Railroads
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Seattle’s Streetcar Era: An Illustrated History, 1884-1941
$40.00 Read moreSeattle’s population was growing rapidly during the 1880s, but steep hills and shorelines impeded residential development, pushing expansion northward and creating a long, narrow corridor ideal for a
- Author: Bergman, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: November 18 2021
- ISBN10: 0874224071
- Language: English
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Rail-Trails Pacific Northwest: The Definitive Guide to Multiuse Trails in Idaho, Oregon & Washington
$21.95 Add to cartExplore 65 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted into public multiuse trails. Level
- Series: Rail-Trails
- Author: Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1643591177
- Language: English
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Rails Over the Mountains: Exploring the Railway Heritage of Canada’s Western Mountains
$29.99 Add to cartJourney through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada’s western mountains.
Ride the rails through Canada’s western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region’s spec… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1459733592
- Language: English
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Europe Railway Map 2024 – Features Detailed Atlas for Switzerland and Austria – Designed for Eurail/Interrail Global Pass
$25.00 Add to cartRailway Map Europe 2024 Edition is an illustrated Railway Atlas and features super detailed Atlas spreads for the whole of Switzerland, Austria and Alpine border routes and has been specifically desig
- Author: Ross, Caty
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: March 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1911165682
- Language: English
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My First Book of Trains: All about Locomotives and Railcars for Kids
$7.99 Add to cartAll aboard an amazing railroad adventure! Explore this colorful introduction to trains for kids ages 3 to 5.
What makes trains move? Why do trains come in different shapes and sizes? From steam locomo
- Series: My First Book of
- Author: Holzweiss, Kristina A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1685394957
- Language: English
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Union Pacific and Its Predecessors
$27.99 Add to cartThe Union Pacific, formed in 1862, was part of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad and has been operating continually under that name for almost 160 years. Over the years the railroad has mer… [more below]
- Author: Solomon, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1627009264
- Language: English
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Snow Falling
$15.99 Add to cart“Just the thing for a cold winter’s night between episodes.” –The Washington Post Book World
“Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy the chance to read Jane’s book in real life.” –Entertainment We- Author: Villanueva, Jane Gloriana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1507206623
- Language: English
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A History of the Railroad in 100 Maps
$40.00 Add to cartThe first international history of railroads and railroad infrastructure told through stunningly reproduced maps.
Since their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads have spread across the gl
- Author: Black, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0226837882
- Language: English
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Vision Accomplished: The History of Kansas City Southern
$40.00 Read moreThe remarkable story of the Kansas City Southern tells of a company that from day 1 followed its own path, led by a succession of visionaries who were not afraid to take risks in pursuit of the railro
- Series: Railroads Past and Present
- Author: Galligan, William H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0253068339
- Language: English
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American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880-1960
$40.00 Add to cartFor nearly half of the nation’s history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental r
- Series: Railroads Past and Present
- Author: Withuhn, William L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0253039339
- Language: English
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Guide to North American Cabooses
$24.99 Read moreThis all-new book explains why cabooses existed, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. It will show and explain designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individ… [more below]
- Author: Byron, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1627008330
- Language: English
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London’s Underground, Updated Edition: The Story of the Tube
$45.00 Read moreIt is impossible to imagine London without the Tube: the beating heart of the city, the Underground shuttles over a billion passengers each year below its busy streets and across its leafy suburbs. T
- Author: Green, Oliver
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0711289050
- Language: English
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Toronto’s Railway Heritage
$24.99 Read moreOn May 16, 1853, the first passenger train steamed out of Toronto from a wooden depot that was located near the site of today’s Union Station. Over the next century, the railways had a profound impact… [more below]
- Series: Images of Rail
- Author: Boles, Derek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 30 2009
- ISBN10: 0738565709
- Language: English
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Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region, 3 Volume Set
$75.00 Read moreAll three volumes together of Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region!
Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region brings to life the story of the now largely-forgotten railroads that once operated in the rugged mou
- Author: Blodget, Bradford G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 678
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0872333698
- Language: English
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Wheat Country Railroad: The Northern Pacific’s Spokane & Palouse and Competitors
$50.00 Read moreRailroad development and competition played a critical role in eastern Washington and northwest Idaho’s agricultural and population growth. Sweeping opportunity lured transportation moguls into the fe
- Author: Beach, Philip F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 01 2018
- ISBN10: 087422361X
- Language: English
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways
$38.32 Add to cartThe birth of the railway in the early 1830’s revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that… [more below]
- Author: Wolmar, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1610390563
- Language: English
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Train Stations of the World: From Spectacular Metropolises to Provincial Towns
$39.99 Read moreThe first book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and The Americas!
A… [more below]
- Author: Weltner, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 0764363689
- Language: English
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The North Shore Line
$23.99 Read moreAs late as 1963, it was possible to board high-speed electric trains on Chicago’s famous Loop “L” that ran 90 miles north to Milwaukee. This was the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad, commonly … [more below]
- Series: Images of Rail
- Author: Sadowski, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467108960
- Language: English
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Rails Around Durango
$24.99 Read moreIn the 1880s, the Denver & Rio Grande began building its three-foot railroad toward the San Juan Mountains alongside the Animas River and the budding community of Durango. The D&RG quickly established… [more below]
- Series: Images of Rail
- Author: Lewis, Allan C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0738548596
- Language: English
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Wisconsin Central: Regional Railroad Powerhouse in Review
$25.99 Read moreThe Wisconsin Central (WC) was a dynamic regional railroad that served the upper Midwest from 1987-2001. Despite lasting just short of fourteen years, WC packed a lot of changes and development into t
- Series: America Through Time
- Author: Sauvola, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1634994825
- Language: English
