Playing with Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale
by Sam Posey


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Why do grown men play with trains? Is it a primal attachment to childhood, nostalgia for the lost age of rail travel, or the stuff of flat-out obsession? In this delightful and unprecedented book, Grand Prix legend Sam Posey tracks those who share his... (read more)

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The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West
by David Haward Bain


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In the summer of 2000, David Haward Bain and his family left their home in Vermont and headed west in search of America's past. From Omaha to San Francisco, Bain and his family retraced the entire route of the first transcontinental railroad. Following... (read more)

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Modeling Railroading with M.T.H. Electric Trains
by Rob Adelman


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index.... (read more)

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History of North American Steam
by Christopher Chant


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Informative text, specifications, and hundreds of illustrations illuminate the steam-powered era in North American rail history. Here is the most comprehensive historical account of this important aspect of American transportation history.... (read more)

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Station to Station
by Steven Parissien


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A survey of the life and architecture of the railway station and its evolution. It provides an account of the social and political context of stations over the last 150 years and examines the background of some of the world's major stations and the... (read more)

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The Train of Tomorrow (Railroads Past and Present)
by Ric Morgan


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Complete history of the Train Of Tomorrow from concept to rescue... (read more)

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History of North American Rail PB
by Christopher Chant


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Our landscape format Encyclopedia series in the 12 x 9 1/4 trim size have been so popular that we have created a more portable format for those who are interested in a smaller paperback edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout in full color. A great... (read more)

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American Train
by Brian Soloman


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Illustrated with stunning color photography, the book features the legendary locomotives of General Electric, Alco Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, EMD and more.... (read more)

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Rites of Passage: A Canadian Railway Retrospective
by Greg Mcdonnell


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A personal look at, and a celebration of, over three decades of transition and changes along Canada's rail lines in images and essays.... (read more)

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Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New Yorkcity Subway
by Andrew Garn


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October 2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the largest underground transit network in the world. Love it or hate it, if you're a New Yorker, you can't live without it: 3.5 million people ride the rails every day. The subway is as much a symbol of New... (read more)

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Burlington's Zephyrs (Great Passenger Trains)
by Karl R Zimmermann


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This authoritative, illustrated history of the Zephyr fleet examines the trains, their motive power and landmark streamlined designs, rolling stock and services.... (read more)

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The American Passenger Train
by Mike Schafer


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Before the jetliner connected both coasts in a matter of hours, the train embodied the zenith of passenger travel. This sprawling photographic history rambles though two centuries of passenger trains, presenting a wealth of archival imagery and modern... (read more)

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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives
by David Ross


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This comprehensive guide to locomotive development includes descriptions of more than 900 trains and locomotives. Arranged in four sections ? steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, and trains ? listed chronologically within each... (read more)

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Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900
by E P Alexander


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Colorful stories of the old steam engines of yesteryear fill these pages — from the steam carriage operated on the streets of Paris in 1769 to the mighty locomotives that thundered across the American West in the latter half of the 19th century. 98... (read more)

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Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: Railroads in the West
by Dee Brown


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From the author of the best-selling Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown's classic account of the building of the transcontinental railroad. In February 1854 the first railroad from the East reached the Mississippi; by the end of the nineteenth... (read more)

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The American Railroad
by Joe Welsh


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Another heavily illustrated history of the RR. This iteration is asembled by three experts; a train buff from a RR family (Welsh), a retired executive of the B&O and Pullman (Howes), and a quarter century veteran editor of Railfan & Railroad (Boyd... (read more)

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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
by David H Bain




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The completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10th, 1869 was one of the defining moments in American history. News of the railroad's completion was simultaneously broadcast across the country via morse code, and the recently reunited nation... (read more)

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