No Author

Black and White Photograph of Railroad Workers of the Hoosac Tunnel Route

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 uncertain, although Hoosac is present on a boxcar, with the words tunnel and Route partially cropped off. This is presumably a picture of workers from a northeastern, perhaps Massachusetts or New York based rail line, depicting several rows of men in various outfits ranging from suits to overalls. The boxcar is wooden, with the door open and a few men standing in the doorway. The Hoosac tunnel was completed in 1875, allowing trains to pass through the mountains in northwestern Massachusetts. The photograph is in GOOD condition; the matte board is in POOR condition. A large piece is torn off from the lower right corner, with heavy bumping, chipping, tearing and rounding at the other corners. Some scuffs and superficial scrapes to the surface of the board. The photo itself has a few faint stains, with minor scuffing. Fair .

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Book number: 007700

Catalogue: Railroadiana

Keywords: Hoosac Tunnel Railroad

Various Authors

Official Proceedings of the Western Railway Club for the Club Year 1907-1908

Chicago, Western Railway Club, Publisher, 1908. Half Leather. Half leather with black cloth. 361 pp. plus ads. With a few photos/illustrations. A collection of papers written for the Western Railway Club, discussing various technical aspects of the railroad industry and locomotives and trains. This includes papers on car lighting, steel tires, freight car efficiency, structural timber, etc. The Western Railway Club was established in the 1880s and is still active today. POOR/FAIR condition. Rear cover DETACHED. Leather backstrip MISSING from the spine. Minor soiling, fading and scuffing to the covers. Text block clean and intact. Poor .

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Book number: 010453

Catalogue: Railroadiana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Railroad Gazette. Friday, February 2, 1883

New York, The Railroad Gazette, Publisher, 1883. Wraps. Tall, side folding journal. LACKING advertising leaves III/IV and XXI/XXII (two leaves). With many illustrated ads depicting items related to railroads, including tracks, derricks, wheels, etc. A single issue of this journal devoted news related to financial and technological aspects of railroads. This includes rapid tunnel work, locomotive tests on the Boston and Albany, annual reports from the Boston, Barre and Gardner, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Lehigh Valley and other railroads. With a full page illustration of a combined steam shovel and derrick car. In POOR condition. Both covers DETACHED, with the aforementioned ad leaves LACKING. Some chipping, tearing and loss along the extremities. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor soiling, wrinkling and browning. Ownership signature present. Poor .

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Book number: 009901

Catalogue: Railroadiana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Railroading. Second Quarter, 1972. Number 43

Starrucca, PA, Starrucca Valley Publications, 1972. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. 24 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A magazine devoted to trains and railroads. This issue devoted primarily to the steam locomotive trips in Puerto Rico, offering tours of cane fields and other aspects of railroads on the island. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, soiling and wrinkling to the covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 017658

Catalogue: Railroadiana