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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux Publisher Comments Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux winds up on the poky, wandering Old Patagonian Express steam engine, which comes to a halt in a desolate land of cracked hills and thorn... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia by Paul Theroux Publisher Comments First published more than thirty years ago, Paul Theroux's strange, unique, and hugely entertaining railway odyssey has become a modern classic of travel literature. Here Theroux recounts his early adventures on an unusual grand continental tour. Asia's... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Harvey Girls: The Women Who Civilized the West by Juddi Morris Review “The narrative is lively, conversational, and spiced with wry humor that will interest even reluctant readers. . . . A solid treatment of an aspect of Western history seldom considered in other texts.”School Library... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Railroad Rolling Stock (Gallery) by Steve Barry Publisher Comments For as long as locomotives have been the stars of North American railroads, rolling stock has trundled and raced along behind, carrying raw materials, finished goods, and people. Illustrated with more than 250 photographs, Railroad Rolling Stock traces... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line by Robert Carroll Reed Publisher Comments In the mid-nineteenth century, American railroading was burgeoning--a growth too fast for safe operations. Despite the grim statistics of 19th and early 20th century train wrecks that resulted, one cannot help but find the photographs and public prints... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Railway Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden Publisher Comments A gorgeously illustrated collection of the world's greatest railway maps and posters, historical and contemporary Transit Maps of the World was an extraordinary and unexpected success and is now a cult favorite. In his irresistible follow-up Mark Ovenden... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Dining by Rail: The History and the Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine by James D Porterfield Publisher Comments The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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Locomotive Breakdowns: Emergencies & Their Remedies by George L. Fowler Publisher Comments The next time you pull your Mogul out of the round house and head on down the mainline into town to get groceries, you can take this little book with you to help you fix the bar guides on the crossheads when they start to overheat. Or where to drive a... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Remarkable Curiosity: Dispatches from a New York City Journalist's 1873 Railroad Trip Across the American West by Amos Jay Cummings Publisher Comments In 1873, Amos Jay Cummings, a decorated Civil War veteran and journalist for the New York Sun newspaper, set out on a westward journey aboard the newly completed transcontinental railroad. For some time, miners, settlers, and entrepreneurs had already... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Railroad Signaling by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments A complete and illustrated guide to railroad signalling in the US.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Boomer: A Story of the Rails by Harry Bedwell Publisher Comments Eddie Sand is railroading with a capital R. A ?boomer,? Eddie travels the country making a living as a telegraph operator wherever he finds himself. Never content to sit behind a desk or undertake ?the upkeep of a blonde,? Eddie?s courage, restlessness... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Dining by Rail: The History and the Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine by James D Porterfield Publisher Comments The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Cars of Pullman by Joe Welsh Publisher Comments One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of the United States. This illustrated history examines... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Railroad Stations: The Buildings That Linked the Nation (Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks) by David Naylor Publisher Comments Almost overnight railway lines spread across our nation, assuming a key role in the country's development. Linking these lines that crisscrossed the map were the stations themselves, the very centerpieces—physical and metaphorical—of civic and... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $55.00 Used - Hardcover
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Railroad Signaling by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments From the 1830s to today, the railroad industry has developed myriad complex mechanisms to help keep North America’s railroad rights-of-ways safe, efficient, and relatively accident-free. In this paperback rerelease of the successful 2003 title, the... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Trade Paper
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Maywood:: The Borough, the Railroad, and the Station (Images of America) by Edward S. Kaminski Publisher Comments Originally settled by Dutch farmers in the 1600s, the borough of Maywood experienced population and industrial growth in the late 1800s with the coming of the railroad. New Jersey Midland Railway, predecessor to the New York, Susquehanna and Western... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $15.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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American Train Depot and Roundhouse by Hans Halberstadt Publisher Comments A colorful and nostalgic look at the train depot.. Covers the massive union stations in big cities and the quaint rural stations plus the steam locomotive's shelter and shop -- the roundhouse.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Classic Western American Railroad Routes: With Mile by Mile Full Color Route Maps and Hundreds of Postcards, Contemporary Paintings and Ephemera by Bruce Clement Cooper Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Basic Steam Locomotive Maintenance by D. C. Buell Your price: $36.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Locomotive Design and Railway Repair Shop Practice by Geo. L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin and Franklin D. Jones Description Five Classic Pamplets Reprint Here in Their Entirety. Locomotive Design, Volumes 27, 28, 29 and 30 - 1910 By Geo. L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin Railway Rrepair Shop Practice, Volume 90 - 1912 By Franklin D. Jones... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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