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Field Engineering:  A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway Surveying, Location and Construction
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Field Engineering: A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway Surveying, Location and Construction

by Searles, William H. & Howard Chapin Ives

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Used - Fair
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No dj
Edition
17th Ed
Published
1915
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1915 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Joint publisher: London: Chapman & Hall. Dark brown flexible leather, gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt, brown endpapers. Text: xvii, 309 pp, 4 plates, 148 figures; bound together with Tables: 320 pp, 44 tables. Offered… Read more about this item
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Westward to Promontory:  Building the Union Pacific across the Plains and Mountains, A Pictorial Documentary

Westward to Promontory: Building the Union Pacific across the Plains and Mountains, A Pictorial Documentary

by Russell, A. J. (photos) & Barry B. Combs (text)

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Used - VG+
Jacket Condition
VG-
Edition
2nd ptg
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full dark blue buckram, gilt titles on spine & decorations (a golden spike) on front board, black endpapers, 80 pp. Slight sunning to edges. DJ extremities rubbed with small edge tears and a crease to front panel; in Brodart… Read more about this item
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Orient Express:  The Birth, Life and Death of a Great Train

Orient Express: The Birth, Life and Death of a Great Train

by Hogg, Garry

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
VG
Edition
First US Edition
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Walker and Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full grey reinforced cloth, black titles on spine, endpaper maps, 175 pp, 6 ff b & w plates, index. DJ has slight edge wear and a small tear at top edge of rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2… Read more about this item
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The Railroad Encyclopedia

The Railroad Encyclopedia

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Published
2001
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780760311363
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St. Paul: MBI Publishing Company, 2001 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Laminated pictorial boards, 192 pp, profusely illustrated with photos and drawings in color and black & white on most pages, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. . Fine/Fine. 30½ X 24 cm.
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Empire Express:  Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

by Bain, David Haward

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670808892
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New York: Viking, 1999 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Tan boards, black spine with gilt titles, xvii, 797 pp, 16 ff b & w plates, 7 maps in text, notes, bibliography, index. Slight shelf wear. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine.… Read more about this item
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Von der Pferdeeisenbahn zur "Elektrischen":  Die ersten fünf Jahrzehnte der Straßenbahn in Wein

Von der Pferdeeisenbahn zur "Elektrischen": Die ersten fünf Jahrzehnte der Straßenbahn in Wein

by Cipek, Lambert P.

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Used - Near Fine
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1982
Binding
Hardcover
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Wein: Verlag Pospischil, 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Laminated pictorial boards, brown cloth spine with gilt titles, pictorial endpapers, 96 pp, illustrated throughout with black & white photos, index. Slight shelf wear, else fine. German language pictorial history of streetcars in Vienna from 1867 to 1914. Most pages contain captioned… Read more about this item
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The Railway Journey:  Trains and Travel in the 19th Century

The Railway Journey: Trains and Travel in the 19th Century

by Schivelbusch, Wolfgang

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
VG
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780916354268
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New York: Urizen Books, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Translated from the German by Anselm Hollo. Full blue cloth, foil titles on spine, red endpapers, [ix], 213 pp, many b & w illustrations in text, notes. DJ has one 2-cm tear with creasing at bottom of front panel, slight edge wear;… Read more about this item
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Railway Stations:  Masterpieces of Architecture

Railway Stations: Masterpieces of Architecture

by Sheppard, Charles

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780765199416
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New York: Smithmark, 1996 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pictorial boards, 80 pp, color photos, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Brief but richly illustrated book about large railway stations, mostly in Europe and the United States. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. . Fine/Fine. 32… Read more about this item
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Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car

Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car

by Beebe, Lucius

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Published
1961
Binding
Hardcover
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€93.78

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter black cloth, blue cloth-covered boards, gilt & red titles, pict. endpapers, 575 pp, profusely illustrated. DJ slightly rubbed at edges; in Brodart archival cover. Illustrated with archival photos, woodcuts, and engravings from a variety of sources. Shipping… Read more about this item
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Consolidated Code of Operating Rules

Consolidated Code of Operating Rules

Condition
Used - G-
Jacket Condition
No dj
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black pebble-grained cloth, 186 pp. Extremities rubbed, numerous notations indicate corrections or changes in rules. Contains operating rules for railroads generally north and west of Chicago, including the Milwaukee Road, Chicago & Northwestern, Rock Island, Great Northern, Soo Line, Northern Pacific, and connecting short lines. … Read more about this item
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Buses, Trolleys & Trams

Buses, Trolleys & Trams

by Dunbar, Chas. S.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
2nd ptg
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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Feltham: Paul Hamlyn, 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards, black titles on spine & dec. on front board, pictorial endpapers, 141 pp, profusely illustrated with photos & reproductions of old drawings & paintings. DJ has a 1 cm tear at top of rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. Traces the… Read more about this item
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Railway Holiday in France
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Railway Holiday in France

by Behrend, George

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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Dawlish: David and Charles, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards, gilt titles on spine, 189, [2] pp, 11 ff b & w photo plates incl. frontis., bibliography, index. Manufacturing defect--offsetting on one side of sheet with signature "L", which creates an annoying double-text effect on 8 pages, otherwise fine. DJ… Read more about this item
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Great Steam Locomotives of all Time
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Great Steam Locomotives of all Time

by Nock, O. S.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No dj
Published
1977
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780668042505
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New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1977 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Stiff paper pictorial covers, sewn through folds, [vii], 145 pp, 64 full-page watercolors, index. Very light wear to corners and spine ends. A short history of the steam locomotive, illustrated by 64 color plates of influential locomotives from around the… Read more about this item
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Hard Travellin':  The Hobo and His History
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Hard Travellin': The Hobo and His History

by Allsop, Kenneth

Condition
Used - VG
Jacket Condition
No dj
Edition
First US Edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: New American Library, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter green paper, light grey cloth-covered boards, maps on endpapers, xx, 21-448 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, bibliography, index. Small stain to top corner of rear board, spine ends rubbed. A social history of hoboes; includes interviews with… Read more about this item
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The Complete Book of Model Railroading

The Complete Book of Model Railroading

by Sutton, David

Condition
Used - VG
Jacket Condition
VG
Edition
Reprint
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Castle Books WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Undated reprint of the 1964 Prentice-Hall title. Quarter beige cloth with black paper-covered boards, x, 341 pp, bibliography, glossary, index. Corners bumped, spine ends slightly rumpled, a few originally uncut leaves have been carelessly opened leaving ragged edges, a few more are still… Read more about this item
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