COWLES, JAMES LEWIS

A General Freight and Passenger Post a Practical Solution of the Railroad Problem

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and was most likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally solid condition. The red covers have some fading and rubbing to the front and rear board edges. The spine ends have bumping, rubbing and fraying. The spine is sunned and the lettering has faded somewhat. The text pages are clean and bright, however the front endpaper has detached and is laid in. Both front and rear inner hinges have cracked. "James Lewis Cowles (1843-1922) was an American journalist specializing in postal reform and railroad systems. He was a supporter of the Parcel Post Bill and government ownership of the railroads. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and addresses, promotional materials, minutes, personal accounts, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1897-1919, is with prominent citizens in business and with American politicians regarding the federalization of the railroad system and the Parcel Post Bill. Also, personal letters from friends and family members." (New York Times). Very Good- .

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Book number: 39257

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Keywords: Railroadiana James Lewis Cowles The United States Post Office Freight Trains Passenger Trains Monographs questions of the Day Railroadiana

CRUMP, SPENCER

Redwoods, Iron Horses, and the Pacific the Story of the California Western "Skunk" Railroad

Fort Bragg, CA: California Western Railroad / Zeta Publishing Company, 1998. Revised 4th Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0918376122. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. "In the early 1880s, lumbermen C. R. Johnson, Calvin Stewart, and James Hunter joined together to expand timber operations in Mendocino County. By 1885 the Fort Bragg Railroad was formed to make transporting lumber easier. This would form the foundation of what would eventually become the California Western Railroad, more commonly known as The Skunk. The train played a vital role during this time in transporting families and workers who set up the various logging camps along the route and in doing so, became an entirely different type of line. It played an important part not only in the area's industrial life, but also in its social and cultural activities." (from the skunk railroad website). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43718

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Keywords: 0918376122 Railroadiana Spencer Crump California Skunk Railroad Short Line Railroads Mendocino County, CA

DENEVI, DON

America's Fighting Railroads a World War II Pictorial History

Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co, Inc, 2008. 3rd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Donald DeNevi was born in Stockton, California, where his father ran a hardware store. Seeing the Stanley Kramer film “My Six Convicts”at the age of 14 incited a life-long fascination with the psychology of imprisonment and the viability of rehabilitation. In the late 1950s, he interned as a teacher at a prison near Stocktonbefore graduating from San Francisco State University with a B. A. In History. He continued his education at U. C. Berkeley, from which he received his Ph. D in the early 1970s, and has since taught classes such as Criminal Profiling, Organized Crime in America, Classic Crime Cinema and Understanding the Criminal Mind at multiple colleges throughout the Bay Area. ". Fine .

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Book number: 37187

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 6 (Saturday, May 7, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 7 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. There is one advertisment cut out of the last page (and doesn not affect the text in any way). This issue includes an article onTime for the Continent, Hints on Tracklaying, Warming and Ventilation of Railroad Cars, The Transportation of Freight, and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44752

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 5 (Saturday, April 30, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 6 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. This issue includes an article on Combination Continuous Rail, Hints on Tracklaying. The Transporation Convention, Experimental Test of Bar Iron and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44753

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 3 (Saturday, April 16, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 7 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. This issue includes an article on Improved Car Springs, Proposed Pennsylvania Railroads, Rumors of War, Nationalizing the Erie Canal, news, and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44754

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 2 (Saturday, April 9, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 7 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. This issue includes an article on the Cotter Car Coupling, Railways of the Future, The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, news, The Department of Railroad Accounts, and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44755

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 1 (Saturday, April 2, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 8 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. There is one small piece of tape, added by a former owner, to the top edge of the last sheet. This issue includes an article on the Detroit River Tunnel, the Telegraph and it's Modern Applications, News, and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44756

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RAILROAD GAZETTE

Railroad Gazette: A Journal of Transportation Vol XIV - No. 2 (Saturday, April 9, 1870)

Chicago, IL: Railroad Gazette, 1870. Other. B&W Illustrations; This gazette is made up of 7 oversized unbound sheets, printed on both sides. The gazette is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The sheets are clean and bright, with only a few spots of foxing. This issue includes an article on the Cotter Car Coupling, Railways of the Future, The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, news, The Department of Railroad Accounts, and more. "Railroad Gazette was a trade journal first published in April 1856 that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics. Master mechanics read and used the publication to share information about railway matters with one-another. An article in the publication documented what was purported to be the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad, which was stated as performed by the author of the article. It also reported about the Erie Railroad's Rochester Division's electrification and about the opening of the Thebes Bridge. Over time Railroad Gazette editors included Arthur Mellen Wellington, Silas Wright Dunning (1838–1924) and Matthias Nace Forney with Horace Cleveland as an article contributor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 38251

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GUIDO, FRANCIS A. (EDITOR)

Central California Traction (the Western Railroader / the Western Railfan) May, 1982 (Vol. 45, No. 498)

San Mateo, CA: Western Railroader, 1982. 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Photographs; Four sheets folded once making eight pages - unbound. This booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The booklet contains mostly photos of trains with descriptive text.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44750

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Keywords: Railroadiana Francis A. Guido Central Valley California Transportation The Western Railfan The Western Railroader

GUIDO, FRANCIS A. (EDITOR)

The Western Railroader / the Western Railfan March 1980 (Vol. 43, No. 474)

San Mateo, CA: Western Railroader, 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Photographs; Four sheets folded once making eight pages - unbound. This booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. THere is some extremely light bumping to the spine ends. There is an inkstamped "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society" on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The booklet contains mostly pictures, with some descriptive text.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44749

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Keywords: Railroadiana Francis A. Guido Napa Valley California The Western Railroader The Western Railfan Railroading Napa Valley

KELLEY, EDWARD & PEGGY CONAWAY

Railroads of Los Gatos

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0738546615. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition, with just a tiny bit of rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Los Gatos was not always the gem of the foothills. It began in 1840 as Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos (corner of the cats) , a reference to the high number of bobcats and cougars that often descended from the mountains and attacked cattle there in Spanish colonial days. To the south of the modern township, near modern-day Vasona Park, a single adobe home owned by José Hernandez and his family was the only permanent structure until James Alexander Forbes purchased a parcel of land from the Hernandezes in 1854. Forbes built a flour mill on the property along Los Gatos Creek, and around the mill grew a small settlement of employees, lumberjacks, stagecoach drivers, saloon keepers, and so on. In 1861, John W. Lyndon began buying land across the creek from the mill. His Ten Mile House became the center of the western settlement, with the mill acting as the center of the eastern town. " (from Railroads of the Monterey Bay Area). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42514

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Keywords: 0738546615 Railroadiana Edward Kelley Peggy Conaway Los Gatos, CA Californiana California History

LEE, CHARLES EDWARD

The Bakerloo Line a Brief History

London,: London Transport Executive, 1973. New Edition. Stapled wraps. ISBN: 0853290342. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. This booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Bakerloo line is a London Underground line that goes from Harrow & Wealdstone in suburban north-west London to Elephant & Castle in south London, via the West End. Printed in brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, 15 of which are underground, over 14.4 miles (23.2 km). It runs partly on the surface and partly in deep-level tube tunnels. The line is so named because it runs via Baker Street and Waterloo. From Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone (the section above ground) , the line shares tracks with the London Overground Watford DC line and runs parallel to the West Coast Main Line. There is, however, a short tunnel at the western end of Kensal Green. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 44846

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Keywords: 0853290342 Railroadiana Charles Edward Lee Transportation Underground Subway Trains Railroadiana

WESTERN RAILWAYS PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE

Railroad Facts 1950 Edition Statistics for 1949

Chicago, IL: Western Railways, 1950. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet (approx. 5" x 4"). The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the inside front cover. "The Chicago Great Western Railway (reporting mark CGW) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad. Through mergers and new construction, the railroad, named Chicago Great Western after 1892, quickly became a multi-state carrier. One of the last Class I railroads to be built, it competed against several other more well-established railroads in the same territory, and developed a corporate culture of innovation and efficiency to survive. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44780

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NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM

Rules for the Operation of Track Motor, Velocipede, Hand and Push Cars Effective January 1, 1951

New York: New York Central System, 1951. Booklet. This is a small format booklet with heavy cardstock covers and a taped and stapled spine. The text pages are clean and bright. "The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit. New York Central was headquartered in New York City's New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal. The railroad was established in 1853, consolidating several existing railroad companies. In 1968 the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central. Penn Central went bankrupt in 1970 and merged into Conrail in 1976. Conrail was broken up in 1998, and portions of its system were transferred to CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway, with CSX acquiring most of the old New York Central trackage." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 36865

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Keywords: Railroadiana New York Central System Railroads Railroad Operation Rules And Regulations New York Railroadiana