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Rail Mail
Stock #: 16098
Author: Geoff Stunkard

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This unique book covers the history of railroad postcards. includes 100 photos with 8 pages in color. Includes limiteds, narrow gauge, streamliners, depots, wrecks and more. Price guide plus bibliography. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Atlas of North America, Appalachia & Piedmont
Stock #: KB10757

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Designed to provide a single source of reference for each state's rail network, past and present. Meticulously researched and drawn, highly detailed. This volume covers the coal rich region of Appalachia and the coastal plains of the Piedmont. Soft Cover.

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Railroad Critters in Color, Volume 2
Stock #: KB10610
Author: Stephen M. Timko

List Price: $59.95
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A continuing look at industrial size locomotives behind industry fences. Volume 2 contains additional photos of smaller critters - less than 50 tons, and expands into the field of larger critters. Hard cover.

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Railroad Critters in Color: Volume 4
Stock #: KB10847
Author: Stephen M. Timko

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A continuing look at the industrial type locomotives of the minority builders. Davenport, Plymouth, Porter, Vulcan and more as well as GE's popular line of "tonners". Hard cover.

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Railroad Depots of Central Ohio
Stock #: 12316
Author: Mark J. Camp

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By the mid-1850s, the railroad craze had hit central Ohio. Pioneer railroads that were to evolve into portions of the Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and Pennsylvania Railroads connected the state capital, Columbus, with the canals, Lake Erie, and the Ohio River. The region was crisscrossed by numerous other lines by 1880; Columbus became the main hub while other railroad centers included Circleville, Delaware, Mansfield, Mount Vernon, Newark, and Zanesville. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio
Stock #: 12862
Author: Mark J. Camp

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The first rail lines in northeast Ohio opened for business in July 1850. Cleveland was the hub of railroad activity, and important rail-served lake ports developed at Ashtabula, Conneaut, Fairport Harbor, Huron, and Lorain. Akron became a center of southerly east–west lines. Over 310 passenger and combination depots were established. Depots were the focal point of communities—news arrived over their telegraphs, traveling salesmen gathered on the trackside platforms, depot staff maneuvered four-wheel wagons loaded with baggage, parcels, and milk cans, locals gathered to meet, greet, and send off family and friends. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Depots of Northwest Ohio
Stock #: 18598
Author: Mark J. Camp

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Chartered as early as 1832, Northwestern Ohio railroads were among the first in the Midwest. By 1907, 20 lines served the northwestern counties and all had a series of stations along their lines. Book includes vintage photos of the depots and related structures. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana
Stock #: 19536

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Photos show regional rail history from the inner workings of now demolished depots to one of the oldest "short lines" in Indiana. More than 200 vintage photos plus text on the locomotives covering rail equipment, the moving of stock, depots, rail stations, and freight houses. B&W photos. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Depots of Southwest Ohio
Stock #: 13867
Author: Mark J. Camp

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Springfield was the original destination of the two oldest railroad companies to lay rails in Ohio, the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad and the Little Miami Railroad. This would form the first rail link between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Hundreds of depots were erected to serve train travelers, ranging from the smallest shelter to the standard combined passenger-freight building to the major city passenger terminal. Cincinnati, Dayton, and Springfield became railroad centers, and towns like Blanchester, Hamilton, Loveland, Middletown, Morrow, Wilmington, and Xenia, served by more than one line, became busy transfer points. With the decline of rail passenger service, depots became unnecessary many were demolished. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad History No. 195 Fall-Winter 2006
Stock #: 12917

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Features Canada's passenger trains. Includes Canadian Passengers, Sinking Shack, and Mt. Clare. Covers Canada's Silver Age, Jimmie roders, Vintage 4-4-0s & FAs plus Railroaders in Bronze. 50 color and black & white photos, and two fold-out maps! Soft Cover. more»

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Railroad Postcards
Stock #: 13672
Author: H. Roger Grant

List Price: $31.00
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Filled with B&W photos of post cards, includes steam, depots and more of the once ubiquitous railroad picture postcard. Hard Cover. more»

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Railroad Prototype Cyclopedia, volume 35
Stock #: KB11301
Author: Patrick C Wider

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Genesis of The A.A.R. Standard 40’ Box Car: a part of the continuing series covering 20th century American box, automobile, and refrigerator car designs, the 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the Association of American Railroads’ Standard Box Car of 1937. The A.A.R. design of 1937 was a further development of the American Railway Association’s Standard Box Car of 1932. Improvements included increased inside dimensions, better riding trucks, standardization of vendor-supplied car body components, improved friction draft gear and automatic air brake systems, longer-lasting wheels, stronger designs and floors, and safer and easier to operate power hand brakes. Brief histories of the standardization and impact of these various sub-systems on the railroad industry through World War II are included as well as descriptions of several post-war developments. This volume provides the ideal prelude to the 6-inch taller A.A.R. alternate standard box cars built during and after the war.

 

This comprehensive article includes 5 tables, 15 historical railroad industry sidebars, 33 industry trade ads, 47 U.S. patents, 72 diagrams, and 428 B&W photographs of 10-foot inside height (or slightly less) A.A.R. Standard Box Cars of 1937 built from May, 1936, until December, 1948. The article includes much valuable information on the relevant box cars for the following railroads: A&EC, A&WP, ACL, AT&SF, B&O, BM, C&EI, C&O, CG, CGW, CIL, CN, COPR, CP, CR, D&M, DL&W, Erie, FEC, Georgia, GM&O, IHB, ITC, KCS, L&C, L&N, LS&I, LV, M&StL, MEC, NADHM, NC&StL. NdeM, NH, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NPF, NS, NSD, NYC, ONT, P&LE, PM, RDG, RSCX, SAL, SL-SF, Soo Line, Southern, SP, T&NO, T&P, TC, UP, VGN, W&LE, WAB, WM, WofA, and WP. Soft cover.

 

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Railroad Vision: Photography, Travel & Perception
Stock #: 16804
Author: Anne M. Lyden

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Illustrates the parallel histories of railroads and photography - from a photo of George Stephenson's steam engine locomotive, to images fromthe Civil War, to mid-twentieth century photos by O. Winston Link. Other photographers are also featured. 23 color & 107 B&W.Hard Cover. more»

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Railroaders in the Lehigh River Valley
Stock #: 16377
Author: Michael Bednar

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Includes the author's excellent photos plus his unique writing style to give you a first-hand look at railroading in this region. See all the action and plenty of ALCO’s, GE’s and even cabooses captured in seldom-photographed locations. 120 photos. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroading Around Cumberland
Stock #: 13258
Author: Patrick H. Stakem

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Because of the unique geography of the mountain passes, Cumberland became a transportation nexus between the Eastern Seaboard and the inland bounty of the United States. The National Road, a federal project initiated by Pres. Thomas Jefferson, passes through Cumberland, as does the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and Canal. Rail lines and roads stretch out west, south, and north to industrial, agricultural, and natural resource areas. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroading Around Dothan & the Wiregrass Region (Georgia)
Stock #: 16314
Author: Dothan Landmarks Foundation

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All kinds of railroads served multiple purposes in the Wiregrass Region of Georgia. Shortlines & temporary tracks moved timber and pine resin from forest to mill a century ago. This book includes B&W photos of the depots, the trains, the station and more. Soft Cover. more»

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Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969 Volume 2
Stock #: 12900

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This newest book from features 62 premium B&W photos featuring a wide variety of railroads and motive power from Chicago’s most interesting diesel years from 1958 to 1969. Subjects include the “South Wind” with ACL power, Monon, C&EI, a Milwaukee Road Skytop Lounge on the Afternoon Hiawatha and of course, lots of the favorites -- PRR, NYC, CBQ, ATSF and others. Soft Cover. Chicago, diesel, South Wind, ACL, Monon, C&EI, Milwaukee Road, Skytop Lounge, Afternoon Hiawatha, PRR, NYC, CBQ, ATSF, Illinois, pennsy, pennsylvania, new york central, Atchison, topeka, santa fe more»

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Railroading in the Rockies A Half Century Ago: Colorado Rail Annual No. 18
Stock #: 11277
Author: Ted Wurm, John Maxwell, Edward Mahoney

List Price: $39.95
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Here are the first person accounts of three noted western rail history enthusiasts who were there fifty and more years ago observing and recording when steam and varnish and high cars ruled supreme. Relive the grand era of railroading through their eyes. 340 photos. Hard Cover.

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Railroads & Depots of Orange County
Stock #: 13715
Author: Rob Richardson

List Price: $21.99
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Railroads have been a part of Orange County for over 130 years. Includes ATSF, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific which were in Orange County by the early 1920s and linked with the largest interurban rail system in the United States, the Pacific Electric Railway. Thousands of people passed through Orange County's depots during the 1940s as they came to serve at the many military bases located here during World War II. Railroad depots, new and old, are located across Orange County. Soft Cover. atsf, atchison, topeka, santa, fe, Pacific, electric, railway, history, orange, california, depots, military, WWII, ca, calif, west, western, coast, depot, station, county more»

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Railroads and Land Grant Policy: A Study in Government Intervention
Stock #: 16096
Author: Lloyd J. Mercer

List Price: $34.95
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Deals with federal land grants made from the public domain to a number of states to build transcontinental railroads during the 19th century. The land grants are generally viewed as gifts to business. This study aims to refute the legend that these land grants to private companies benefited the companies more than society as a whole. Soft cover. more»

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