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Last updated January 2, 2010


1. Appel, Richard (Dick). THE SHAY MODELER'S HANDBOOK SERIES. Class B Shay Model. Reseda, CA, Single Shot Gallery Publishers: 1983. . 64 pages. Softcovers. Some wear and rubbing to covers. Slight soiling on the covers. Numerous photographs. $19.95

2. Cole, Edwin. CORRY AND COLUMBUS STREET RAILWAY, 1906-1923. Corry, Pennsylvania, Privately Printed: 1983. 54 pages. Large softcover edition with duct-taped binding repair. A good history. Scarce. $22.50

3. Edwards, Dennis & Ron Pigram. THE ROMANCE OF METRO-LAND: A FURTHER ARMCHAIR ODYSSEY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE SERVED BY THE OLD METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. London, Bloomsbury Books: 1986. Slight shelf wear. In slightly worn dust jacket. $5.25

4. Gould, William. My Life On Mountain Railroads Utah State University Press: 2005. 264 pages. $8.25

5. Kratville, William & Harold E. Ranks. MOTIVE POWER OF THE UNION PACIFIC. Omaha, Nebraska, Barnhart Press: 1977. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $25.00

6. McCulloch, David S. EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 27, 1964, ON THE ALASKA RAILROAD. Washington D.C, Government Printing Office: 1970. 161 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear. Includes maps inside the pocket of the back cover. $14.00

7. Pike, Richard. RAILWAY ADVENTURES AND ANECDOTES: EXTENDING OVER MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS. London, Adams Hamilton: 1884. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else Good+. Missing front blank endpage. Opens right up to the title page. Binding sound. $70.00

8. Rand McNally & Company. RAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY'S ENLARGED BUSINESS ATLAS & SHIPPERS' GUIDE. Containing Large-scale Maps of All States & Territories In the United States, of the Dominion of Canada, Republic of Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico...Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, & China. Chicago, Rand, Mcnally & Company: 1908. . 397 pages. Large elephant folio sized book, bound in sturdy green cloth. Shelf wear to spine edges, with slight fraying to the cloth at the edges. The corners show wear and some bumping. Back hinge shaken a bit, but binding is tight. Maps are all in very nice condition. The book measures 20.5" tall by 15.5" wide. The large multi-color maps of each state are beautifully produced. They show the railroad routes through each state of the U.S., also provinces of Canada and Mexico, and Philippines, China, Japan, West Indies, Central America and others. There are also large maps of cities such as San Francisco, Chicago and New York. The United States maps also name each railroad, and some name electric lines, in addition to charting the route. A rare publication and a fabulous historical reference book. $650.00

9. Renz, Louis Tuck. THE HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Fairfield, Washington, Ye Galleon Press: 1980. . 288 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. A clean and tight copy. $100.00

10. Rylatt, R.M. Surveying the Canadian Pacific: Memoir of a Railroad Pioneer. Salt Lake, University of Utah: 1991. 246 pages. Spine slightly cocked. Light shelf wear. Dust jacket has slight edge-wear. $32.50

11. Stagner, Lloyd E. STEAM LOCOMOTIVES OF THE FRISCO LINE. Boulder, Colorado, Pruett Publishing Company: 1976. . 122 pages. Large softcover edition. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $25.00

12. Strack, Don. OGDEN RAILS: A HISTORY OF RAILROADS IN OGDEN, UTAH, FROM 1869 TO TODAY. Ogden, Utah, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 1997. . 96 pages. Signed by the author. Softbound covers. Shelf wear to the edges of the covers and the top of the spine. A scarce Utah railroad history. Many photos and a fold-out map at the end of the book. A scarce Utah railroad title. $50.00

13. Tratman, E.E.R. MAINTENANCE OF TRACK,. Scranton, Pennsylvania, International Textbook Co: 1936. 41 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. A clean and tightly bound copy. $50.00

14. Twining, E.W. INDOOR MODEL RAILWAYS H0 AND 00 GAUGES. With over 126 illustrations. London, Newnes: 1937. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Spine title fade. Binding is tight. With quite a few illustrations and photographs. $20.00

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