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The Iron Horse Comstock, Henry B 224 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; hard covers; Greenberg; 1993. (Covers the development of the steam locomotive in USA. Covers all technical developments in detail.) NoR54218 $35.00
The Iron Horse Comstock, Henry B 224 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; hard covers; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Galahad; 1971. (Covers the development of the steam locomotive in USA. Covers all technical developments in detail.) NoR56196 $30.00
The Last Of Steam Collias, Joe G 270 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Howell-North; 1980. (Sub- titled ‘A Billowing Pictorial Pageant of the Waning Years of Steam Railroading in the United States’. Big and small power steam across USA in the 1950’s) NoR53279 $52.00
The National Dream – The Last Spike Berton, Pierre 512 pages; coloured photographs; maps; card covers; average copy, some wear; McCelland and Stewart; 1974. (Two stories in one. The building of the trans-continental railway linking east and west Canada. Two epic stories that were made into a TV series.) NoR53274 $18.00
The Norris Locomotives Reed, Brian 24 pages; black and white photographs; black and white and coloured drawings; tables; paper covers; fine copy, near mint; Profile Publications; 1971. (Loco Profile Series 11 covers the Philadelphia locomotive builders products from the 1830’s to 1860’s.) NoR26127 $15.00
The Railroad That Came Out At Night Kyper, Frank 160 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Stephen Greene; 1977. (Railroading in and around Boston, stories of those who worked on the various roads, much of which is done at night.) NoR52213 $32.00
The Railroaders Wheeler, Keith 240 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; imitation leather covers; mint copy; Time – Life Books; 1973. (Excellent account of the development of railroads in the West, and the personalities involved.) $30.00
The Railways Of Calgary (Volume One) The Early Years – 1883 to 1930 Bain, Donald and Matthews, Ray 40 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; British Rail Modellers of North America; 1999. (A photograph history, together with brief commentary, on railways around Calgary. Delightful photograph.) NoR55155 $18.00
The Remarkable GG1 Zimmermann, Karl R 72 pages; black and white photographs; adverts; card covers with coloured painting; fine copy, near mint; Quadrant; 1983. (An illustrated history of Pennsylvania Railroad’s famous electric locomotive, the GG1 class and covers thembeing built, at work, and in preservation.) NoR54245 $28.00
The Spirit Of Steam Withuhn, William L144 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Salamander; 1995. (Sub-titled ‘The Golden Age of North American Steam’, this is a magnificent collection of photos of steam locomotives from the 1930’s to the 1950’s.) NoR56212 $25.00
The Story Of The Western Railroads Riegel, Robert Edgar 346 pages; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Bison; 1967. (A reprint of the 1926 classic covers ‘From 1852 through the Reign of the Giants’. Covers the development of railroads west of the Mississippi – financial, industrial, and engineering, as well as railroad regulations.) NoR52215 $35.00
The Surfliners Stephenson, Dick 112 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; adverts; timetables; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Trans Anglo; 1988. (Celebrates 50 years of passenger rail travel between Los Angeles and San Diego, first with Santa Fe and then Amtrak.) NoR56210 $35.00
The Train Whistle’s Echo – Story of the Western Railroad Era Zauner, Phyllis 62 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Zanel Pubs; 1981. (A general look at railroads that developed the western seaboard of the USA together with details of museums and preserved lines.) NoR56215 $10.00
The Up-Country Line Mead, Edgar T 64 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; gradient profiles; original dust jacket; mint copy; Stephen Green Press; 1975. (The story of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad in New Hampshire, the last wood-burning railroad, from 1842 to 1895. At one stage this line operated on five different gauges.) NoR46223 $18.00
This Was Railroading Abdill, George B 192 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Superior; 1958; 1st edition. (Stories and rare photographs of trains, trucks and railroadmen of the Pacific Northwest and northern California from 1890s to 1940s. Includes Class I railroads and logging roads.) NoR54208 $55.00
U-Boats by Greg McDonnell (New) 192 pages; coloured photographs; tables; original dust jacket; Boston Mills. (Features General Electric’s legendary U-series line that put GE on the rails to become North America’s largest locomotive builder. Covers the design and building, plus service on the various US roads. The roasters include all locomotives supplied to North Amercian railroads. Superb photographs.) NoR00013 $98.00
Uncommon Carriers McPhee, John 248 pages; original dust jacket; mint copy; FSG; 2006. (The author’s account of riding with the driver – on a coal train out of Powder Basin, a 18-wheeler big rig travelling across USA, a tug on a river hauling barges and travelling by canoe through locks.) NoR45192 $22.00
USA By Rail Plus Canada Pitt, John 304 pages; black and white drawings; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Bradt; 1992. (How to make the most of travel in North America – 28 long distance routes covered in detail, preserved railways and museums, station information, sightseeing and accommodation.) NoR46224 $15.00
Western Rail Trail Mckillop, Norman 190 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Nelson; 1962. (Noted British locomotive driver toured Canada and USA and observed rail operations in these countries. A very interesting account.) NoR41137 $18.00
Wheels Across America Hornung, Clarence P 342 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Barnes; 1962. (A graphic history of vehicular transportation in USA – up to the 1920s. Covers rail, trams, bicycles and motor vehicles.) NoR53281 $28.00
With A Cinder In My Eye Downing, Kenneth Wentworth 44 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; self published; 1951. (Sub-titled ‘A Layman’s Memories and sketches of American Trains’, is a brief history of railroads in USA. Excellent drawings.) NoR50199 $12.00
Work Of Giants – Building The First Transcontinental Railroad Griswold, Wesley S A 376 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; tears in original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Muller; 1963. (A history of Union Pacific and Central Pacific and their struggles to link wesr with east and create a trans-continental railroad.) NoR56202 $30.00
Yonder Comes The Train Phillips, Lance 395 pages; black and white photos and drawings; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Barnes; 1965 (A good account of railroads across America in the age of steam and railroads were King.) NoR20152 $35.00