Author: HUFFINES, GORDON [EDITOR]; HERRON, EDWARD A.; CARLEY, CLYDE; MILLER, LUTHER; UNGER, HENRY F.
Title: Railway Progress [Magazine], June 1957, Vol. XI, No. 4: California to Las Vegas Via Union Pacific
Description: Washington D.C.: Federation for Railway Progress, 1957. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 50 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Features: Fare - $17.99 - Union Pacific satisfies the demand of Californians wanting to visit Las Vegas; "Heavy-Duty" Blue and the Flying Dutchman (short story); Joe Fisher's Neighborly Reading Railroad; The Land Grant Legend - how the federal government actually made land grants to promote the construction of railroads through the sparsely settled or unsettled areas of the country; Steam with a European Accent - six pages of European locomotives; Arizona's Town Hall Shortline - The Santa Fe, Wickenburg and Hassayampa River Valley Railroad; The Chessie Charms the Stockholders - shareholder meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Guinness' Stout Little Railroad at their St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin - article with great photos of this narrow gauge which winds 8.5 miles through one of the world's largest breweries ; "I'm Feeling Pretty Proud" - Railroad Man of the Year, Harry G. Adams of the Illinois Central - article with photo. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Railways - United States, Reading Railroad, Joe Fisher, Las Vegas - Trains, The Santa Fe, Wickenburg and Hassayampa River Valley Railroad, Geoghegan Engines, Harry G. Adams, St. James Brewery, Guiness, Illinois Central Railay, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroa. Good .

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