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The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America
by Christian Wolmar
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America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line––the first American railroad––in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train... (read more)

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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Stephen E Ambrose
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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)

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The Last Steam Railroad in America
by O Winston Link
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Railway Maps of the World
by Mark Ovenden
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Science and Society; V. 4 #4: Divided Loyalties: Whistle-Blowing at Bart
by Robert M Anderson
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Union Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History)
by Brian Solomon
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The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives
by C J Riley
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Steam Power (Gallery)
by Brian Solomon
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No locomotives evoke the railroad’s golden age quite like the steam locomotives that plied the rails before diesel-electric power took over. With the help of more than 200 modern photographs depicting restored and preserved steam locomotives today,... (read more)

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Model Railroad Bridges & Trestles (Model Railroader)
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The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890
by George Roger Taylor
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Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World
by Brian Hollingsworth
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Classic American Railroads Volume 3
by Mike Schafer
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Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829-1929
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Extraordinary Railway Journeys
by Tom Savio
Publisher Comments
Superbly illustrated book featuring 24 of the most exceptional railway journeys in the world. All the excursions can be made today, and practical information and contact details are given.... (read more)

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Model Railroading in Small Spaces
by Mat Chibbaro
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A Memory of Trains: The Boll Weevil & Others
by Louis D Rubin
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Shire Library #586: The Flying Scotsman: The Train, the Locomotive, the Legend
by Bob Gwynne
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