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Last Train To Paradise by Les Standiford Publisher Comments Now in paperback, "Last Train to Paradise" is acclaimed novelist Standiford's fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots by J David Ingles Publisher Comments Indispensable for railfans who travel, this guide takes you to 100 of the busiest, most interesting train-watching sites across the U.S. and Canada. Each spread includes a color photo and authoritative text about the site written by train-watching... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Kansas City and the Railroads: Community Policy in the Growth of a Regional Metropolis by Charles N Glaab Publisher Comments 'This book continues to be one of the best we have on the role of boosters in promoting the development of a major western or midwestern city.' --William J. Cronon, author of Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Kinsey Photographer: The Locomotive Portraits 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 $19.98 Your price $13.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list How Steam Locomotives Really Work by P.W.B. Semmens Publisher Comments Steam locomotives were developed in the early part of the 19th Century, initially by Trevithick, and then most successfully by George Stephenson, whose engine Locomotion inaugurated the famous Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. For the next 150... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price $35.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The American Diesel Locomotive by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments Ride the rails through the development and history of America's diesel-electric locomotives. Diesel-electric played a critical role in the industrialization of America. After WWII, diesels rapidly displaced the steam locomotive as the dominant source of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Railroad Vision: Photography, Travel, and Perception by Anne M Lyden Publisher Comments In 1830 the British actress Fanny Kemble described the sensation of riding in a train as "strange beyond description." This revolutionary new mode of transportation came into being at almost exactly the same time as an equally revolutionary new invention:... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price $26.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure by William Pittenger Publisher Comments The whole nation was excited, last spring, at the revelations made before the President and the Cabinet at Washington, by the survivors of General Mitchel's secret Railroad Expedition, sent into the heart of the Confederacy almost a year before. Of the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list 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) List Price $14.98 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Seashore Landscape by Lorett Treese Publisher Comments Dividing the state into regions and exploring the major phases of railroad development, the author recounts the stories of the people and events that shaped the state's railroad history and identifies sites to visit today to experience the relics of the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $13.95 (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   Tales of the Old Railwaymen by Tom Quinn Synopsis Steam trains hold a nostalgic appeal for a great many people. This collection of tales recounts the experiences of those who worked on the railway. Memories of engine drivers and firemen are included as well as the crucial men behind the scenes.... (read more) Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Great American Rail Journeys by John Grant Publisher Comments Great American Rail Journeys takes you on location to eight of North America's most scenic and historically rich landscapes. Each of the rail adventures profiled in this volume - a counterpart to the highly praised public television programs - celebrates... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Modern Diesel Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) by Hans Halberstadt Publisher Comments Exceptional photography captures modern diesel locomotives hard at work moving trains on tracks everywhere from California to Boston. Major railroads are brought to life including the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Conrail, Southern Pacific, and Burlington... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Passenger Rail: The Transportation Alternative by Walton W Loevy Publisher Comments For more than a half century, the American Dream has included owning an automobile for personal mobility. However, by the turn of the 21st century, the one-person, one-car approach to transportation has resulted in severe automobile traffic congestion in... (read more) Your price $21.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Still Standing: A Century of Urban Train Station Design (Railroads Past and Present) by Christopher Brown Publisher Comments A breathtaking look at 40 grand old train stations around the world.... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price $32.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list History of North American Steam by Christopher Chant Publisher Comments Informative text, specifications, and hundreds of illustrations illuminate the steam-powered era in North American rail history. Here is the most comprehensive historical account of this important aspect of American transportation history.... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price $17.97 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list How to Build Your First Lionel Layout by Stanley W Trzoniec Synopsis Offers a step-by-step approach to designing and constructing a 4 x 8-foot Lionel layout. Includes tips and techniques on supplies, track planning, wiring, scenery, and operating accessories.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Roller Coasters by Mike Schafer Publisher Comments Your ticket to thrills and chills! From wooden classics to wild steel serpentine monsters, this book beautifully captures every coaster from every region of the US. A "thrill chart" compares all the great roller coasters head-to-head, including the world-... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $2.40 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume 4 by Donald Robertson Publisher Comments The only comprehensive roadside tour guide to Colorado's oldest cemeteries. This 500-page work includes: <BR>-- Nearly 400 Colorado cemeteries.<BR>-- More than 1,000 mini-biographies of interred pioneers.<BR>-- Easy-to-follow road... (read more) List Price $42.95 Your price $28.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Boomer: A Story of the Rails by Harry Bedwell Publisher Comments Eddie Sand is railroading with a capital R. A "boomer," Eddie travels the country making a living as a telegraph operator wherever he finds himself. Never content to sit behind a desk or undertake "the upkeep of a blonde," Eddie's courage, restlessness... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

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