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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 Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives by C J Riley Publisher Comments This classic reference has now been revised and updated. Alphabetically organized, fully cross-referenced, and densely illustrated, The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives was written by noted historian C.J. Riley to be the perfect handbook for any... (read more) List Price $22.98 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Age of Steam by Lucius Beebe Publisher Comments One glance at this classic portrait gallery will transport you to a time not so very long ago, when the railroad ruled America and trains steaming across the landscape were the ultimate in modernity. More than 500 illustrations capture this golden age of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jane's Train Recognition Guide (Jane's Train Recognition Guide) by Howard Johnson Publisher Comments <p>The essential guide to the world's trains.</p> <ul> <li>More than 460 locomotives and trains</li> <li>Global coverage</li> <li>Special features, subtypes, and history</li> <li>Detailed and up-... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume 3 by Donald B Robertson Publisher Comments Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This 352-page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north Pacific coast states. All known common carrier steam powered operations of ten or more miles are... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Union Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History) by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments Famous for its role in the Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific is Americas oldest- and the worlds largest- railway, serving two-thirds of the United States for a century and a half. This retrospective spans the UPs entire history from 1862 to... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives 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) List Price $14.98 Your price: $10.95 Used - 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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Railroads (500) by Steve Barry Publisher Comments Starting in the mid-19th Century, The United States transformed itself from a vast, sparsely populated country into a potent industrial force. Central to this transformation was the railroad, its ever--expanding network of tracks connecting people from... (read more) List Price $14.98 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America (Railroads Past and Present) by William D Middleton Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-267) and index.... (read more) Your price: $42.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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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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 $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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America's Great Railroad Stations by Roger Strauss Publisher Comments An evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America's railroad stations. For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the railroad station or depot was the communal hub of every American town that could boast of train service. There... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $27.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Golden Age of Steam (Golden Age of Transport) by Dean Server Publisher Comments Steam power expanded the world and launched a revolution in transportation that propelled us into the twentieth century. Here, document with 90 outstanding period illustrations, is the story of the successes, setbacks and grand experiments of this... (read more) List Price $10.98 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives by David Ross Publisher Comments 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) List Price $34.98 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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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: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars (Images of Rail) by Emiliano Echeverria Publisher Comments San Francisco's cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are actually three cable lines in operation today: the California Street line and the two Powell Street lines-- the... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Minneapolis and the Age of Railways by Don L Hofsommer Publisher Comments With the recent revitalization of the Minneapolis Warehouse District and the surge in construction of condominiums and new buildings near the banks of the Mississippi, the landscape of the city seems to change almost daily. Not so long ago, however, this... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.50 Used - Hardcover
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Streamliner Memories by Mike Schafer Book News Annotation Rail photographers are usually train chasers: their photos are exterior. Riders wallow in the nostalgia of the rooms, dome cars, diners; but few picture histories cover the interior. Schafer has done riders a great service here. Annotation c. Book... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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