Colorado: Royal Gorge Railroad, presumed Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed early 1900s. 11 panels printed on both sides, bound accordion style in an illustrated brown envelope. Roughly 4 by 6 inches. A collection of color images taken from along the Royal Gorge Railroad in Colorado, as well as a scene..... More
No Place: Canadian Pacific Railway, Presumed Publisher, 1939. Unbound. Single sheet roughly 8 by 13 inches that folds down to about 4 by 6 ½ inches for mailing purposes. Features a front view of the Royal Train, an illustrated schematic of Locomotive Nos. 2850 to 2859 and a map of..... More
Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall, Publisher, 1986. Cloth. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. 84 pp. Photographs throughout. A history of the Portsmouth, Kittery and York Electric Railroad, recalling newspaper accounts of its construction in 1897 and subsequent use. With photos of stations, trains, etc. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD..... More
Flanders, NJ: Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1979. Wraps. Wraps. 72 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Signed by the author on the title page. A primarily visual history and survey of railroad stations still in existence as of 1979, focusing on those of the Boston and Maine railroad. This includes photos..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Black and White Photograph Train Station or Depot in the New Jersey Area. Perhaps circa late 1800s, early 1900s. 8 1/4 by 6 1/4 inch photo mounted on a 12 by 10 inch beige matte board. No indication of where the train station is, with..... More
Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Stated first printing. Green faux leather hardcover in unclipped jacket. Quarto. 128 pp. Color photos throughout. Short descriptive histories of various short line railroads in Pennsylvania, including McKeesport Connecting Railroad, Monessen Southwestern Railway, Montour Railroad, Northampton and Bath Railroad..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1988. Hard Cover. Photo illustrated paper covered boards in unclipped jacket, with photo illustrations duplicating the cover. 224 pp. With maps, illustrations and photos. A detailed history of the railroads of Northern California, primarily the Northern and Southern Humboldt County areas. This includes the..... More
London: Published at the Office, 7, Raquet-Court, Fleet Street, 1847. Original Wraps. Magazine begins with page 151 and ends with page 202, with ads in the rear. A magazine devoted to railroads, railways, etc. With tables in the rear. Railways discussed are the South Eastern and London and Brighton companies..... More
No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp., including covers. A reprinting of seven articles that originally appeared in the Springfield Union newspaper, discussing the street railway, or trolley system in Cleveland, Ohio. This includes analysis of strategies to keep fares down, economic and administrative considerations, etc. GOOD condition..... More
Forty Fort, PA: Harold E. Cox, Printers, 1996. Wraps. Wraps, covered in clear plastic covers (library binding). 56 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Signed by the author. A history of the various electric railroads and streetcars of the Concord and Manchester, New Hampshire region, including lines and subsidiaries, horse..... More
Halifax, PA: Withers Publishing, 1992. First Edition. Wraps. Stated first printing. Glossy illustrated wraps. Quarto. 57 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. A history of the Horshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, offering perspectives on the feat of engineering that went into the..... More
Nashua, NH: Published for J.R. Dodge, 1854. Unbound. Stated second edition. Single sheet, 34 ½ by 26 inches. Linen backed, varnished map. A map created primarily to depict the many railroad lines that were proliferating in the state of New Hampshire in the mid 1800s. Some of these lines ranged..... More
West Vancouver, BC: Steamscenes, Publisher, 1993. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, first printing. Oblong folio. Photo illustrated wraps. 48 pp. With color photos throughout. A primarily photo history of the Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge railway, a railroad running in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico..... More
DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 2006. Hard Cover. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 223 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A history of the Georgia and Florida Railroad, from its founding in 1906 as a cobbling together of logging short lines, to its various bouts with bankruptcy..... More
Seattle: Northwest Shore Line, Publisher, 1997. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Oblong quarto. 262 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. A primarily photo history of railroads and trains operating in the Pacific. Northwest of the United States, drawn from the photographs of Warren McGee..... More
Cambridge: Boston Street Railway Association, 1986. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 62 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Second part only of this history of the commuter rails serving Boston and surrounding areas. Mostly photos, with explanatory captions. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, soiling and creasing to the covers. More
New York: Quadrant Press, Publisher, 1976. Soft Cover. Color illustrated glossy card stock covers. Oblong folio. 64 pp. With black and white photos throughout. A primarily pictorial history of the narrow gauge railroads operating in the mountains and high plains of New Mexico and Colorado, with historical commentary throughout. GOOD..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally and Co, 1884. Unbound. Single sheet, folded. 27 ¾ by 43 inches. Appears removed from a glue in binding of some sort. A map depicting the railroad lines across the United States and Southern Canada, with North and South Dakota still mapped as Dakota. Insets of city..... More
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printer, 1850. Wraps. Printed wraps. 18 pp. A financial report of the Boston and Maine Railroad. FAIR condition. Moderate foxing, soiling, staining and dampstaining to the covers. Several large tears to the front and rear cover. Some creasing and wrinkling. Faint pencil scribbles to the rear..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No author/photographer given. Black and White Photograph of Railroad Workers of the Hoosac Tunnel Route. Probably circa late 1800s, early 1900s. 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch photo mounted on a 12 by 10 inch black matte board. The actual railroad company or line is..... More
Chicago: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Publisher, 1952. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. Side stapled magazine, about 8 ½ by 11 inches in size. 32 pp., including covers. Black and white illustrations throughout. An apparent promotional magazine issued by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company..... More
Chicago: Union Pacific Railroad/Poole Brothers, Publishers. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1936 based on a code on the last page. Side stapled square format. Double columned text, each numbered, for a total of 86 columns. Black and white photos throughout. With a centerfold map of Union Pacific Railroad lines and stops..... More
No Place: American Railways Company, presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place. Dates vary. Bound in brown/beige cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. Paginations varies. A bound volume of 14 annual reports from the American Railways Company, spanning the years 1901 to 1914, and providing a look at..... More
Philadelphia: Review Printing House, 1887. Wraps. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A bound volume of financial and business reports for several different railroad companies: the Susquehanna Coal Co., Mineral Railroad and Mining Co., Summit Branch Railroad Co., and the Lykens Valley Coal Co, all operating in Pennsylvania or vicinity. POOR condition..... More
Philadelphia: The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Publisher, 1920. Wraps. Wraps. Oblong format. 32 pp. Black and white photos of locomotives throughout. A catalog of various types of eight-coupled locomotives for use in hauling freight, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, featuring photos of locomotive railroad engines designed for various railroad companies, as..... More