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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 $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list 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... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list American shortline railway guide by Edward Lewis Publisher Comments Lists nearly 600 shortline and regional railroads in the United States and Canada. Includes line history, locations, radio frequencies, and locomotive data.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China by Paul Theroux Publisher Comments Paul Theroux invites you to join him on the journey of a lifetime, in the grand romanttic tradition, by train across Euope, through the vast underbelly of Asia and in the heart of Russia, and then up to China. Here is China by rail, as seen and heard... (read more) List Price $7.50 Your price $2.50 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Regents Restoration Drama Series #2: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert G Athearn Publisher Comments Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. Robert G. Athearn's... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History by Claude Wiatrowski Publisher Comments A lavish celebration of the glory and grandeur of the great American railroad, from the first steam-powered trains of the early 19th century to the high-speed commuter trains of today.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Railscapes: A Northern Pacfic Brasspounder's Album by Jim Fredrickson Publisher Comments Packed with spectacular photographs and a trainman's vivid memories, Railscapes reflects the author's unbounded enthusiasm, love, and respect for the whole world of trains. Once again, Jim Fredrickson opens the shutter wide on more than six decades of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $20.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Portrait of the Alaska Railroad by Kaylene Johnson Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [94]) and index.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Playing with Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale by Sam Posey Publisher Comments Why do grown men play with trains? Is it a primal attachment to childhood, nostalgia for the lost age of rail travel, or the stuff of flat-out obsession? In this delightful and unprecedented book, Grand Prix legend Sam Posey tracks those who share his... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Rock Island Wrecks: ICC Reports from 1911 to 1959 Concerning Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Accidents Rock Island Compendium Volume 1 by John Nelson Publisher Comments This book chronicles the wrecks that occurred from 1911 to 1959 in the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad lines. (Transportation)... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price $18.71 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

Sign up for our Recently Arrived Used Books newsletter service and find great used titles in Railroads on the very day they're added to our shelves. email address   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 $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list 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 $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux Synopsis Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux takes readers on a train journey from New England to Patagonia in southernmost Argentina.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list On the Rails: Two Centuries of Railways by Anthony Burton Publisher Comments March 2004 marked two centuries since the "Penydarren Engine," designed by the great engineer Richard Trevithick, hauled a ten-ton load over 9.5 miles of track in South Wales, making it the world's first railway locomotive. This photo-filled history... (read more) Your price $9.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad by David H Bain From Powells.com The completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10th, 1869 was one of the defining moments in American history. News of the railroad's completion was simultaneously broadcast across the country via morse code, and the recently reunited nation... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Box Car Bertha by Bertha Thompson as told to Ben L. Reitman Publisher Comments Another raging slab of real American history you're not likely to find in the textbooks. This is second title in the new (and best-selling!) Nabat series that debuted with Jack Black's You Can't Win. It's a window into a wildly under-appreciated dropout... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Gorgeous Garden Railways by Marc Horovitz Publisher Comments Bask in the essence of garden railroading! Vivid, full-color photos capture the essence of model railroading and gardening in the great outdoors. This book features large portraits with informative text by Mark Horovitz, editor of Garden Railways, and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $13.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New Yorkcity Subway by Andrew Garn Publisher Comments October 2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the largest underground transit network in the world. Love it or hate it, if you're a New Yorker, you can't live without it: 3.5 million people ride the rails every day. The subway is as much a symbol of New... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Locomotion: Two Centuries of Train Travel by P J G Ransom Publisher Comments This anthology celebrates 200 years of railway history and railway writing. The author has made a fascinating, wide-ranging selection from factual and fictional accounts to illustrate the attractions of train travel and the human side of running a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Beginner's Guide to Repairing Lionel Trains by Ray L Plummer Synopsis Teaches how to get old Lionel trains running again! Shows how to repair and maintain Lionel O gauge trains built from the turn of the century through the 1970s. Gives detailed explanations with photos and diagrams illustrating easy repair, lubrication... (read more) Your price $35.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

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