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Railroad List
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