Railroads
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Luxury Trains: Splendour, Elegance & Extravagance
$60.00 Read more– Over 25 trains featured with superb photography
– Including the Venice Simplon – Orient-Express, the British Royal Train, Le Train Bleu, the Pride of Africa, the Eastern and Orient Express & many mor
- Author: Bertrand, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1788842235
- Language: English
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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850
$35.00 Read moreThe first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway
Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails l- Author: Gwyn, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0300267894
- Language: English
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Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed America
$28.00 Read moreThe first book to examine the rarely-acknowledged Waverly Train Disaster of 1978 – the catastrophic accident that changed America forever and led to the formation of FEMA. Coinciding with the 45th ann… [more below]
- Author: Ali, Yasmine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0806542187
- Language: English
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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
$8.99 Add to cartKate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross
- Series: On My Own History (Paperback)
- Author: Wetterer, Margaret K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0876145411
- 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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On the Train
$12.99 Read moreYoung engineers will delight in exploring all the hidden secrets On the Train. They simply hold the pages to the light to “see-through” the box cars of a freight train, the cabin of a passenger train,… [more below]
- Series: Shine-A-Light
- Author: Brown, Carron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: February 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1610673654
- Language: English
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My First Book of Trains: All About Locomotives and Railcars for Kids
$16.99 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1685396410
- Language: English
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All Aboard, Tennessee!
$19.95 Read moreA young boy rides the train through Tennessee’s beautiful, historic, and interesting landscapes. From the Blue Ridge to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the Highland Ri… [more below]
- Series: Pelican
- Author: Bunn, Rosalind
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1455627305
- Language: English
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The Soo Line’s Famous Trains to Canada
$20.00 Read moreThe Soo Line’s Famous Trains To Canada is a brief history of a small and unique Class 1 railway and its famous Canada-USA tourist trains.
Initially chartered in 1883 to serve the needs of local miller
- Author: Gainer, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1771606711
- Language: English
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Guide to Electro-Motive E and F Units
$27.99 Add to cartGuide to Electro-Motive E and F Units showcases how streamlined locomotives revolutionized the railroading industry during the steam-to-diesel transition era from about 1935 to 1960. Written by well-k… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1627008829
- Language: English
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The Choctaw Route: History Through the Miles
$39.99 Add to cartThe Rock Island Railroad is one of those railroads that many have heard about, but few know the details. In particular, little information is available about the southern routes of this large granger
- Author: Jennings, Barton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: November 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1732788863
- Language: English
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Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia
$29.95 Add to cartWhat China’s infamous railway initiative can teach us about global dominance.
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled what would come to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)–a globa- Author: Lampton, David M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 0520372999
- Language: English
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The Locomotive Engineman’s Manual
$65.95 Add to cartOriginally printed in 1919, W.P. James’ The Engineman’s Manual was intended to be used in the instruction of locomotive engineers, firemen, and railroad mechanics. It features dozens of chapters conce… [more below]
- Author: James, W. P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 476
- Publish Date: December 26 2009
- ISBN10: 1940453372
- Language: English
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The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900: In Atlanta or in Hell
$19.99 Add to cartGeorgia historian and professor Jeffery C. Wells recounts the tragic tale of the Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900.
On June 23, 1900, the Southern Railroad Company’s Engine #7 and its passengers were gree
- Series: Disasters (Saddleback)
- Author: Wells, Jeffery C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 159629826X
- Language: English
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A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire’s Rugged Heart by Rail
$21.99 Add to cartOn June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston & Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born. By 1900, the B&M operated some 2,300 miles of track in northern New England, having taken over an asto… [more below]
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Heald, Bruce D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1596293608
- Language: English
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The Locomotive Engineman’s Manual
$45.95 Add to cartOriginally printed in 1919, W.P. James’ The Engineman’s Manual was intended to be used in the instruction of locomotive engineers, firemen, and railroad mechanics. It features dozens of chapters conce… [more below]
- Author: James, W. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 476
- Publish Date: December 31 2009
- ISBN10: 1935327828
- Language: English
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The Blue Ridge Tunnel: A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia
$24.99 Add to cartTold through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it, discover the groundbreaking story of the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel.
In one of the greatest engineering feats of
- Series: Transportation
- Author: Lyons, Mary E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1626194211
- Language: English
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Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries
$24.95 Add to cart“A must buy for anyone interested in the Great Lakes.”
—Frederick Stonehouse, maritime historianIn 1892, the Ann Arbor Car Ferries shook the transportation world by doing what was then deemed impossi
- Author: Brown, Grant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0472050494
- Language: English
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The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told: Henry Flagler & the Florida East Coast Railway’s Key West Extension
$31.99 Add to cartAlthough several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler… [more below]
- Author: Bramson, Seth H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1540206300
- Language: English
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Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic: The Definitive Guide to Multiuse Trails in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia
$19.95 Add to cartExplore 57 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.
All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been convert
- Series: Rail-Trails
- Author: Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1643590855
- Language: English
