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Steam to the Summit: The Green Mountain Railway Bar Harbor's Remarkable Cog Railroad

by Bachelder, Peter Dow

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Published
2005
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9780966483116
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The Breakwater Press , 2005. Softcover. 7" x 9". xii, 162 pp. The " ... story of Bar Harbor's short-lived cog railroad to the summit of Green Mountain." Numerous b&w photos and figures. Bright clean copy. . Very Good.
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Railroad Maps: The West

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Published
1980
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9780936206011
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Mac Publishing , 1980. Softcover. 219 pp. Maps originally prepared for the Dept. of Transportation. Covers have some light shelfwear, otherwise clean and bright. . Very Good. 4to.
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Railroad Maps: The Prairie

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Published
1980
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9780936206028
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Mac Publishing , 1980. Softcover. 241 pp. Maps originally prepared for the Dept. of Transportation. Covers have some light shelfwear, otherwise clean and bright. . Very Good. 4to.
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The Tramways of the North Midlands

by Bett, W. H. & Gillham, J. C

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Light Railway Transport League Stapled card covers. 51 pp. Numerous b&w photos and maps. Owner's name and date on first page, covers have some very light wear, otherwise bright and clean. . Very Good.
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Dropping the Fire: The Decline and Fall of the Steam Locomotive

by Atkins, Philip

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Published
1999
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9781871608892
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Irwell Press , 1999. Laminated boards. vi, 106 pp. Numerous b&w photos and figures 3 line inscription on title page, covers have some light shelfwear, otherwise a clean bright copy. . Very Good. 4to.
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The First 100 Years of the Pichi Richi Railway

by Babbage, Jack & Barrington, Rodney (ed.)

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Published
1980
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9780959850949
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Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society , 1980. Stapled card covers. 104 pp. Numerous b&w photos, a few in colour. Covers have some light shelfwear, otherwise a bright clean copy. . Very Good. 4to.
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China: The World's Last Steam Railway

by Tickner, John et al

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Published
2008
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AAPPL , 2008. 10.75" x 12". 175 pp. " ... the last country to use steam on its main liness. Over a 10-year period these three photographers have visited China 35 times to create this photgraphic essay of a dying era ..." A bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.6 kg, extra postage will be requested. . Near Fine/Near Fine.… Read more about this item
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Canadian Pacific's Big Hill: A Hundred Years of Operation

by Yeats, Floyd

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9780919487147
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Calgary Group of the British Railway Modellers of North America Stapled card covers. 8.5" x 11". 50 pp. Pictorial review of Field Hill.Inscribed by the author on the verso of the front cover. Light shelfwear, otherwise a bright clean copy.. Very Good.
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Steam Nostalgia: Locomotive and Railway Preservation in Great Britain

by Nabarro, Sir Gerald

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Published
1972
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9780710073914
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Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. xv, 270 pp. An account of the " ... attempts to restore and preserve distinctive aspects of the age of steam ..." 160 b&w photos. Signed by the author on the title page. Black cloth. DJ has some light rubbing, small closed teas on rear panel. and spine. Thuis book weighs 1.2 kg, extra… Read more about this item
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Permanent Way Volume II the Story of the Tanganyika Railways

by Hill, M. F

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East African Railways and Harbours . 10" x 7.5". 295 pp. Companion volume to the author's history of the Kenya and Uganda Railway. Illustrated. Green cloth with gilt lettering and design, owner's small ink address label partially erased on ffep, slight spine slant. corners lightly bumped. DJ has a few small nicks along edge. This book weighs 1.2 kg and,… Read more about this item
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Light Rail Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8

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Platform 5 . Light Rail Review numbers 1-8. All issues are bright & clean. The 8 issues weigh 2.9 kg, extra postage will be requested. . Very Good. 4to.
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The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities

by Kellett, John R

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Published
1969
ISBN
9780710063151
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1969. xxi, 467 pp. " ... how the railways gave Victorian cities their compact shape, influenced the typography and character of their central districts, and determined the nature of suburban expansion." Illustrated. Black cloth. DJ has some edgewear, light shelfwear. . Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Tracking the Iron Horse

by Brownridge, William Roy

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Published
2006
ISBN
9780968816349
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2006. Softcover with French flaps. 9" x 11". 101 pp. " ... paintings of the stations we rarely see anymore and interviews with the men of the CNR and the CPR ..." A drink spill has resulted in some light wrinkling of the rear cover and last 50 pages, 4 line note on title page. .
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Narrow Guage...Then and Now

by Gildersleeve, Tom & Huxtable, Nils

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Published
1993
ISBN
9780969140931
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Steamscenes , 1993. Stapled card covers. 8.75" x 12". Photographic look at the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Many full-page colour photos. Front cover lightly creased, small teat at spine head. .
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Two Divisions to Bluewater: The Story of the CNR to the Bruce

by Bowers, Peter

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Published
1983
ISBN
9780919822573
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Boston Mills Press, 1983. 168 pp. 2nd prt. " ...the railway in its last ten years of steam ..." Numerous b&w photos. Photo endpapers. Green cloth. DJ has some light shelwear, otherwise a bright clean copy. . Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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A Trail of Steel: 150 Years of Passenger Train History

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Published
1986
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ViA Rail , 1986. Marbled boards & endpapers, green leatherette spine. Previously publishe as "Rails Across Canada." Numerous b&w and colour photos. Very minor edgewear, otherwise a clean bright copy. . Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to.
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