Railroad Books for Sale - Mostly Out of Print

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Thank you for taking a look at the railroad books that I am selling. I have built up quite a collection over the years, to the point that I have run out of bookshelves. If I am going to keep on buying and reading, I need be selling too. Please check back from time to time, as I will be adding more books as I finish with them, or decide that books that were 'keepers' are no longer quite so essential.

Because many of the books were not written for railfans, are from other countries, or are fairly old, I have tried to give rather detailed descriptions. The following notes will help in reading the list:

AUTHOR: Where a book has more than one author, the name shown is the first listed on the title page.

DATE: Latest date shown on title or copyright page. Where no date is shown, I have estimated the decade.

CONDITION:
N Bought new by me, so likely in better condition than if bought used
U Bought used, but no unusual deterioration
1 Ex-library
2 One or both covers detached, but included
4 Dirty from use
5 Water damage
6 Paper cover deteriorated
7 Corners worn
8 One or both cover hinges weak
9 Significant flyleaf notes, underlining, or marginal notes
Unless noted otherwise, all books have all pages and all pages are readable.

CODES:
HB Hardback
LL Loose leaf, usually post binder
PB Paperback
SB Spiral bound
P Photograph(s)
O Other illustration(s) (drawings, paintings, etchings, reproductions of timetable pages, etc.)
M Map(s)
E Equipment diagram(s)
R Roster(s)

Feel free to email me with your own list of railroad books that you are selling.  Also, after you order for yourself I would appreciate it if you would pass the word about this website on to a fellow railfan.

Thanks again, and good reading!


You will need to read the text above to fully understand the book list below, but generally the layout is:

TITLE Author PRICE (Includes shipping & handling in USA)
Description
DATE CONDITION PAGES (number, size) CODES MISCELLANEOUS

20th CENTURY Beebe, L. $14.50
HISTORY OF WHAT WAS THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS TRAIN
1962 U 180 8.5x11.5 HB POM

400 STORY, THE - C&NW'S PREMIER PASSENGER TRAINS Scribbens, J. $55.00
COVERS CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN'S STREAMLINED PASSENGER SERVICE
(PRICE INCLUDES JULY, 1986 ISSUE MODEL RAILROADER WITH A 12 PG. ARTICLE & AND DRAWINGS OF ORIGINAL [1935] 400's LOCO AND CARS)
1982 U 232 11.5x8.5 HB POM R

49 CFR PARTS 210, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 223, 225, 229, 231, 232 FRA $5.00
REGULATIONS AFFECTING LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, OPERATIONS & ACCIDENTS
2000 N 5x7 PB O

AAR ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MECHANICAL DIVISION $9.00
REPORTS OF 7 COMMITTEES COVERING CHANGES IN THE DESIGN, REPAIR, AND USE OF FREIGHT CARS
1992 N 1"thick, 8.5x11 PB

AGE OF STEAM, THE   Beebe, L.          $10.50

A collection of photographs and engravings put together in 1957, at the close of the age of steam

1994     N          303       8.5X11              HB        PO

 

AGE OF THE RAILWAY, THE    Perkin, H.          $10.00
EFFECT OF RAILWAYS ON DAILY LIFE ON BRITAIN UP TO WW I
1973 N 351, 5x7.5 HB PO

ALL ABOARD WITH E. M. FRIMBO, WORLD'S GREATEST BUFF Whitaker, R. E. M. $5.00
STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF A RAILFAN WITH OVER 2 MILLION TRAIN MILES
1974 1 235 5.5x8.5 HB O

ALL ABOARD! - THE RAILROAD IN AMERICAN LIFE Douglas, G. H. $5.50
GENERAL HISTORY OF RRs IN AMERICA AND THEIR EFFECT ON DAILY LIFE
1996 N 462 6.5x9 HB POM

AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF STREET, ELECTRIC RAILWAY ...  $2.50
CONSTITUTION and GENERAL LAWS
1949 U 78 3.5x6 PB

AMERICAN COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVES           Colvin, F. H.      $45.00

Details 13 different compound loco designs; how they work, how to run, handling road failures

1903     U          142       5.5x8    HB        PO  E

 

AMERICAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 1957  $5.00
HAS 18 PAGE ARTICLE "FAREWELL TO STEAM" BY OLIVER JENSEN
1957 U 128 8.5x11 HB PO

AMERICAN JOURNEYS - AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAVEL IN THE U.S. Bennett, E. D. $4.50
FROM THE PILGRIMS TO WALKING ON THE MOON
1975 U 192, 5.5x8 PB O

AMERICAN RAILROADS Stover, J. F. $5.50
GENERAL HISTORY WITH TIMELINE AND SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING
1965 N 302 5.5x8 PB P M

AMERICAN RAILWAY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION $2.50

AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI PACIFIC
1955 U 20 4.5x7 LL

AMERICAN TRAIN, THE Soloman, B.      $15.00

History of the diesel and electric locomotives used to pull the trains

2005     U          168       10x10   PB        P

 

ANDREWS' RAIDERS Feuerlicht, R. S. $3.50
THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL "GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE" FOR JUNIOR READERS
1963 N 127, 4x7 PB O

ASSESSMENT OF ... MAGNETIC LEVITATION ... SYSTEMS IN U.S. FRA $6.00
TECHNICAL and ECONOMIC STUDY OF POTENTIAL FOR MAGLEV RRs IN THE U.S.
1990 N 174 8.5x11 PB PO

AUSTRALIAN TRAM, THE Clark, H. R., ed. $6.00
PICTURES FROM THE 1880s TO 1950s
1969 N 43, 6x8.5 PB P

AUSTRIAN MUSEUM RAILWAYS Prix, H. $4.00
RAIL MUSEUMS, TOURIST LINES, and EXCURSION TRAIN OPERATORS; IN GERMAN
1979 N 32 6.5x4.5 PB P M

BAEDECKER'S RAIL GUIDE TO EUROPE $8.00
TOURIST RRs, RR MUSEUMS, SCENIC ROUTES, MAPS OF RRs, SUBWAYS, CITIES
1980s N 296 10x5.5 FB P M Includes FOLDOUT RR MAP

BALDWIN MAINTENANCE BULLETIN BOOK BALDWIN LOCO WKS $20.00
DS 4-4-660 SWITCHER MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS; PART SPINE MISSING
1949 4 294 8.5x11 LL PO ORIG. FLEXIBLE BINDER

BALDWIN PARTS MANUAL BALDWIN LOCO WKS $25.00
DRAWINGS, PARTS, and DESCRIPTIONS TO REPAIR DS 4-4-660 SWITCHERS
1948 4 2" 8.5x11 LL PO ORIG. FLEXIBLE BINDER

BERLIN S-BAHN, THE               Hardy, B.          $21.50

The development, rolling stock, and operations of Berlins rail rapid transit; in English

1996     U          104       6x8       PB        P  M  R

 

BERNINA EXPRESS - IN A VISTADOME OVER THE ALPS Wall, H. $16.50
METER GAUGE OVER THE ALPS FROM SWITZERLAND TO ITALY; IN GERMAN
1986 N 57 8x11 PB P MER

BORDER UNION RAILWAY CO. LTD. FEASIBILITY STUDY David Block Associates $15.00
PLAN TO REOPEN CLOSED BRITISH RAILWAYS LINE AS STEAM SHORT LINE
1960s N 37 8x11 PB

BRITAIN'S GREATEST RAIL DISASTER Hamilton, J. A. B. $35.50
LOCAL, EXPRESS, and TROOP TRAINS ALL COLLIDE & BURN IN SCOTLAND IN 1915
1969 N 93, 5.5x8 HB P M

BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS - AN INDUSTRIAL HISTORY Pollins, H. $11.00
FOCUSES ON INVESTMENT, OPERATIONS, ORGANIZATION & LABOR RELATIONS
1971 U 223 5.5x9 HB M

BRITISH INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN RAILWAYS, 1834-1898     Adler, D. R.       $16.00

Principal railroads covered include Erie, Pennsylvania, Illinois Central, and Reading

1970     N          xiv, 253             7x10     HB       

 

BRITISH RAILWAY WAGONS: THE FIRST HALF MILLION           Rowland, D.       $22.50

Covers cars built after nationalization in 1948 into the early 1960s.

1996     U          192       7.5x10.5            HB        P    E


BRITISH STEAM SINCE 1900     Tuplin, W. A.     $15.00
AN ENGINEERING DISCUSSION FOR RAILFANS
1969     U          200       6x9       HB       
PO

BYGONE LIGHT RAILWAYS OF
EUROPE          Laursen, O. W.              $39.00
SHORT LINES, MOSTLY NARROW GAUGE, THROUGHOUT
W. EUROPE
1973     N          154       5.5x9    HB        P

CABLE CARS OF
SAN FRANCISCO, THE          Rockwell, R., ed.           $3.50
PAMPHLET PUBLISHED BY THE
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAYS
1970s   N          44         4x8       PB        POM

CANADIAN STEAM!       Morgan, D. P., ed.         $12.50
PICTURE STUDY OF LAST YEARS OF STEAM IN
CANADA
1964     U          154       8.5x11.5 HB      P

CAR & LOCOMOTIVE YEARBOOK and BUYER'S GUIDE PROG. RAILROADING
PICTURES & DESCRIPTIONS OF CARS, LOCOMOTIVES, & COMPONENTS; ADS
1990-1991  N 226 8x11 PB P    $7.00
1992-1993  N 266 8x11 PB P    $7.00

1995-1996  N 274 8x11 PB P    $6.00

1997-1998  N 274 8x11 PB P    $6.00

2000-2001  N 240 8x11 PB P    $5.00

2003-2004  N 208 8x11 PB P    $5.00

CAR BUILDERS DICTIONARY, THE (1888)          Forney, M.N.     $74.00

Definitions, drawings, and advertisements of passenger and freight cars and car parts

1971     U          xii,591   HB        O  E

 

CARNEGIE POCKET COMPANION        Carnegie Steel               $12.50
STEEL SHAPE DIMENSIONS INCL. RAILS, CENTER SILLS, DOOR TRACKS, BULB ANGLES
1934     U          524       6x9       FB        O

CAVALCADE REFLECTIONS     British Rail        $9.50
LOCO PROCESSION FOR 150th ANNIVERSARY OF STOCKTON & DARLINGTON
1975     N          48         8x8      PB        P

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD, THE      Nelson & Sons, pub.      $75.00
THE FIRST (?) GUIDEBOOK TO THE LINE BETWEEN
OGDEN & SAN FRANCISCO
1871     U          32         6.5x4    HB       
OM

CENTURY OF TASMANIAN RAILWAYS, A         Stokes, H. J. W.            $20.00
HISTORY OF 3'6" GAUGE RAILWAY ON
ISLAND OF TASMANIA
1971     N          31         7x10     PB        P M

CENTURY PLUS OF LOCOMOTIVES, A - NEW SOUTH WALES RYS Aust. Ry Hist Soc $27.50

COVERS ALL STEAM, STEAM CRANE, and DIESEL LOCOS BUILT 1855-1965
1965     N          144       7.5x10 HB        P M

 

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN FINAL FREIGHT CAR ROSTER  Pierson, J.         $55.00

C&NWHS survey of all of the freight cars on the roster at the time of the UP merger in 1995

1999     U          317       9.5x12              HB        P  MER

 

CHRISTMAS TRAIN, THE           Baldacci, D.                  $3.50

Novel about a writer and the people he meets on Capitol Limited and Southwest Chief

2002     N          290       4x7       PB       

 

COUNTRY RAILWAY, THE         Thomas, D. St.J.            $6.50
WHAT RAILWAY LIFE WAS LIKE ON BRANCH LINES IN
BRITAIN & IRELAND
1976     U          192       6x8.5    PB       
POM

CROMFORD & HIGH PEAK
RAILWAY, THE Rimmer, A. $8.50
BRITISH RAILWAY WITH 6 INCLINES IN LESS THAN 35 MILES
1956     N          36         5x7.5    PB        POM

CROOKEDEST RAILROAD IN THE WORLD, THE            Wurm, T. G.      $12.00
MT. TAMALPAIS & MUIR WOODS RY - SHAYS, GRAVITY CARS, COMMUTERS
1960     N          123       6x9.5    HB        POMER

D-22 TYPE PASSENGER CAR BRAKE EQUIPMENT DEVICES WESTINGHOUSE $11.00
INSTRUCTION LEAFLET 2389, SHOP MAINTENANCE
1956     N          75         5x7       SB        PO

D-22 TYPE PASSENGER CAR BRAKE EQUIPMENT DEVICES WESTINGHOUSE $10.00
INSTRUCTION LEAFLET 2389 Sup. 1, REPAIR TRACK MAINTENANCE
1956     N          48         5x6.5    SB        PO

DANIEL WILLARD AND PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT ON THE B&O Vrooman, D. M. $5.25
B&O PRESIDENT'S EFFORTS TO INVOLVE UNION EMPLOYEES IN MANAGEMENT
1991 N 218 6x9.5 HB PO

 

DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY, THE        Reading, S.J.     $16.00
HISTORY OF BRITISH SHORT LINE THAT ESCAPED NATIONALIZATION IN 1948
1967 N 55 5x8 PB P M

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER - MOBILE UNIT No. 100         Thomas, W. A. $6.00
LESSON PLANS, DIAGRAMS, & PHOTOS USED ON EMD'S #100 CLASSROOM CAR
40s-50s U 78 8.5x11 LL PO E

DILWORTH STORY, THE           Reck, F. M.       $5.00
BIOGRAPHY OF EMD'S SELF-TAUGHT FIRST CHIEF ENGINEER
1954     U          105       5.5x8    HB (PHOTO SECTION MISSING)

DIRECTORY OF FREIGHT ACCOUNTING OFFICES        AAR     $2.50
ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, TITLES OF APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS
1985     N          36         6x9       PB

DISCRIMINATION BY RAILROADS & OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES  Lake, I. B.         $35.00

Covers rate discrimination among specific patrons, classes of patrons, and localities

1947     U          346       6x9.5    HB       

 

EARLY RAILWAY PRINTS - BRITISH RYS FROM 1825 TO 1850 Rees, G. $13.50
BLACK & WHITE AND COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF THE NEW WAY TO TRAVEL
1980     N          128       11x8.5 HB        OM

ECONOMICS OF REGULATION, THE     Phillips Jr., C. F.            $7.50
THEORY & PRACTICE OF REGULATING THE TRANSPORT & PUBLIC UTILITY INDUSTRIES
1969     U          774       9x6       HB        O

EDAVILLE RAILROAD, SOUTH CARVER, MASSACHUSETTS, THE         Maconi, C. J. $9.50
HISTORY OF RAILROAD BUILT IN CRANBERRY BOGS WITH MAINE 2' GAUGE EQUIP
1977     N          27         6x9       PB        P

EFFECTS OF SCALE IN THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY, THE          Healy, K. $15.00
ANALYSES RAILROAD FINANCIAL & OPERATIONAL DATA TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM SIZE FOR A RAILROAD
1961     U          46         6x9       PB        O

EIGHTEEN DIAGRAMS  Canadian Railroad Historical Association $7.50
SCALE DRAWINGS OF CANADIAN RR AND TRANSIT EQUIPMENT
1964     N          18         6x9       PB                    E

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL - LOCOS W/ 244 ENGINES ALCO/GE $22.00
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR and OVERHAUL OF ENGINE USED IN ALCO PAs, FAs, RSs
1951     U          1 1/4"    6x8.5    LL (OIG. FLEXIBLE BINDER)   
PO

 

ELEMENTS OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS, THE Acworth, W. M. $19.00
GOOD INTRODUCTION TO RAILWAY ECONOMICS FROM BRITISH PERSPECTIVE
1911     U          159       5x7.5    HB

EMD 645E3 ENGINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL (TURBOCHARGED)  $25.00
HOW TO MAINTAIN THE ENGINE FOUND IN GP/SD-40s, -40-2s, ETC.
1966     U          200       10x11.5             LL  (ORIG. FLEXIBLE BINDER)      PO

ENGINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR MODEL 567C ENGINES  $25.00
HOW TO MAINTAIN THE ENGINE FOUND IN GP/SD -7s, 9s, ETC.
1959     U          5/8"      6x8       LL  (ORIG.FLEXIBLE BINDER)      PO

FAIRLIE LOCOMOTIVE, THE      Abbott, R. A. S.                         $39.00
COVERS DOUBLE AND SINGLE, PECHOT-BOURDON, AND MASON FAIRLIES
1970     N          103       7.5x10 HB        P E

FAR WHEELS - A RAILROAD SAFARI   Small, C. S.      $16.00
HISTORIES AND TRIP ACCOUNTS OF RAILROADS IN AFRICA, FIJI, JAMAICA, PERU, and JAPAN
1959     N          167 5.5x9.5       HB        P M R

FEDERAL AID TO RAILROADS              Jesse J. Friedman & Assoc.       $10.00 total

Financial Assistance to Railroad Retirement         1978     N          40         6x9       PB

Government Capital Assistance Programs            1979     N          29         6x9       PB

Grants of Public Lands to Railroads         1980     N          78         6x9       PB        M

 

 

FEDERAL CARRIERS CASES, VOLUME 6, 1946-1948                $12.00

Digest of leading ICC and court decisions on trucks, barges, and freight forwarders

1949     U          xxxiii,1190         6.5x10  HB       

 

FIELD MANUAL OF THE A.A.R. INTERCHANGE RULES             Assoc. Amer. RRs
HOW TO INSPECT, HOW TO REPAIR, HOW TO BILL FOR REPAIRS TO FRT CARS; INCLUDES ORIGINAL AND MIDYEAR UPDATE PAGES
1988     U          455       5x7.5    PB       
PO       $8.00

1990     N          475       5x7.5    PB        PO       $7.00

2002     U          634       5x7.5    LL (NO BINDER)            PO       $5.00

2006     U          653       5x7.5    LL (NO BINDER)            PO       $6.00

FINE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE MODELS & SHIP MODELS Christie, Manson $6.00
CATALOGUE OF MODELS TO BE AUCTIONED; INCLUDES 15 LOCO PHOTOS
1966     N          75         7x9.5    PB        P

FIRST RAILROAD IN AMERICA, THE      $20.00

History of the Quincy Granite Railway, opened in 1826 to help build the Bunker Hill monument

1926     U          29         6.5x9.5             HB        POM

 

FOUR GREAT RAILWAYS, THE             Bonavia, M. R. $10.00
HISTORY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS FROM 1923 GROUPING TIL NATIONALIZATION
1980     U          223       5.5x9    HB        P M

FREIGHT CAR YEARBOOK & BUYER'S GUIDE; 1988-1989 PROG. RAILROADING $8.00
PICTURES and DESCRIPTIONS OF CARS & COMPONENTS; ADS
1988     N          134       8x11     PB        P

FROM KNOW-HOW TO NOWHERE...DEVELOPMENT...TECHNOLOGY Morison, E. E. $4.00
ENGINEERING INNOVATION; INCL. JERVIS' STEAM ENGINE & RAIL ROLLING MILLS
1974     U          199       6x8.5    HB

GOLDEN SPIKE            Utley, R. M.       $4.00
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORY OF BUILDING OF 1st TRANSCONTINENTAL
1969     N          61         6x9       PB        POM

GRAND CENTRAL...THE WORLD'S GREATEST RAILWAY TERMINAL Middleton, W. D. $23.00
ITS PREDECESSORS, HOW IT WAS DESIGNED & BUILT, HOW IT IS OPERATED
1977     U          160       8.5x11 HB        POM

GREAT AMERICAN RAILROADS            Swift, M.           $16.50

Album of historic and contemporary photographs depicting the history the railroads

2006     n          192       12x9     HB        P

 

GREAT LAKES CAR FERRIES, THE      Hilton, G. W.     $18.00

Boats used to carry rail cars across the lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes System

1962     U          xvi,282              6x9       POMER

 

GREAT RAILROAD PAINTINGS Goldsborough, R., ed.    $6.00
FULL PAGE COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF 43 PAINTINGS
1976     U          91         11x9     PB        O

GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR, THE - BY TRAIN THROUGH ASIA                Theroux, P. $6.00
AN ACCOUNT OF 4 MONTHS TRAVEL ON THE RRs OF 17 COUNTRIES
1975     U          viii, 342,            6.5x9    HB        M

GREAT RAILWAY CELEBRATIONS OF 1857, THE BOOK OF THE Smith, W. M. $80.00
HISTORY OF B&O EXTENSION TO ST. LOUIS & EXCURSION FROM THERE EAST
1858     U          442       5.5x8    HB        O FOLDOUT MAP MISSING

GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD $6.00

Chapters on Soviet Union, South America, India & Pakistan, Southern Africa, Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Japan

1983     U          96         8.5x11              HB        POM

 

GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE Crichton, M.      $5.00
FICTION; REALISTIC STORY OF 1855 THEFT OF GOLD FROM BRITISH TRAIN
1975     U          266       6x9.5    HB

GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE Gosling, J.         $4.00
STORY OF BRITAIN'S FAMOUS $7 MILLION 1963 ROYAL MAIL TRAIN ROBBERY
1965     N          xii, 128 4x7       PB        P

GUIDE TO TOURIST RAILROADS & RAILROAD MUSEUMS         Drury, G. H.       $5.50
DIRECTORY OF OVER 200 RAILROAD ATTRACTIONS IN
NORTH AMERICA
1987     U          192       8x5.5    PB        P M

HANDBOOK OF THE STEAM-ENGINE               Bourne, J.         $40.00
MOSTLY ON STATIONARY AND MARINE ENGINES; DISCUSSES HULL DESIGN
1882     1          xii, 474 5x7.5    HB        O          SPINE DETACHED, INCLUDED

HIGHBALL - A PAGEANT OF TRAINS Beebe, L. $5.00
REPRINT OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST 'FAN' BOOKS
1945     N          225       8.5x11 HB        P

HISTORY ... AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE; ITS DEVELOPMENT: 1830-80 White, J. H., Jr. $15.00
DISCUSSION OF LOCOMOTIVE COMPONENTS & REPRESENTATIVE LOCOS
1979     N          504       8.5x8    HB        PO E

HISTORY OF RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, A.           Shaw, R. B.       $20.00

The best book on the various ways in which railroad accidents have occurred in the U.S.

1978     N          473       HB        O

 

HORSECARS, CABLE CARS AND OMNIBUSES             White, J. H., Jr., ed. $6.00
PHOTOS OF EQUIPMENT BUILT BY JOHN STEPHENSON CO. BEFORE 1888
1974     N          xxxiii,107          11.5x8 PB        POM

"IF THAT DON'T BEAT THE DEVIL”         McKeon, J.        $12.00
THE STORY OF THE SEVEN AMERICAN BAPTIST CHAPEL CARS
1975     N          45         5.5x8.5                         PO       R

ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM - A MUSEUM IN MOTION  $10.00
A GUIDE TO THE MUSEUM AND THE WORK IT DOES IN PRESERVING HISTORY
1995     N          32         5.5x8.5                         PB        P M

INFLUENCE OF RAILROADS UPON CAMPAIGN PLANS, THE     Smith, B. E.      $5.00
HOW RAILROADS CAN BE CRITICAL TO THE PREPARATION OF WAR PLANS
1989     N          58         8.5x11 PB

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING AIR-CONDITIONING ... PASS CARS MISSOURI PACIFIC $3.00
COVERS ICE, SREAM EJECTOR, AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COOLING
1937     U          25         4x6.5    PB        O

INSTRUCTIONS TO FREIGHT AGENTS ... MISSOURI PACIFIC    $26.00
COVERS WAYBILLING AND FREIGHT STATION ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
1963     N          80         8.5x11                         LL

INTERCORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS OF  RAILWAYS … JUNE 30, 1906     ICC $42.00

Details which railroads or industries controlled each railroad in the country

1908     U          516       6x9       HB

 

INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION       Mahoney, J. A. $15.00
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ALL ASPECTS OF INTEMODAL TRANPORT
1985     N          214       8.5x11              PB       
PO E

INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY   Akaha, T., ed.    $17.00
COVERS BRAZIL, CHINA, FRANCE, EAST & WEST GERMANY, JAPAN, KOREA, MEXICO, USSR, UK, USA, & ZAIRE
1990     N          395       6.5x9.5                         HB        OM

INTERNATIONAL RAIL SERVICES FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM BRIT. RYS. BRD. $4.00
PLANS FOR PASSENGER and FREIGHT SERVICE THROUGH THE CHUNNEL
1989     N          32         8.5x11.5            PB        M

INTERSTATE COMMERCE OMISSION, THE       Fellmeth, R.      $4.50
RALPH NADER GROUP REPORT ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH TRANSPORT
1970     N          xv, 423 4x7                   PB

ISSUES IN AMERICAN TRUCKING         Tepper, D. E.     $10.00
HOW THE TRUCKERS COMPETE WITH THE RAILROADS
1981     U          208       6.5x9.5             PB        O

ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS     Ruppenthal, K. M.          $10.00
PRO AND CON ARTICLES ON 11 ISSUES
1965     U          x, 349   6x9       PB

JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS      Goldsack, P. J. $17.50
DIRECTORY OF RAILWAY AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
1977     U          580       9x13     HB        P ME

JLC&E, THE - THE HISTORY OF AN
ARKANSAS RAILROAD      Dew, L. A.         $45.00
JONESBORO, LAKE CITY & EASTERN IN NE AR; LATER ABSORBED BY FRISCO
1968     N          121       6x9       PB        POM R

KENT and EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY, THE          Garrett, S.R.      $11.50
THE MOST PROMINENT OF
COL STEPHENS' SHORT LINES IN BRITAIN
1975     N          45         5.5x8.5 PB        P M R

LAST SPIKE IS DRIVEN, THE    Cooley, E. L., ed.           $8.00
7 ARTICLES ON PROMONTORY POINT LINE AND NEIGHBORING RAILROADS
1969     N          144       7.5x10.5 PB      PO

LIBERTY BELL ROUTE'S 800 SERIES INTERURBANS, THE - HISTORY AND ROSTER     Kulp, R. L., ed. $11.00
12 JEWETT-BUILT INTERURBANS WHICH RAN BETWEEN ALLENTOWN & PHILADELPHIA
1958     N          48         6x9       PB        POM R

LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON and . . . SON ROBERT STEPHENSON Smiles, S. $15.00
THE FAMOUS BIOGRAPHY OF THE FAMOUS STEPHENSONS
1868     U          xxvi,501            5.5x9    HB        OM       REBOUND

LIGHT RAILWAY TIMETABLES & GUIDE            Body, G., ed.     $3.00
BRITISH "STEAM PASSENGER SERVICE DIRECTORY" BUT WITH TIMETABLES
1970     N          59         5.5x8.5             PB        P

”LITTLE, OLD and SLOW”                       Kline, B.            $35.00

History of PA’s Peach Bottom and Lancaster Oxford & Southern narrow gauge railroads

1985     N          87         8.5x11  PB        POMER

 

LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION, MANCHESTER     Fitzgerald, R. S.            $14.50
EXAMINES LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER'S STILL STANDING FIRST TERMINAL
1980     N          64         8.5x11 PB        POM

LMS JUBILEE
4-6-0       Binns, D.           $15.00
DETAILED EXAMINATION OF 4-6-0s BUILT 1934-36 BY LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH
1987     U          65         7x9.5    PB        P ER

LOCOMOTIVE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT - CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR Poyda, A. A. $7.00
DETAILED REVIEW OF SEVERAL DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCO DESIGNS, IN RUSSIAN
1988     N          320       7x9.5    HB        O E

LOCOMOTIVE, TROLLEY and RAIL CAR BUILDERS: ALL-TIME DIRECTORY  Arnold, I.  $10.00

Short histories of builders in the US and Canada

1965     N          64         5.5x8    PB        PO  E

 

MANUAL OF STANDARDS and RECOMMENDED PRACTICES      ASSOC of AMER RRS

SECTION A, PART I, INDEX       $5.00

2002     U          76         8.5x11  LL (NO BINDER)

SECTION G, WHEELS & AXLES            $7.50

1994     U          147       8.5x11  FLEX   

 

MEASURING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION                 $6.00

Reprint of four papers from Transportation Research Board’s 1976 Annual Meeting

1977     N          106       6x9       PB          O

 

MILTON CAR WORKS - MILTON, PA      Folk, H. A.        $65.00
LARGELY PHOTO HISTORY OF MURRAY, DOUGAL, & CO (LATER AC&F) PLANT & PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PHOTOS FROM 1895 CATALOG
2002? 263 8.5x11 HB POM R

MISSOURI PACIFIC - ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS MISSOURI PACIFIC $14.00
ROUTINGS BETWEEN ANY 2 MP STATIONS & LIST OF INDUSTRIES ON HB&T
1957     U          93         5.5x8    LL

MISSOURI PACIFIC SYSTEM EMPLOYEES TIMETABLE #1 - NOV, 1969  $10.00
INCLUDES MP, T&P, C&EI, KO&G, MV, M-I; INCLUDES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
1969     N          80         4.5x9.5                         FLEX    M

MISSOURI PACIFIC SYSTEM EMPLOYEES TIMETABLE #2 - JUN, 1971  $9.00
INCLUDES MP, T&P, C&EI, KO&G, MV, M-I; INCLUDES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
1971     N          68         4.5x9.5                         FLEX    M

MULTIPLE UNIT OPERATION     $8.00

Details what each of the pins on the MU cable is used for and the electrical circuits involved

1978     N          46         5.5x8.5             PB        O

 

MY MEMORIES OF EIGHTY YEARS      Depew, C. M.    $8.00

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUCCESSOR TO THE VANDERBILTS AS PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD
1924     U          417       5.5x8    HB

MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN, THE Christie, A. $3.50
HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY
1987     U          x, 226   4x7       PB

NARROW GAUGE FOR US; THE STORY OF THE TORONTO and NIPISSING RAILWAY Cooper, C. $65.00
HISTORY OF 3'6" CANADIAN LINE, FIRST PUBLIC NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY IN NORTH AMERICA TO OPEN
1982     U          160       8.5x11 HB        POM R

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, THE                 $5.00
GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPAL EXHIBITS IN BRITAIN'S RAILWAY MUSEUM AT YORK
1976     N          35         9x11.5 PB        PO

NEW ENGLAND ALCOS IN TWILIGHT    Hartley, S.         $22.00
PICTURES & TEXT ON ALCOs FROM NH'S #0900 IN 1931 TO MLW WIDE CABS
1984     N          72         11x8.5 PB        P

NEW SHARES FOR OLD – THE B&M STOCK MODIFICATION     Masson, R. L.    $10.00

How the Boston & Maine reorganized its stock to strengthen its financial structure

1958     U          398       6x8       HB       

 

NORTH AMERICAN RAILWAYS Hollingsworth and Whitehouse    $15.00

A British view of the history of American railroads

1977     U          190       9x12     HB        POM

 

OFFICIAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT REGISTER, THE
DATA ON RAILROAD and PRIVATE CAR LINE FREIGHT CARS and INTERCHANGE POINTS
YEARS AVAILABLE: 1999 through 2001 $15.00 EA.; 2006 $25.00; 2007 $35.00  

OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, THE - FREIGHT SERVICE EDITION
INFORMATION ON RAILROADS IN U.S., CANADA, & MEXICO
YEARS AVAILABLE: 1971, 1972 $15.00 EA. 1993; 1994; 2000; 2001 $9.00 EA.
 
OFFFICIAL STEAMTOWN LOCOMOTIVE GUIDE $4.00
FIRST EDITION; PAGE ON EACH OF THE LOCOMOTIVES IN ORIGINAL COLLECTION
1970 U 19 10x7 PB P R

OLD PATAGONIAN EXPRESS, THE       Theroux, P.       $5.00

Record of a journey by rail – as much as possible – from Boston, MA to Esquel, Argentina

1979     U          404       6x9       HB                        M

 

ONCE UPON A TOWN               Greene, R.        $4.50

Story of the North Platte Canteen; a Nebraska rest stop for GIs on troop trains during WWII

2002     U          264       5.5x8.5             HB       

 

ONE WAY TO ELDORADO Noble, H. $10.00
REALISTIC NOVEL OF WINTER RAILROADING IN THE HIGH SIERRAS IN 1940s
1954 U 222, 5.5x8.5 HB M

OPEN TOP LOADING RULES MANUAL  A.A.R.

Rules that must be followed for securing loads on flat cars and in gondolas

SECTION 1 – GENERAL RULES FOR LOADING ALL COMMODITIES

2001     N          xii, 186  8x11     LL (NO BINDER)            $8.00

SECTION 6 – RULES FOR LOADING MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL

2001     N          viii, 194 8x11     LL (NO BINDER)            $12.00


OPERATING MANUAL - 1600 HP FREIGHT- PASSENGER LOCO ALCO/GE $8.50
WRITTEN FOR ENGINEERS; COVERS FA-2, FB-2, FPA-2, FPB-2
1952 6 56 5x8 PB PO E COVER WORN

OPERATION and SERVICE MANUAL - 1600 HP LOCOMOTIVES ALCO/GE $25.00
WRITTEN FOR ROAD FOREMEN & MAINTAINERS; COVERS RS, RSC, FA, FPA LOCOS
1952 U 7/8" 6.5x8.5 LL PO ORIG.
FLEXIBLE BINDERS

OPERATION: REDBLOCK - CASE STUDY FRA $7.00
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM TO STOP RR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
1988 N 87 5.5x8.5 PB O

PASSENGER STATIONS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES     Pravdin, N. V.    $15.00

Has many station and yard diagrams, large and small, Soviet and foreign; in Russian

1965     U          224       6x8.5    HB        PO

PASSENGER TRAIN IN THE MOTOR AGE, THE Thompson, G. L.            $45.00

How trains and buses competed with each other in California, 1910-1941

1993     N          247       6x9       HB        POM

 

PENN STATION, ITS TUNNELS AND SIDE RODDERS Westing, F. $34.00
STORY OF 3rd RAIL (DC) LOCOS & REPRINT OF 1912 BOOK ON NEW STATION
1978 U 183 8.5x11 HB POMER

PENNSYLVANIA RR ADJUSTED TONNAGE RATINGS (C.T. 200)  $18.00
FOR EACH LINE, BY ENGINE TYPE AND AMBIENT TEMP; NO PENNSY LINES WEST
1915 2 150? 4x7 LL

PHILOSOPHY OF RAILWAYS, THE       Den Otter, A. A.             $11.00

Studies the extent to which the coming of railways affected and caused the founding of Canada

1997     N          xxiii,292            6x9       P  M

 

PHOENIX STREET RAILWAY 1887 - 1948 Guido, F. A., ed. $5.50
A SMALL OPERATION THAT NEVER MODERNIZED BUT LASTED A LONG TIME
1961 U 20 5.5x8.5 PB P M R

POCKET LIST OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS, THE . $6.00
Names & addresses of Railroads, Car Lines, Suppliers, Associations, Agencies, including their principal employees
DATES AVAILABLE: 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001 N 1" 8.5x11 PB PO

POLICY FORMATION IN RAILROAD FINANCE                O’Neil, J. T.       $9.00

How the CB&Q refinanced its debt during the Depression and World War II

1956     U          xii, 234              6x9       HB             M

 

POLITICS OF REGULATION, THE           Krislov, S.         $7.00

Papers discussing the influence of politics on independent regulatory agencies like the ICC

1964     U          ix, 261              5x9       PB       

 

PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT and NORTHERN, THE              Pietrak, P.         $26.50

History of 200 mile coal road that was in bankruptcy nearly its entire existence.

1969     U          170       8.5x11  PB        POMER

 

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE INDICATOR Ellison, L. M. $19.00
HOW TO TAKE INDICATOR DIAGRAMS & TO USE THEM IN SETTING VALVES
1894     U          197       6.5x9.5               HB      O

PROCEEDINGS OF THE AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION      $10.00

At the 2000 annual meeting; several reports on electronic pneumatic brakes (ECP)

2001     N          238       6x8.5                HB        PO

 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOC OF RAILROAD SUPERINTENDENTS          $10.00

At the 1964 annual meetings; includes speeches, discussions, and committee reports

1965     U          294       6x9                   HB        P

 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMER. RAILWAY BRIDGE and BUILDING ASSOC.        $12.50

At the 1920 annual meeting; reports on 12 topics

1920     U          246       6x9                   HB        PO

 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAR DEPARTMENT OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION   
Papers presented at the annual technical conferences
1959     U          244       5.5x8.5             HB       
PO       $10.00

1962     U          215       5.5x8.5             HB        PO       $10.00

1992     N          217       5.5x8.5                         PB        PO       $7.50

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FUEL and OPERATING OFFICERS ASSOC. $5.50
REPORTS ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
1957     U          188       6x9                   HB

PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRAVELLING ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION       $15.00

At the 1906 annual meeting; papers and discussion on aspects of loco operation

1906     U          414       6x8.5                HB        PO

 

RAILROAD ARTISTRY OF HOWARD FOGG, THE           Hill, R. C.          $25.00

Over 180 paintings, all in color, and sketches of the famous artist

1999     N          168       12x11   HB          O

 

RAILROAD CARBUILDER’S PICTORIAL DICTIONARY, THE         Forney, M.N.     $14.00

Reprint of 1879 1st edition with definitions and drawings of cars and parts, plus ads from suppliers

1974     U          xxii, 575            8.5x6    PB        O  E

 

RAILROAD FOR TOMORROW   Hungerford, E.   $10.00
A 'HISTORY' OF
U.S. RAILROADS IN 1960, AS ENVISIONED IN 1945
1945     U          323       6x9       HB        POME

RAILROAD FACTS        Association of American Railroads

Statistics on finances, traffic, track and rolling stock, employment, etc. for Class I railroads

2002 ed.            Incl. stats for 2001 plus selected earlier years      $5.00

N          84         4.5x7    PB        O


RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES in RELATION to the INDUSTRY and COMMERCE of the
US              McPherson, L. G.            $30.00

Explains how railroads have changed way in which different products are produced and marketed

1909     U          441      6x8.5    HB            M

 

RAILROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION           Loree, L. F.       $55.00

Classic work by one of the great railroad (PRR, B&O, D&H, KCS) managers of all time

1922     U          xxx,771             5.5x8    HB        POM

 

RAILROAD HISTORY - SPECIAL: THE DIESEL REVOLUTION      R&LHS $10.00
MOST ARTICLES COVER ADOPTION OF THE DIESEL IN PLACE OF STEAM
2000     N          160       6x9       PB        PO

RAILROAD HISTORY 139 - AUTUMN 1978          R&LHS             $10.00
MAJOR ARTICLE: THE PORTLAND COMPANY (LOCO BUILDERS)
1978     U          113       6x9       PB        POM R

RAILROAD QUESTION, THE      Larrabee, W.     $12.00
POPULIST ATTACK ON RAILROAD ABUSES BY FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR
1898     U          488       5x7.5    HB

RAILROAD TRAFFIC AND RATES; VOL. II          Johnson, E. R.   $25.00

Passenger, Express and Mail Service explained, with 86 illustrations of tickets, forms, etc.

1911     U          x, 448   5.5x8.5 HB        OM

 

RAILROAD YEARBOOK - 1977 - INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW $17.00
20 ARTICLES ON EAST GERMAN & OTHER RAILROADS, IN GERMAN
1977     N          175       9.5x11 HB        POME

RAILROADING AROUND THE WORLD   Farrington, S. K.            $7.00
PICTURES & NOTES ON RAILROAD TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US
1955     N          230       8x11.5 HB        PO

RAILROADS and the CHARACTER OF AMERICA - 1820-1887 Ward, J. A. $8.00
WHAT AMERICANS THOUGHT THE RAILROADS WOULD DO FOR AMERICA
1986     N          200       5.5x9    HB        PO

RAILROADS IN MY TIME - LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, ... 1925-1970 Maedel, K.-E. $40.00

THE ESSENCE OF GERMAN RRs ; MOSTLY PHOTOS, IN GERMAN
1988     N          159       11x9     HB        PO

RAILROADS OF COLORADO - GUIDE TO NG and MODERN TRAINS  $7.50
CONCISE GUIDE TO RAILROAD ATTRACTIONS IN COLORADO
1988     N          48         4x9       PB        P M

RAILS UNDER THE MIGHTY HUDSON Cudahy, B. J. $16.00
STORY OF HUDSON TUBES, PENNSY TUNNELS, & MANHATTEN TRANSFER
1975 U 79 5.5x8.5 HB POM R

RAILWAY ADVENTURE Rolt, L.T.C.        $8.00

Story of the 1951-52 reopening of the narrow-gauge Talyllyn as the first railway run by railfans

1998     N          xiv,152              6.5x9.5             HB        POM

 

RAILWAY AGE IN BRITAIN and ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD, THE Robbins, M. $5.50
RAILWAY HISTORY AND THE MEANING OF THAT HISTORY
1965 9 191 4.5x7 PB

RAILWAY ANNUAL NO. 3 Morgan, D., ed. $15.00
SELECTED TRAINS MAGAZINE ARTICLES DURING SWITCH FROM STEAMPOWER
1954 N 112, 8.5x11 PB POM

RAILWAY CO-OPERATION Langstroth, C. S. $10.00
DISCUSSION OF HOW FAR REGULATORS SHOULD LET RRs COOPERATE
1899 2 xv, 210, 6.5x10 PB

RAILWAY DIGEST         Assoc. of Amer. Railroads          $9.50

MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS AND COMMENTS ON RAIL ISSUES

JAN 1959 – SEP 1960    U          493       4x7       15 PAMPHLETS IN CUSTOM LOOSE LEAF BINDER

 

RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS' HANDBOOK - 1969-70 Body, G., ed. $6.00
INFO ON BRITISH RAIL, TOURIST AND INDUSTRIAL RRS, MUSEUMS, ETC.

1969 N xvi, 157, 5.5x8.5 HB P R

RAILWAY KING, THE - 1800-1871 Lambert, R. S. $12.00
PROMOTER WHO CONTROLLED A THIRD OF BRITISH RY MILEAGE BY 1849
1964 U 320 5.5x8.5 HB POM

RAILWAY PROPERTY               Jervis, J. B.                   $21.00

A very early American book on how to construct and manage a railroad

1861     U          vii,431               5x7.5    HB       

 

RAILWAY STATIONS - MASTERPIECES OF ARCHITECTURE Sheppard, C. $8.00
MOSTLY PICTURES OF MAJOR TERMINALS, NEW AND OLD, INSIDE AND OUT
1996 N 80 9x12.5 HB PO

RAILWAYS Loxton, H. $5.00
A MISCELLANY ABOUT RRS,MANY COLOR PICS
1968 N 152 8.5x11.5 HB PO

RAILWAYS - VOL. 1, TO THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY Simmons, T. M. $3.00
RAILWAY MODELS AND PAINTINGS IN LONDON'S SCIENCE MUSEUM
1964 N 46 6x6 PB P

RAILWAYS and the FORMATION of the ITALIAN STATE in the 19th CENTURY  Schram, A.  $20.00

From the construction of the first lines in the 1840s to nationalization in 1905

1997     N          xvi, 180             6x9       POM

 

RAILWAYS AND THE REPUBLIC, THE Hudson, J. F. $12.50
DISCUSSES RR ABUSES and PROPOSES THAT RRs BE MADE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
1887 7 497 5.5x8.5 HB

RAINHILL STORY, THE: THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE TRIAL         
Burton, A.         $7.50

Story of the 1829 competition won by Stephenson’s Rocket and of the 1979 race of replicas

1980     U          164       7x8.5    POME

 

READING, THE - BUILDING A MODERN RAILROAD  $16.00
HISTORY OF RAILROAD PRODUCED BY PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
1958     N          60         8.5x11.5            PB        POM

REAL NORTH AMERICA POCKET GUIDE BOOK, THE    Black, H. $12.00
RAIL & SHIP TRAVEL IN US, CANADA, MEXICO W/ ROUTES, FARES & TRIP TIMES
1926     U          xxxvii,408          4.5x6    HB        M

REGULATION OF RAILROAD FINANCE  Fredrick, J. H.    $30.00

Construction & abandonment, financial control, recapture of excess earnings, issuing securities

1930     U          227       6x9       HB       

 

REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION - PRACTICE & PROCEDURE ... Tedrow, J. H. $11.00
TRANSPORTATION LAW & HOW TO ARGUE BEFORE THE ICC; FIFTH EDITION
1957     U          468       6x9       HB

REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES  $5.00

Issued by Pennsylvania Railroad, Eastern Lines under US Railroad Administration

1919     U          128       4x6       PB        O

 

REVISED INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT          $12.00
TEXT, REVISERS' AND AMENDMENT NOTES, AND JUDICIAL CONSTRUCTIONS
1981     U          476       6.5x9.5             PB

RICH ARE WITH YOU ALWAYS, THE MacDonald, M. $6.50
NOVEL OF RAILROAD CONTRACTOR IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
1976     U          471       5.5x8.5             HB

RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER - BY TRAIN THROUGH CHINA Theroux, P. $5.00
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHILE TRAVELING BY TRAIN TO AND THROUGH CHINA
1989     U          451       4x7       PB        M

RIO GRANDE; MAINLINE OF THE ROCKIES       Beebe, L. $25.00
TEXT AND PICTURE HISTORY OF THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN
1980     U          380       9x11.5 HB        POM

ROAD OF THE CENTURY, THE- STORY OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL Harlow, A. F. $15.00
CONCENTRATES ON 19th CENTURY; CHAPTERS ON MAJOR COMPONENT LINES
1947     U          447       5.5x8    HB        POM

ROAD TO PARADISE, THE        Moedinger, W. M.          $18.00
STRASBURG RAILROAD HISTORY; FIRST EDITION
1962     N          25         6x9       PB        P M
R

ROAD
TO PARADISE, THE        Moedinger, W. M.          $12.00
2ND EDITION, ALL NEW PHOTOS
1966     N          25         6x9       PB        P M
R

ROAD
TO PARADISE, THE        Moedinger, W. M.          $5.00
THE HISTORY OF THE REBIRTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S
STRASBURG RAIL ROAD
1983     N          40         8.5x11 PB        P M

ROAD TO POWER        Marks, S. G.     $60.00

How Russia’s own transcontinental, the Trans-Siberian, was built and settled its ‘Wild East’

1991     N          240       6x9       HB        P  M

 

ROBBER BARONS REVISITED, THE Jones, P. d'A., ed. $6.50
PRO & CON VIEWS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE JUST GOOD BUSINESSMEN
1968     N          128       6.5X9    PB

RR COAL RATES and PUBLIC PARTICIPATION HOUSE COMMERCE $4.00
REPORT BY CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON ICC RATE REVIEW DECISIONS
1980     N          157       5.5x9    PB

RULES ... FOR ... GO[ING] BETWEEN UNDER OR ABOUT ... CARS MISSOURI PACIFIC $2.50
THE "BLUE FLAG" RULE
1945     U          8          4x6       PB

RULES ... FOR ... GO[ING] BETWEEN UNDER OR ABOUT ... CARS MISSOURI PACIFIC $2.50
THE "BLUE FLAG" RULE
1963     N          8          4x6       PB

SCHAFBERG RAILWAY - ST.WOLFGANG Stockklausner, J. $5.00
AUSTRIAN ST. WOLFGANG TO SCHAFBERGSPITZE RACK LINE, IN GERMAN
1978     N          32         4.5x6.5             PB        PO ER

 

SHORTLINE RAILROADS OF ARKANSAS Hull, C. E. $18.25
EVERYTHING FROM THE BIG MISSOURI and ARKANSAS TO THE TINY AUGUSTA
1988     N          416       6x9       PB        P M

SINGLE TRACK - CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK Fletcher, R. S. $37.00
BUILDING WELLINGTON - AUCKLAND LINE TOOK FROM 1864 TO 1908
1978     U          217       5.5x8.5             HB        POM

SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY Ransome-Wallis, P. $8.00
HISTORY & GUIDE TO THE ONLY RACK RAILWAY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
1969     N          48         5x7       PB        POM R

SNOWPLOW - CLEARING MOUNTAIN RAILS Best, G. M. $25.00
SNOWSHEDS, BUCKER & ROTARY PLOWS, & STORIES OF WHEN SNOW STILL WON
1966     U          119       8.5x11 HB        POMER

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK Churchman, G. B. $31.00
NEW ZEALAND'S SOUTHERN MAIN LINE, BUILT IN STAGES FROM 1865 TO 1945
1992     N          128       8.5x11 PB        P M
 
SOVIET TRANSPORTATION POLICY      Hunter, H.         $30.00

Analysis of success of railroads in the expansion of the Soviet economy

1957     U          xxiii,416            6.5x9.5             HB        M

 

SPEEDRAIL- MILWAUKEE'S LAST RAPID TRANSIT? Sakar, L. A. $50.00
STORY OF RAILFAN'S ATTEMPT TO SAVE & MODERNIZE AN INTERURBAN - 1949-1951
1991     N          66         8x11     PB        POM

STEAM PASSENGER SERVICE DIRECTORY - 24th ANNUAL Cohen, M. H. $3.50
ALSO INCLUDES ELECTRIC LINES & MUSEUMS
1989     N          232       5.5x8.5             PB        P R

STEAM PASSENGER SERVICE DIRECTORY - 29th ANNUAL Giroux, M., ed. $3.50
DIRECTORY OF RAILROAD TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN US & CANADA
1994     N          376       5.5x8.5             PB        P

STEAM TABLES and MOLLIER DIAGRAM Keenan, J. H. $7.50
TEMPERATURE vs. PRESSURE TABLES FOR STEAM UP TO 3,500 P.S.I.
1930     U          63         7.5x10 HB        O

STEAM TRAINS, AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT       Garratt, C.         $7.50

Photographs of steam locomotive around the world built in the US or to US designs

1989     U          240       11x12   HB        P

 

STEAM TRAINS; STEAM LOCOMOTIVES OF NORTH AMERICA  Winkowski, F.  $8.50

Color photographs of locomotives, cars, and track

2006     N          95         8.5x11  HB        P

 

STEPHEN COONTS’ DEEP BLACK: DARK ZONE           Coonts, S.         $4.50

Suspense novel about terrorist plot to cause tsunami by blowing up the Channel tunnel.

2004     U          402       4x6.5    PB       

 

STORY OF METRO, THE           Deiter, R. H.      $25.00
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON'S SUBWAY AND ITS TRANSIT PREDECESSORS
1985     U          102       8.5x11 PB        POM

STRATEGY OF GREAT RAILROADS, THE          Spearman, F. H. $23.00
INCL. HARRIMAN, HILL & GOULD LINES; NYC; PRR; ATSF, CRIP, MILW, AND CNW
1905     U          287       5.5x8.5             HB

SUMMER IN THE TWENTIES, A             Dickinson, P.     $6.00
FICTION SET ON RRs IN BRITAIN DURING 1926 GENERAL STRIKE
1981     N          254       6x8.5    HB

SUPERPOWER; THE MAKING OF A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE Weitzman, D. $16.00
DESCRIPTION and DRAWINGS OF HOW TO DESIGN & BUILD MODERN LIMA STEAM
1988     U          107       13x11.5             HB        O

TANK CAR CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS Union Tank Car Co. $25.00
GIVES NAME, ICC CAR TYPE CODE, DESCRIPTION, FIRST AID, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS; DISPOSAL
1965 U 1"THICK 7x9 LL IN 3-RING BINDER WITH HARD, PRINTED COVER

TANK CARS - CONSTRUCTION, UTILIZATION, & REPAIR Guobenko, V. K. $3.50
DETAILED REFERENCE WORK WITH MANY DRAWINGS & TABLES, IN RUSSIAN
1990     N          151       6.5x9.5             PB        PO E

TOURIST TRAINS          $3.50

Tourist railroads and museums of the US and Canada

2004     U          482       5.5x8.5             PB        P          R

 

TRAINMAN        Deutermann, P. T.          $4.50

Novel about getting special military train across the Mississippi before terrorists blow the bridges

1999     N          354       6.5x9.5 HB       

 

TRANPORT STRATEGIES FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Holt, J. $9.00
HOW RUSSIA SHOULD REORGANIZE ALL TYPES OF TRANSPORT
1993     N          253       8.5X11 PB        M

TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS and POLICIES ... TRANS-MISSOURI WEST Davidson, J. R., ed. $17.00
HOW RAILROADS, AGRICULTURE, & GOVERNMENT AFFECT EACH OTHER
1967     N          xii,377   6x9       HB

TRANSPORTATION TO THE SEABOARD Schonberger, H. B. $31.00
HOW RRS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY INFLUENCED EACH OTHER, 1860-1900
1971     N          xix, 265             6x9       HB

TROUBLE SHOOTING YARD SWITCHER BALDWIN LOCO WKS $4.00
COVERS ENGINE, CONTROL, ELECTRICAL, AIR, FUEL, LUBE, COOLING PROBS.
1949 U 12 4X9 PB

TWO FEET TO TIDEWATER: THE WISCASSET, WATERVILLE and FARMINGTON RAILWAY Jones, R. C. $38.50
HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MAINE 2' GAUGE RAILWAYS
1987     N          xvi, 269             8.5x11 HB        POMER

TWO MILLION MILES OF TRAIN TRAVEL           Allen, C. J. $9.00
LIFE OF BRITISH RAILWAYMAN, TRAVELLER, AND AUTHOR
1965     U          232       6x9       HB        P

ULSTER AND DELAWARE, THE - RAILROAD THROUGH THE CATSKILLS J.M. Best $25.00
HISTORY OF SHORT LINE MERGED INTO NYC IN 1932, PLUS CONNECTING ROADS
1981     U          210       8.5x11 HB        POMER

UNDER PENNSY WIRES           Carleton, P. $45.00

PHOTOS OF PRR ELECTRIFICATION; LOCOMOTIVES, TRAINS, MU CARS
1977     U          320       8.5x11.5            HB P MER

UNION PACIFIC - THE REBIRTH, 1894-1969        Klein, M. $20.00
CORPORATE & OPERATIONAL HISTORY FROM PRE-HARRIMAN BANKRUPTCY TO TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD CENTENARY
1989     U          xviii, 654            6.5x9.5             HB        POM

UNITED STATES SAFETY APPLIANCES            AAR     $9.50

Text of Safety Appliance Acts and drawings of application to numerous types of cars

1950     124       7x4       PB        E

 

VANISHING MARKERS - MEMORIES OF BOSTON and MAINE, 1946-1952 Fisher, R. E. $15.00
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A BRAKEMAN ON THE B&M IN THE DAYS OF STEAM
1976     U          128       7x10     HB        POMER  Cover discolored by jacket

VICTORIAN STATIONS - ... IN ENGLAND and WALES 1830-1923 Biddle, G. $19.00
STUDY OF THE DEFINING ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF RAILWAY AGE
1973     N          256       5.5x8.5             HB        PO

VON RYAN'S EXPRESS            Westheimer, D. $3.50
FICTION; PRISONERS COMMANDEER P.O.W. TRAIN, ESCAPE TO SWITZERLAND
1965     U          255       4x7       PB

WELCOME ABOARD THE ERIE LIMITED . $2.50
TRIP GUIDE FOR C&O 614 EXCURSION TO PORT JERVIS
1997?   U          32         8.5x5.5             PB        POM

WESTWARD TO PROMONTORY           Combs, B. B. $5.00
MOSTLY A. J. RUSSELL PHOTOS OF BUILDING OF UP WITH DETAILED CAPTIONS
1986     N          79         10x11   PB        P

WHITE SHARKS OF WALL STREET, THE Henriques, D. B. $6.00
BIOGRAPHY OF T. M. EVANS, CEO OF H.K. PORTER (LOCO BUILDER) AND MT. VERNON CAR CO.
2000     N          368       6.5x9.5             HB        P

WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LOCOMOTIVES, THE Garratt, C. $6.00
PHOTOS AND INFO ON STEAM, DIESEL, & ELECTRIC LOCOS & STREETCARS
1999     N          256       9x11.5 PB        PO

WW&F TWO-FOOTER, THE - HAIL and FAREWELL Thurlow, C. F. $30.00
HISTORY OF THE MAINE 2' GAUGE WISCASSET, WATERVILLE & FARMINGTON
1965     N          116       5.5x8.5             PB        POM

YORK RAILWAYS COMPANY 1886-1939 Rohrbeck, B. W. $14.00
HISTORY OF THE STREETCAR & INTERURBAN LINES IN YORK COUNTY, PA
1970     U          44         5.5x8.5             PB        POM R

I also have a few HO scale craftsman-type (Resin)car kits:

KIT
MAKER PRICE NOTES (KITS INCL. DECALS FOR ROADS SHOWN, BUT NO TRUCKS, COUPLERS)


STANDARD STEEL CAR HOPPER CAR, JERSEY CENTRAL, ORIGINAL

WESTERFIELD $17.00 KIT NUMBER 7402

STANDARD STEEL CAR HOPPER CAR, LEHIGH VALLEY, ORIGINAL

WESTERFIELD $17.00 KIT NUMBER 7408

ERIE & SUSQUEHANNA HORIZONTAL RIB HOPPER CAR
FUNERO & CAMERLENGO $17.00 KIT NUMBER 5050

GR CLASS COMPOSITE GONDOLA CAR, PRR AND LONG ISLAND

FUNARO & CAMERLENGO $14.00 SINGLE PACK

STATE OF MAINE INSULATED PLUG DOOR BOX CAR, NH & BAR

FUNERO & CAMERLENGO $14.00 KIT NUMBER 6390

 

 

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American Compound Locomotives, by Colvin (pub. 1903)
The Berlin S-Bahn, by Hardy
Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster, by Pierson
The Passenger Train in the Motor Age, by Thompson
The Philosophy of Railways, by Den Otter
Policy Formation in Railroad Finance, by O'Neil

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23 Sections of the AAR's Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices
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