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1) Railroads of Nevada and eastern California

Author

Myrick, David F

Publisher

University of Nevada Press

Pub. Date

[1992-]

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

2) Off on a wild caboose chase: short stories, true adventures, and a farewell tribute to the old train caboose by a writer who lives aboard one

Author

Hungrywolf, Adolf

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

3) Railroads of Nevada and eastern California: David F. Myrick

Author

Myrick, David F

Publisher

Howell-North Books

Pub. Date

1962-63

Language

English

4) The railroad never sleeps: 24 hours in the life of modern railroading

Publisher

MBI Pub. Company

Pub. Date

Language

English

5) Everyone's color book of trains

Author

Haresnape, Brian

Publisher

Hamlyn

Pub. Date

c1981

Language

English

Description

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A guide to trains, including famous locomotives, steam trains of today, and modern railways.

6) Confessions of a train-watcher: four decades of railroad writing : from the pages of Trains magazine

Author

Morgan, David Page

Publisher

Kalmbach Books

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

7) Stations west

Author

Culp, Edwin D

Publisher

Caxton Printers

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

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Rail lines through Douglas County that are discussed in chapters include the Oregon & California Railroad Company and the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company.

8) Images of Western railroading

Author

Schmollinger, Steve

Publisher

MBI

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

9) Seymour Simon's book of trains

Author

Simon, Seymour

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Photographs and brief text present different kinds of trains and their cars: passenger trains, mountain trains, freight trains, diesel locomotives, gondolas, hopper cars, tank cars, and more.

10) A great & shining road: the epic story of the transcontinental railroad

Author

Williams, John Hoyt

Publisher

Times Books

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

Description

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The history of the railroad across America that united a nation.

11) A century of trains

Author

Cooper, B. K

Publisher

Gallery Books

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

12) The trains we rode

Author

Beebe, Lucius

Language

English

Description

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The famous railroad terminals and passenger runs are pictured and descibed in this history of railroad travel.

13) Great trains of North America

Publisher

Hamlyn : New English Library

Pub. Date

[1975]

Language

English

14) Slim rails through the sand: a graphic presentation of the Carson & Colorado-Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad

Author

Turner, George

Publisher

Johnston & Howe

Pub. Date

[1963]

Language

English

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15) The golden age of the passenger train: from steam to diesel and beyond

Author

Riley, C. J

Publisher

MetroBooks

Pub. Date

1997.

Language

English

Description

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Traces the history of train travel from the origins of the locomotive to the late twentieth century, and features color and black-ane-white photographs of notable trains and destinations.

16) "Tickets, please ...": all about California railroads

Author

Eargle, Dolan

Series

A California living book

Publisher

California Living Books

Pub. Date

[1980]

Language

English

17) Railways: past, present & future

Author

Allen, G. Freeman

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

1982

Language

English

Description

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An exploration of railroading from the earliest locomotives to the modern high-speed trains of Japan and France.

18) Classic American railroads

Author

Schafer, Mike

Publisher

MBI Publishing Company

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

Description

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Chapters include: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Boston and Maine; Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Great Northern; Illinois Central; Louisville & Nashville; New York Central; Pennsylvania; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. The book chronicles 15 railroads. "Most of them have vanished, having been swept up in...

19) Illustrated history of North American railroads: from 1830 to the present day

Author

Tayler, Arthur

Publisher

Chartwell Books

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

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Summary: A comprehensive overview of the development of railroads in Canada and the United States from 1830 to the present day.

20) Wheels rolling-West: a photographic salon of Western railroading

Author

Styffe, Dave

Publisher

Westrail Publications

Pub. Date

[1979]

Language

English

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1) Railroads of Nevada and eastern California

2) Off on a wild caboose chase: short stories, true adventures, and a farewell tribute to the old train caboose by a writer who lives aboard one

3) Railroads of Nevada and eastern California: David F. Myrick

4) The railroad never sleeps: 24 hours in the life of modern railroading

5) Everyone's color book of trains

6) Confessions of a train-watcher: four decades of railroad writing : from the pages of Trains magazine

7) Stations west

8) Images of Western railroading

9) Seymour Simon's book of trains

10) A great & shining road: the epic story of the transcontinental railroad

11) A century of trains

12) The trains we rode

13) Great trains of North America

14) Slim rails through the sand: a graphic presentation of the Carson & Colorado-Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad

15) The golden age of the passenger train: from steam to diesel and beyond

16) "Tickets, please ...": all about California railroads

17) Railways: past, present & future

18) Classic American railroads

19) Illustrated history of North American railroads: from 1830 to the present day

20) Wheels rolling-West: a photographic salon of Western railroading

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