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Chicago & North Western Railway (MBI Railroad Color History)
by Tom Murray  Publisher Comments By the time it merged into the Union Pacific in 1995, the unassuming yet iconic Chicago & North Western Railway was one of the nation’s oldest surviving railroads, a testament to the Midwestern stoicism with which it had gone about its business...
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Intermodal Railroading
by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments A complete illustrated history of a revolutionary development in freight railroading: intermodal shipping, or the use of trailers and containers to move cargo between trains, trucks, and oceangoing vessels....
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Emd Locomotives
by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments In this lavishly illustrated book, Brian Solomon recounts the heritage of some of the greatest locomotives ever produced by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, including its F units, workhorse GPs and SDs, and the high-tech three-phase AC...
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Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge (Images of Rail)
by D. C. Jesse Burkhardt Publisher Comments Before the rails were up and running along the stunning Columbia River landscape of Oregon and Washington, 19th-century westward travelers faced treacherous conditions. Many emigrants perished before reaching Oregon Territory. Only recently have railways...
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The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives: From 1804 to the Present Day
by David Ross Publisher Comments All aboard! Get ready to take an exhilarating journey through the history of the world's greatest trains with this comprehensive encyclopedia. Everything you ever wanted to know about various types of locomotives is profiled here, including electric...
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British Railway Coaching Stock in Colour Since 1960: For the Modeller and Historian
by Robert Hendry Synopsis Whilst the railroads were originally developed as a means primarily of moving raw materials and freight between source and customer, it was not before passenger traffic was also considered to be an additional source of revenue. One of the most dramatic...
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Long Island Rail Road (MBI Railroad Color History)
by Stan Fischler Publisher Comments Chartered in 1834, the Long Island Rail Road is the oldest American railway still operating under its original name. Today, as a component of the New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority, the LIRR is also the busiest commuter railroad on the...
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Steam Locomotives of the B & O Railroad (Photo Archive)
by Kim D. Tschudy Publisher Comments The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), America's first railroad, was formed in 1827. In 1830 the B&O opened its first 13 miles of rail between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills. By 1838 the B&O was hauling mail between Baltimore and Washington D.C...
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Heritage of North American Trains
by David Ross Synopsis This work offers an account of where and why rail lines were built in various regions across the North American continent. It tells why the US and Canada developed distinctive forms of rail technology, different from those of Britain, where railroading...
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China: The World's Last Steam Railway
by Gordon Edgar Publisher Comments Three photographers, who have visited China 35 times over a ten-year period, create what will likely be the world’s final photographic essay of the steam engine era. Nostalgic and evocative, these images capture a special moment in history. China...
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The Railroad Never Sleeps: 24 Hours in the Life of Modern Railroading
by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments For well over a century and a half the railroad has rolled on, crisscrossing the continent in the ceaseless activity that keeps the North American economy moving. This never-ending workday unfolds hour by hour in The Railroad Never Sleeps, a remarkable...
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Road Locomotives and Tractors
by Eric Sawford Synopsis During the nineteenth century steam-driven road locomotives took over heavy haulage tasks from horses and ushered in a new era in the history of transport. These extraordinary Victorian machines represent a memorable episode in our industrial and...
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The Call of Trains: Railroad Photographs of Jim Shaughnessy
by Jim Shaughnessy Publisher Comments A majestic collection celebrating the life and work of one of the deans of railroad photography. Jim Shaughnessy is a revered name among railroad photographers. This collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features 170 duotone...
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British Railway Goods Wagons in Color 1960-2003
by Robert Hendry Publisher Comments In the first book of this series, Robert Hendry explored the evolution of the goods wagon on Britain's railways up to the end of the steam era....
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The Train
by Jonathan Glancey Publisher Comments The train changed the face of the world. From slow beginnings in the coalmines of England at the start of the nineteenth century, it was possible by the 1840s to cover vast distances at unprecedented speed, changing modern communications forever. Much...
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Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
by John Kelly Publisher Comments "All aboard the streamlined, Vista-Dome North Coast Limited leaving on Track 1 for Minnesota's Lake Region, the vast prairies of North Dakota, Montana's magnificent Rockies, Idaho's lakes and forests, the Inland Empire of Spokane to Puget Sound country...
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Southern Pacific Railroad (MBI Railroad Color History)
by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments More than just a railroad, the Southern Pacific was an empire, anchored in San Francisco but stretching from Portland, Oregon, to several ports on the Gulf of Mexico. From austere western roots, the "Espee" grew into a far-flung railroad of...
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Outbound Trains: In the Era Before the Mergers
by Jim Boyd Publisher Comments The best of Jim Boyd's railroad images from the early 1960s through the 1970s with an emphasis on the colorful first generation diesel locomotives. Boyd is a noted photographer and rail magazine editor....
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Santa Fe Railway (Railroad Color History)
by S. Glischinski Publisher Comments A classic and colorful tribute to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the best-known railroad in the world. Beginning in 1860, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway quickly grew to become the premier transportation company in the US. Its...
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The Glorious Years
by Steam Railway Magazine (edt) Publisher Comments The Glorious Years is a collection of the best photographs to have graced the pages of Steam Railway magazine in recent years. Steam locomotives are intensely photogenic subjects, and this superb collection of over 150 images, taken before the...
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