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Railroad Books from Around the Country (15) [128125]

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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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South & Mid Atlantic Railroad Books (14) [128123]: A group of 14 books featuring railroad histories in both the South and Mid-Atlantic regions of the country. There are a few smaller softcover periodicals, but the hard bound copies include, "Every Hou

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Midwest Railroad Book Group [128146]: Small collection of 11 publications, big and small, centering on rail lines in the midwest part of the country. Included is the "St. Louis Car Company" by Young & Provenzo, "Arkansas Valley Interurban

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Railroad Equipment List Illustrated Book [160579]: Fabulous railroad passenger equipment list for M. St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry. Blue print style car drawings. Drawing pages about 1" thick in total in leather binder. 5.25x14.5".Date: Country: State: City:

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Locomotive Grab Bag of Books & Blueprint Type Drawings: This is a fun lot for any railroad buff out there. There are three (3) boxes (A very heavy box) chock full of assorted books, both soft and hardcover, centering around locomotives. While there are a n

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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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The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears; 1988 [153036]: The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears by William K. Strong. Published by the San Juan Book Company, Silverton, Colorado, 1988.35 page. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Good condition. Date: Country (if not US

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Union Pacific RR Research Library [138207]: 33 publications on the UPRR. Darwin, Hist of the UPRR coffee table book; Union Pacific Streamline, many hardbound better publications, a "Must Have" for the UP railroad buff.Date: Country (if not USA)

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Over 50 Railroad Books and Manuals: This lot contains yearly railroad plans for Wisconsin and Illinois, along with employee time books, railroad officials books, official railway guides, railroad equipment roster books, rule books, Brot

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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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California Railroad Books (9) [129775]: Includes "The Encyclopedia of Western railroad History Volume IV" by Donald Robertson. A catalog, a record, of virturally every railroad that owned or operated ten miles or more of track as a common c

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Railroad Books Locomotives (4) Shay, Heisler, Articulated, Willamette: Railroad books on steam locomotives (4) Geared locomotives: Shay, Heisler, Willamette, & classic "Articulated". Not common. Lightly used by expert model railroader. We have a fine narrow gauge library

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Rare Railroad Book Lot: This is a lot of three rare railroad books. The first is The Wisconsin Valley Line, by Ray Specht and John Cline. It is a first edition, 1979 copyright, and is autographed by Mr. Specht. The second bo

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Railroad Books Southern Pacific (4) Cab Forward, Narrow Gauge: Railroad books on the Southern Pacific (4) "Cab Forward", narrow gauge, more. Not common. Lightly used by expert model railroader. We have a fine narrow gauge library in this auction, more coming int

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Railroad Books Colorado Narrow Gauge (4) RGS, Silver San Juan: Railroad books with Colorado narrow gauge themes (4) a couple (#4, #10) from the RGS series plus "Silver San Juan" and "Rainbow Route". Not common. Lightly used by expert model railroader. We have a f

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Utah Railroad Books & Ephemera [129768]: Lot of 8. Collection includes five (5) books on railroad and light rail history in Utah. Included is "The Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History" by D. Robertson, "Interurbans of Utah" by Ira Swett,

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Railroad Books from Around the Country (15) [128125]

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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 Railroad Caboose" by William Knapke, "Railroading Coast to Coast" by S. Kip Farrington Jr., "Highball, a Pageant of Trains" by Lucius Beebe, "Mansions on Rails" also by Beebe, "Portrait of the Rails" by Don Ball Jr. and more. Dust jackets range from a little frayed to good. Please see photos for more detail and condition.Date: 1800's-1900'sCountry (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

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Railroad Books from Around the Country (15) [128125]

Name: Railroad Books from Around the Country (15) [128125]
SKU: 114969843
Price: 200 USD
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