photographs, history and descriptions of the complete M.T.H. product line. Nice tight binding. Light scratching to glossy cover. Text clean. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Forest Park, IL: Heimburger House Publishing Co., 1996. 128pp/illus. Clean like new.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Vancouver, Canada: Glenbow-Alberta Institute in association with Douglas & McIntyre, 1983. 192pp/illus/maps with color end-paper maps. This illustrated history tells the social history, technological achievement and the C.P.R. Style which gave the world the image of the Canadian Frontier. Clean and unmarked.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1963. 160pp/illus/fold-out map. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

West Lafayette, IN: Purdue Univ Pr, 1992. 419pp/illus. The long history of the first railroad in the United States. DJ has light edgewear. Text clean.. 4th Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: University Of New Mexico Press, 1980. 170pp/illus. History of the scenic railroad. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Drake Publishers, Inc, 1972. 112 pages followed by plates; illustrated / illustrations: facsimilies, fold out map. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.