Search Results: RAILROADS from PASCALE'S BOOKS

Smithsonian Insititution Press:, 1976. First published in 1973, this book is the third printing form 1976, 50 pages, illustrated with b&w photographs. "In the mid-19th century there was a renewed interest in the light, single-axle locomotives which were proving so very successful for passenger traffic. These engines were built in limited number by nearly every well-known maker, and among a few remaining is the six-wheel Pioneer on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of History and Technology. This locomotive is a true representation of a light passenger locomotive of 1851 and a historic relic of the mid-noneteenth century." FINE- SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Appleton:, 1903. The first printing, 434 pages, with maps. A detailed study of the railroad from history, service, mail service, rates and fares, monopoly, public aid, government regulations, taxation, etc." VERY GOOD+ HARDCOVER. Brown cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine and cover.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Johns Hopkins Press:, 1988. First published in softcover in 1985, this book is the third printing 1988, 690 pages, illustrated in b&w. Hailed since is publication as the definitive- and most opulent book of this subject, The American Railroad Passenger Car is now available in an unabridged two-part softcover edition. With 387 photos and 385 line drawings this book recaptures the lost but not too distant past of which 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail." FINE- SOFTCOVER, Volume II only.. Soft Cover. Fine-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Stanford University Press:, 1990. 580 pages, illustrated in b&w. "This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading, a singular and still not fully understood episode in the history of American transportation." FINE SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Purple Mountain Press:, 2001. 296 pages, profusely illustrated. "The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge was the first bright of any kind to be built over the Hudson between New York and Albany." FINE- SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ma.: Cape Cod Historical Publications:, 1990. The first edition, 318 pages, illustrated profusely with b&w photographs. "This book takes a long and loving look at that removed its rural, seaside isolation and brought the summer visitors that flocked to its towns, woods and beaches with their wind-swept dunes. This book includes more than 300 illustrations that include locomotives, trains, stations, bridges, wrecks, snow and storm damage, maps, railroad workers and broadsides." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sundance Books:, 1982. The first printing of Volume IV " Flood And Depression 1927 - 1940", 192 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. FINE HARDCOVER, FINE CLEAR PLASTIC DUST JACKET, signed by the author.. Signed by Author,. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Trolley Talk:, 1984. Illustrated with b&w photographs. "All through this era, streamlined streetcars rolled on Cincinnati streets, giving service during WWII along with the innovative 100s, the curved side 2400s, and the old dependable deck roof cars." VERY GOOD- SOFTCOVER, some water wave to bottom page edges.. Soft Cover. Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Howell Book House:, 1960. Originally published in 1954, this book is the second revised edition, 123 pages, with over 100 photographs. "North of San Francisco there is a half-mile mountain rising seemingly from the water. It is held in affection by all, and so is the memory of the now vanished Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Wood Railway which scaled it. This railway had 281 curves and made 42 complete circles in its 8-1/4 miles of track." FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD+ DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Steamscenes:, 2002. 152 pages, illustrated in color. FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Signed by the author on title page.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 4to - 10- 1/2"L x 12 "W Oblong.

Four Ways West Publications:, 2000. 128 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "Over 200 color photographs, covering virtually every ALCO model, including more than 90 railroads." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

GPO:, 1890. FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR. 1889. RAILROAD LABOR. 888 pages. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Pages have yellowed, map is present.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Yale University Press:, 1929. 419 pages, illustrated. "Chapters from the early history of the Erie Railway by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Henry Adams, Albert Stickney, George Ticknor Curtis and Jeremiah S. Black." GOOD HARDCOVER, brown cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine, cloth is worn at the spine edges and corners of book, internally fine.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vail-Ballou Press:, 1978. First published in 1961, this book is the second edition from 1978, enlarged, and revised. "This study is primarily historical. Its major purpose is to entertain. But it is hoped that it will acomplish a little more than this, by illustrating the evolution of railroad safety practices and giving railroad safety accomplishments their proper place in the contemporary transportation scene." FINE- HARDCOVER, ex-library withdrawn.. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Quadrant Press:, 1987. 96 pages, illustrated with b&w photographs. "As a major transportation center, Hobeken became an important place where people began and ended their train journeys, ferry rides, ocean liner voyages and car and bus trips." VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER, lower corner of book is bumped slightly.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

M2FQ Publications:, 2000. The first edition, Sept 2000, 111 pages, well illustrated in b&w. This book is divided into two parts: Visits to Narrow Gauge Country in Maine and Edaville - Return To Massachusetts, with an Epilogue of pictures from the 1950s and an Addendum "Colorado Interlude" FINE0 SOFTCOVER, signed by the author.. Signed by Author.. Soft Cover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Altantic:, 1997. 128 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "This book uses the photographs by the author to chart the changes from the sometimes timeless scenes of the 1950s, through dieselization and rationalization, to the first electrification in Ireland and the latest developments that are setting the scene for the decades to come." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lionel Corporation, 1993. 51 pages, illustrated in color. This is a vintage Lionel catalogue from 1957 for "O" gauge. FINE SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, oblong.

Chilton:, 1993. 183 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. This is Volume IV, an illustrated history of Lionel Corporation and manufacturing processes, a rare glimpse into the Lionel archives showing more than 200 prototypes and mockups, HO gauge, Diesels, electrics and steamers, and dozens of black and white photos and 157 color photos show all the products made by Lionel under General Mills in the 1970s." FINE SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.:, 1916. Document No.: 461, 519 pages. Hearings at the 64th Congress, 1st Session. Before the Interstate Commerce Commission: In re-financial relations, rates, and practices of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.: Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, and other carriers. Docket No. 6319. And (Senator) Luke Lea, complainant v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., et al., defendants. Docket No. 8488, April 27, 1916. This is a hearing to determine the true ownerships of these railroads, what stock, bonds and other securities each railroad owns and whether the railroads have an agreement of arrangement between the railroads for the purpose of preventing or restricting, competition from entering into their territories, and to maintain and fix rates. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.