shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.

Railroads


Used Aisles



Railroads
Used Books

There are 129 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.

Featured Titles in Railroads - Used Books
Page 1 of 7 next

Model Railroad Bridges & Trestles (Model Railroader)
Model Railroad Bridges & Trestles (Model Railroader)
by Model Railroader
Publisher Comments
Teaches how to build sturdy model bridges and trestles of stunning realism. Includes construction plans, prototype photos, and over 20 sets of scale drawings for scratchbuilding, kitbashing, or modifying commercial bridge kits. From Model Railroader... (read more)

List Price $21.95
Your price: $10.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Stephen E Ambrose
From Powells.com
Abraham Lincoln, prior to being elected president and at the time working as a railway lawyer, met future Civil War hero General Grenville Dodge, in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1859. According to historian Stephen Ambrose, Lincoln's first words were "Dodge... (read more)

List Price $17.00
Your price: $5.00
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Kinsey Photographer Volume 3 the Locomotive
Kinsey Photographer Volume 3 the Locomotive
by Dave Bohn
Publisher Comments
In the winter of 1970, Dave Bohn found the surviving negatives of Darius and Tabitha Kinsey. Bohn and his colleague, Rodolfo Petschek, initiated a long-term effort to reproduce in book form the magnificent Kinsey archive. Here youand#8217;ll find Darius... (read more)

List Price $22.95
Your price: $15.00
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
by Stephen E Ambrose
Publisher Comments
In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage, which recounted the explorations of the West by Lewis and Clark. Nothing Like... (read more)

List Price $28.00
Your price: $7.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Steam Engine Design
Steam Engine Design
by ICS
Publisher Comments
Conceptually, steam engines and internal combustion engines for that matter, are quite simple. Valves admit steam or a fuel/air mixture into a cylinder where hot gases push against a piston that turns a crankshaft. Many people are interested in... (read more)

Your price: $8.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


The Historical Atlas of World Railroads: 400 Maps and Photographs Chart the Networks That Span the World
The Historical Atlas of World Railroads: 400 Maps and Photographs Chart the Networks That Span the World
by John Westwood
Publisher Comments
A fascinating history of railroad development on every continent. At one point railroads were the most important form of transport in the world, responsible for opening up vast areas to settlement and industry. With the threat of global warming and a... (read more)

List Price $45.00
Your price: $25.00
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
by Zachary Schrag
Publisher Comments
Whether trying to avoid the crawl along the Belt, the horrendous parking situation, or the stress induced by the ludicrous and inadequate street marking, Marylanders, Virginians, and folks from the nation's capital eschew the car and hop the Metro. Here... (read more)

List Price $36.75
Your price: $22.00
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Across the Columbia Plain: Railroad Expansion in the Interior Northwest, 1885-1893
Across the Columbia Plain: Railroad Expansion in the Interior Northwest, 1885-1893
by Peter J Lewty
Publisher Comments
Continuing the saga he started in To the Columbia Gateway: The Oregon Railway and the Northern Pacific, 1879-1884, Peter J. Lewty traces the rivalry and expansion of the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific railway systems in the interior Northwest, 1885... (read more)

List Price $21.25
Your price: $14.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


The Old Iron Road
The Old Iron Road
by David Haward Bain
Publisher Comments
In the summer of 2000, David Haward Bain and his family headed west in search of America's past. Following abandoned railroad tracks and the traces of old wagon trails, they discovered a uniquely American spirit of adventure that connects our past to our... (read more)

List Price $15.00
Your price: $5.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives Rev Edition
Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives Rev Edition
by C J Riley
Publisher Comments
Alphabetically organized, fully cross-referenced, and packed with photographs, this enticing encyclopedia makes the perfect gift for anyone who ever felt drawn to the sight of an onrushing train. It features the most significant innovations in locomotive... (read more)

Your price: $17.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography
Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography
by Jim Tully
Publisher Comments
A bestseller in 1924, this vivid piece of outlaw history has inexplicably faded from the public consciousness. Jim Tully takes us across the seamy underbelly of pre-WWI America on freight trains, and inside hobo jungles and brothels while narrowly... (read more)

List Price $15.00
Your price: $9.50
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs (Dover Books on Transportation, Maritime)
The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs (Dover Books on Transportation, Maritime)
by Ron Ziel
Publisher Comments
Fascinating text-and-photo documentary details economic, social upheaval following inauguration of Long Island Rail Road's service in 1844. 225 rare photos provide splendid views of early coaches, locomotives, snow-removal operations, stations... (read more)

List Price $16.95
Your price: $9.00
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World
Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World
by Brian Hollingsworth
Publisher Comments
Whether you're a steam buff or your interest lies in the modern railways of today, you'll treasure this incredibly compact volume filled with over 150 interestingly written chronological entries, from the 1830s to the present day. This highly illustrated... (read more)

List Price $11.95
Your price: $7.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Model Railroading in Small Spaces
Model Railroading in Small Spaces
by Mat Chibbaro
Publisher Comments
Wonderful layout plans for HO and N scale trains show how to build an impressive layout in nearly any space. Includes step-by-step instructions for building layouts in closets and drawers, on tables, and more.... (read more)

List Price $16.95
Your price: $10.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Cars in Color
Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Cars in Color
by Harry Stegmaier
Publisher Comments
Author Harry Stegmaier presents a colorful story of the heavyweights and innovative lightweight cars in the aeO systems after WWII. Both Pullman-Standard and the Budd Company made important contributions to the fleet, and coverage includes dozens of... (read more)

List Price $32.95
Your price: $21.95
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Vanishing Steam: A Photographer's Odyssey Around the World
Vanishing Steam: A Photographer's Odyssey Around the World
by Eric Langhammer
Publisher Comments
Eric Langhammer has been riding the rails around the world for a quarter-century in search of the last steam engines. Now on the brink of extinction, these magnificent mechanical beasts can still be found at China's Jingpeng Pass and throughout the faded... (read more)

List Price $39.95
Your price: $11.20
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Guide to North American Steam Locomotives: History and Development of Steam Power Since 1900
Guide to North American Steam Locomotives: History and Development of Steam Power Since 1900
by George H. Drury
Publisher Comments
The fascinating history and development of steam locomotives in North American. Tells the stories behind the locomotives, includes rosters, and explains wheel arrangements, streamlining, and more with photos, summaries, and specifications for hundreds of... (read more)

List Price $29.95
Your price: $17.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
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 $19.95
Your price: $12.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene
Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene
by John R Stilgoe
Publisher Comments
An engaging and delightfully illustrated account of the impact of railroads on the American built environment and on American culture from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the 1930's.... (read more)

List Price $28.00
Your price: $20.00
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Writing the Rails: Train Adventures by the World's Best-Loved Writers
Writing the Rails: Train Adventures by the World's Best-Loved Writers
by Edward C Goodman
Publisher Comments
Rich and inviting, this collection of 101 train travel stories, both fact and fiction, by renowned writers from around the world and throughout history, is a feast for the armchair vagabond. The stories, essays, historic accounts, poetry, songs and other... (read more)

List Price $17.98
Your price: $7.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


see more featured titles Next Page
Browse the entire aisle:
by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
There are 129 books in this aisle.

This way to more aisles in Railroads
  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.