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1925 Modern American Locomotive: Construction and Operation
Stock #: 15814
Author: Frederick Prior

List Price: $40.50
Karen's Price: $34.95

Originally published in 1925 (revised in 1982), this volume breaks down the basics of American locomotives in 200 different topics ranging from the physics of motion to the operation of individual parts, including their construction and operation. Graphically illus. Soft Cover.

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All Aboard! Passenger Trains Around the World
Stock #: 16560
Author: Karl Zimmermann

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Experience the thrill of traveling by rail with photos of passenger trains from around the world. Learn how passenger trains developed from the B&O's horse-drawn to France's trendsetting TGVs, the world fastest trains. Hard Cover. more»

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All About Railroading
Stock #: 10090
Author: William C. Vantuono

List Price: $28.95
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Written for children age 10 and up, this is the book for youth who want to learn about today's fascinating, high-rech railroad industry. Includes over 150 color photos and diagrams. Plus there is a directory listing dozens of websites for today's Internet savvy youth. Soft Cover. more»

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Altoona and Logan Valley Electric Railway
Stock #: 15065
Author: Leonard E. Alwine & David W. Seidel

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Documents the history of a streetcar network that served the employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad as well as the community. Through 200 photos and narrative, this book retraces the history of the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway and its successor, the Logan Valley Bus Company. Soft Cover. more»

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American Car and Foundry Box Cars, 1960 - 1981
Stock #: KB11070
Author: Edward S. Kaminski

List Price: $75.00
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The last period of AC&F manufacturing of box cars was the years 1960–1981, and this volume provides both the history and extensive color photography, along with details of car design and construction in this period. Many colorful paint schemes were in use by railroads and lessors, large and small, and they are shown here, including many Incentive Per Diem schemes. A complete production roster of the box cars built is also provided. Coverage includes 40-foot as well as 50-foot inside-post cars, 50-foot outside-post cars, and 60-foot inside- and outside-post cars. Many of these 60-foot cars were built for auto parts service.

Author Kaminski is an acknowledged authority on freight car history and has extensively researched AC&F records to write this account. Any modeler of the 1960s and ’70s, or freight car fan, will want this book.  Hard cover.

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American Railroad China
Stock #: 15314
Author: Charles Kratz Jr.

List Price: $29.95
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Take a look at railroad dining china and the Jay W. Christopher Collection at Valparaiso University's Brauer Museum of Art. This book looks at why people collect dining car china, the experience of dining on the railroads, dining car service, the use of corporate images on the china and a look at china from railroads across the US. Well illustrated in both black & white and color. more»

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American Railroads in the Nineteenth Century
Stock #: 17942
Author: Augustus J. Veenendaal

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An all-in-one reference guide to American railroads featuring essays, biography, photos, maps, and table. Hard Cover.

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American Railroads, Second Edition
Stock #: 13454
Author: John F. Stover

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A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and rebirth of railroads in the united States. This book traces their history from the first lines that helped eastern seaports capture western markets to today's mewly revitalized industry. This edition includes two new chapters. 24 halftones. 5 maps. Soft Cover.

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American Refrigerator Transit
Stock #: KB11208
Author: Stuart T. Maher, G.J. Michels, Jr. & Gene Semon

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Among America’s largest operators of refrigerator cars was American Refrigerator Transit. The ART was founded by Jay Gould in 1881 to serve all his railroads of that day, including the Wabash, Missouri Kansas and Texas, and particularly Missouri Pacific and subsidiaries. After 1925, Denver & Rio Grande Western was added. Primary business in the early years was meat transportation, but this gradually shifted to perishables, particularly from Texas and Colorado.

Change came in the 1960s. Norfolk & Western took over Wabash in 1964 and in 1969, D&RGW moved its perishable business from ART to Fruit Growers Express. In 1973, Norfolk & Western pulled out of ART, and with the acquisition of Missouri Pacific by Union Pacific in 1983, all remaining ART properties then disappeared into UP.

This large book contains not only a complete history of ART but extensive and thoroughly illustrated information about the refrigerator cars of ART. Rail historians as well as enthusiasts of the Missouri Pacific and Wabash will be fascinated by this book. Hard cover.

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AMTRAK Across America
Stock #: KB10677
Author: John A. Fostik

List Price: $32.95
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Amtrak is an essential part of America’s transportation system, today for over 28 million passengers. From the legacy Streamliners of the pre-Amtrak era—Champions, Chiefs, Eagles, Rockets, Zephyrs—to today’s modern Acela Express and future plans for more high speed “corridor trains,” this book covers all the lines from past to present. Through the use of evocative photos, postcards, memorabilia and other collateral, this book is a journey through the past 40 years of Amtrak across America and all the preceding rail lines that transformed the nation—the Downeaster, Adriondack, Ethan Allen Express, Vermonter, Capitol Limited, Cardinal and Hoosier, Empire Service, Keystone, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Pennsylvanian, Auto Train, Carolinian and Piedmont, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Blue Water and Wolverine, Carl Sandburg and Illinois Zephyr, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha, Illini and Saluki, Lincoln Service, Missouri River Runner, Pere Marquette, Heartland Flyer, Texas Eagle, California Zephyr, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Cascades, Coast Starlight, Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, and Pacific Surfliner. Soft Cover. more»

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Appalachian Coal Mines and Railroads in Color, Volume 2: Virginia
Stock #: KB10932
Author: Stepen M Timko

List Price: $59.95
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Noted Appalachian-area photographer Everett Young provides coverage of coal mining in the Old Dominion State�officially known as the Commonwealth of Virginia. Featured are the western Virginia coal mines and railroad operations of CSX and Norfolk Southern and their predecessor roads�the Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, C&O, N&W, Southern, Interstate and the Haysi Railroad. Over 270 never published photos are included. Hard cover.

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Arcade & Attica Railroads
Stock #: 17033
Author: Springirth

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In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad was built in southwestern New York, from Attica to Arcade. It was later rebuilt to standard gauge to connect with what became the Pennsylvania Railroad. Concerned that the line would be abandoned, local farmers, merchants, and others raised money to purchase the railroad and formed the Arcade and Attica Railroad. Soft Cover. more»

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Atlantic Coast Line Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment
Stock #: 17025
Author: Paul Faulk

List Price: $54.95
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The ACL's purple, silver and gold trim stood out in a sea of boxcar red and hopper black. See its passenger & freight roster through hundreds of vintage photos. All Color. Hard Cover.

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Baldwin Diesels In Color, Vol. 2
Stock #: 17477
Author: Jim Boyd

List Price: $59.95
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Join author Jim Boyd as he continues his thorough examination of railroads H to P and the Baldwins they owned. Many rare photos and much new information. All-color. Hard Cover.

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Baldwin Diesels in color, Vol. 3
Stock #: 12167
Author: Jim Boyd

List Price: $59.95
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The concluding volume in this fascinating series examines the Baldwin fleets of roads like RGS, SLSF, SAL, SP, UP, URR, WM, WP and everything in between. Some "stragglers A-Z", a BLW production list and a special chapter on BLW Builders Plates concludes this set. Hard Cover.

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Baltimore & Ohio Facilities In Color, Volume 3: Western Region
Stock #: 17607
Author: Bob Withers

List Price: $59.95
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The final volume in a three-part trilogy that finishes the B&O system on its Western Region.Watch for this new all-color book. Filled with photos of the Baltimore & Ohio Facilities the Western Region. Hard Cover.

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Baltimore & Ohio, West of Cumberland: Book Three
Stock #: KB11222
Author: Terry E. Arbogast

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700+ photos, 40 pages of color.  "A history of the most important coal marshalling yard on the entire thirteen state Baltimore & Ohio system for over seven decades."  This is the third of the series of books on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in West Virginia. Volume includes interviews with dozens of railroaders who ran into and out of the Yard. Information from microfilmed sources and detailed maps that show the Terminal as it was from 1903 to its dismantling in 1992. Hard cover.

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Baltimore & Ohio, West of Cumberland: Book Two
Stock #: KB11212
Author: Terry E. Arbogast

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A History of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the mountain state west of Queen City. Operating the Monongahela River Railroad, up the West Fork River from Fairmont to Clarksburg the down the West Bank of the West Fork River and over Hartzel Hill to the Ohio.

B&O West of Cumberland Book 2: MR / Short Line. A History of the Baltimore & Ohio in the Mountain State West of the Queen City, By Terry E. Arbogast.  450+ photos, maps throughout, 24 pages of color. The MR / Short Line running between Fairmont and Clarksburg (with its beginnings as the Monongahela River RR) and the Short Line Sub between Clarksburg and Brooklyn Jct. Like the first volume, color laminated hardcovers, 100# coated paper, 24 color pages this time. History of the lines, with information from the initial records of their construction, and of early wrecks. Interviews with dozens of railroaders. detailed maps showing the lines as they were in the 1920s." Hard cover.

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Baltimore & Ohio, West of Cumberland: The Old Main Line
Stock #: KB11119
Author: Terry E. Arbogast

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This is a look at the Baltimore & Ohio in West Virginia. A history of the B & O Railroad in the mountain State West of Queen City. Down the Tygart Valley River from Grafton then over board Tree Hill to the Banks of the Ohio. This volume covers the Old Main Line, detailing the history and operations along the route, the passenger trains and stories of the people who had worked there. Black/white photos and 16 pages of color photos. Maps, wrecks and more. Hard cover.

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Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses
Stock #: 13119
Author: Gary Helton on behalf of Baltimore Streetcar Museum

List Price: $19.99
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In the 1850s, Baltimore’s 170,000 residents had few options when it came to getting around town. Before the decade’s end, however, the omnibus—an urban version of the stagecoach—emerged as Baltimore’s first mass-transit vehicle. Horsecars followed, then cable cars, and ultimately electrically powered streetcars. Vintage B&W photos. Soft Cover. more»

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