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CAB-FORWARD, THE STORY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVES. CAB-FORWARD BUILDER'S EDITION by Church, Robert J - 1982

by Church, Robert J

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CAB-FORWARD, THE STORY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVES. CAB-FORWARD BUILDER'S EDITION by Church, Robert J - 1982

CAB-FORWARD, THE STORY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVES. CAB-FORWARD BUILDER'S EDITION

by Church, Robert J

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Wilton, CA: Central Valley Railroad Publications, 1982. Revised edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The preferred revised and expanded edition. Limited to 282 numbered, autographed and specially bound copies representing the 282 articulated locomotives on the Southern Pacific Roster. The special limitation page is inscribed by Church, "For James E. Barnes, RJ Church, ODS, '83," with locomotive number 4116 and builder's number 60886. 312 pages of text, photographs, rosters, and diagrams, plus six foldout diagrams of six cab-forwards. The definitive book on one of the most fascinating steam locomotives ever built. Bound in original dark red simulated leather with lettering in gilt. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. A very handsome copy.

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  • Edition Revised edition
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  • Publisher Central Valley Railroad Publications
  • Place of Publication Wilton, CA
  • Date Published 1982
  • Keywords Railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, steam locomotives, Southern Pacific.

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Kratville Publications, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 11.0000 9.0000. Moderate wear and scuffs to the cover. Minor staining to the cover. Book is slightly cocked.
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Omaha, NB: Kratville Publications. VG. 1968. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition without dust jacket. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 216 pages. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Solid binding and all folding illustrations present . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. .
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Cab-Forward: The Story of Southern Pacific Articulated Locomotives

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Central Valley Railroad Publications. Hardcover. Good. B0006EDVP6 1968 Revised Edition. White paper boards have moderate soiling and wear. Names and addresses are written on the front pastedown and verso the front free endpaper- no other marks or notations. Good binding. Includes fold-outs in rear. 216 pages.
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Wilton: Central Valley Railroad Publications 1982. (4to) 310pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Dark green leatherette with gilt lettering to the cover and spine. Illustrated photographic endpapers, plans, photographs, tables, six fold-out plans. Photocopies of 8 pages substituted where the pages left blank; a charming letter signed by the author explaining how to attach the replacements laid in. "The cab-forward, exclusive trademark of the Southern Pacific for nearly half a century, was the outgrowth of the company's superb engineering department. Fortunately, though the echo of syncopated exhaust has now been gone for many years, many of the men that have now attained high ranking official positions in the general offices were themselves involved in the design, development, operation and maintenance of the road's modern steam power" - from the Acknowledgments. Book about Articulated Locomotives. (Transportation, Southern Pacific Railroad, Trains, Transportation).
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Central Valley Railroad Publications, 1982. revised edition. Hardcover. very good/good. Quarto. (29cm x 22cm) 310pp. Nice copy in a chipped dust jacket.
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Wilton.: Central Valley Railroad Publications., 1982.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Small presentation note from author laid in.
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Kratville Publications. Fair. 1968. Hardcover. Rare : out-of-print. This book is a reference or reading copy only. Pictorial cover issued with no dustjacket. The book has some shelfwear and edge wear. Some noticeable soiling and spotting from age along the edges. Inside pages have no writing. ; 216 pages .
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Central Valley Railroad Publications, 1982. Fine. Church, Robert J.. Cab-Forward: The Story of Southern Pacific Articulated Locomotives. Wilton, CA: Central Valley Railroad Publications, 1982. Revised edition. 312pp. Illustrated. 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Near fine with near fine fold out plan. Signed by Church on the bottom of title page. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine.
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Central Valley Railroad, 1982. Fine. Church, Robert J.. Cab-Forward: The Story of Southern Pacific Articulated Locomotives. Wilton, CA: Central Valley Railroad, 1982. 310pp. Illustrated. 4to. Red leather with gilt embossing. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 1/282 so-called numbered editions, but not numbered. Inscribed by Church to previous owner. Several fold-put diagrams of locomotives in the back of the book.
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