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Bay Area Train Book Collection [128120]

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Railroad Lock Keys (7), CA - SF Bay Area RR Lines: ID Marks: EBSRYSLTD (East Bay Street Railways); KEY SYS (Key System (San Francisco - East Bay)); KEY SYSTEM (Key System); KSTCO (Key System Co); OTRY (Oakland Terminal RY); SFOTRY (San Francisco Oakla

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Central California Rail Book Collection (7) [129773]: Nice collection of rail books pertaining to the central area of California. Included in the lot are "The Visalia Electric Railroad" by Phillip Kauke. From its beginnings in 1904 until abandonment of m

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Railroad Books from Around the Country (15) [128125]: A passel of railroad publications in soft as well as hardcover editions. Besides a few guidebooks on rail museums, shoreline railroads and a train watchers guide, books included in this lot are "The R

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Chicago Rail Transit Book Group [128144]: Group of five (5) publications about the rail service in and around Chicago and its metropolitan area. First is "North Shore, America's Fastest Interurban" by William Middleton. Fascinating history of

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Colorado and California Tour Book 1904 [135088]: Issued by the passenger department of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, published in 1904 extolling the scenery of the train ride from Colorado to the Golden Gate. Illustrations and photogr

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Chicago Rail Transit Book Group (5) [128144]: Group of five (5) publications about the rail service in and around Chicago and its metropolitan area. First is "North Shore, America's Fastest Interurban" by William Middleton. Fascinating history of

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Colorado Railway Book Collection [129777]: Lot of 15+ items. Books include, "The Moffat Road" by Edward Bollinger & Frederick Bauer, "Scenic Line of the World" by Gordon Chappell, "Denver South Park & Pacific" by R.H. Kindig & M.C. Poor, (2),

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Railroad History Book Collection (20) [129766]: This is an eclectic collection of 20 publications centering on the history of railroading in the United States. Books include "Through By Rail" by Hall Charles Gilbert. Young adult kids text on Railro

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Trolley Book Collection (10) [128143]: A collection of 10 publications about trolley cars. Included are "Interurban Without Wires" by Edmund Kielty. Detailed survey of both major and minor manufacturers of railcars in the United States, sh

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Canadian Railroad Book Collection (8) [129770]: Lot of 8 books and publications about Canadian light rail and the CPRR. First "The Ottawa Car Company" 1892-1948 by David C. Knowles, a softcover in good shape. Next, "Victoria's Streetcar Era" by Hen

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Union Pacific RR Book Collection (15) [128139]: A collection of about 15 books and booklets about the Union Pacific Railroad. Included with a few timetables and a book of operating rules by the company, is the book "Westward to Promontory " by Barr

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Duluth, MN and Superior, WI RR Timetable and Ephemera Lot: This lot contains the following timetables and ephemera from railroads in the Duluth, MN and Superior, WI area: Seniority Books of Railroad Employees from 1933, 1936, and 1945; Duluth Missabe and Iron

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Great Lakes Area Railroad Pass Collection [141128]: 1939-1951, twenty-five (25) different passes, a very nice collection of rail passes from a wide variety of rail lines around the great lakes area. Please see photo.Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

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Those Magnificent Trains Railroad Calendar Collection: A collection of the highly-sought Those Magnificent Trains calendars from 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (2 different, including the 15th anniversary edition), 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2000. Some are

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Ohio Railroad Books (15+) [128252]: A collection of books dealing with railroads in the state of Ohio. Books featured in the group includes "The N.O.T.& L Story," "New Lake Shore Electric," Cincinnati & Lake Erie," The Toledo, Port Clin

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Eastern Electric Railroad Books (11) [128255]: Collection of books centering on various eastern railroads including The Maryland & Pennsylvania (Known as The "Ma & Pa"), The West Penn Traction, The Blue Ridge Trolley, an album with photos of South

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Lot of 14. A nice library of publications dealing with the various railroads and light rail companies surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. Included is "The Red Trains in the Bay Area" by Ford, "The White Front Cars" by Charles Smallwood, "The Key Route" Volumes I & II, by Harre W. Demoro and several more. Dust jackets intact on those that have them. Great addition to any transportation book collection. Please see photos for more detail and condition.
Date: 1900's
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Bay Area Train Book Collection [128120]

Name: Bay Area Train Book Collection [128120]
SKU: 114969776
Price: 110 USD
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