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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (Railroads Past and Present)
J. Parker Lamb
Indiana University Press, 2003
Excellent historical/engineering perspective.
This book is primarily for steam train buffs, but also shows the progression of steam power to electric and diesel in the U.S. Written from an engineering perspective, it is both interesting and informative. The photos alone are worth having this book in your ...
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
Paul Theroux
Mariner Books, 1979
From Boston to Patagonia by Train
Note: I made some immature Mormon angry because of my negative reviews of books that attempted to prove the Book of Mormon, and that person has been slamming my reviews almost as fast as they are posted.
So, your "helpful" votes are appreciated. Thanks, and note ...
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The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 (Dear America Series)
Kristiana Gregory
Scholastic Inc., 1999
A really good book!
This book was really great!I loved it except sometimes it was sort of boring. but worth reading!
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My Name Is America: The Journal Of Sean Sullivan, A Transcontinental Railroad Worker (My Name Is America)
William Durbin
Scholastic Inc., 1999
Good read for all! You should buy it, no matter what
This fictional journal centers around 15 year old Sean Sullivan. Coming from Chicago, he meets his father. His father works for the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. Soon, Sean encounters Old West Towns, mean workers, and prejudice towards Chinese and Irishmen. ...
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Streetwise Transitwise Map - Laminated New York Metropolitan Commuter Rail Map - Folding pocket size travel ...
Streetwise Maps
Streetwise Maps, 2008
Helpful
Purchased for my daughter prior to her attending college in NYC. She says this has been very helpful in navigating her way around
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Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference
Greg McDonnell
Boston Mills Press, 2008
The essential photographic reference to modern North American locomotives. This remarkable large-format reference is a revised, updated and expanded work based on the author's Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives . Locomotives covers all mainline models built for North American railroads from the mid-1 970s to today, from EMD Dash 2s ...
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Hopping Freight Trains in America
Duffy Littlejohn
Sand River Press, 1993
Sage Advice from a savvy, veteran Trainhopper
When I first hopped freight trains, in 1970, there were no books to explain it or to allow one to learn the safe way to do it. Littlejohn is an entertaining writer, but most of all, his information is accurate, and his advice is sound. He approaches the subject from ...
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Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement
Fergus M. Bordewich
Amistad, 2006
A MUST READ FOR ALL AMERICANS
BOUND FOR CANAAN should be required reading for every American! Every American! This is one of the most important books about our history and who we are and where we came from.
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Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History
Claude Wiatrowski
Voyageur Press, 2007
Great for pros and newbies
Whether an a railfan for decades or just getting into the hobby, this is a great book. Copy is informative and not overdone. Photos and graphics are outstanding. Although my interest in railroading in the Northeast, I found the collection of schedule graphics, ...
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
Gary Krist
Holt Paperbacks, 2008
The best kind of non-fiction writing
This book is the best kind of non-fiction. The historical rigor doesn't get in the way of the narrative flow of the story, but the narrative flow doesn't water down the historical rigor, either. I think the main reason for this is that the author is primarily a ...
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My America: Freedom's Wings: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book One (My America)
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Scholastic Inc., 2002
Adventurous Book
Freedom's Wings gives the reader some indication of life as it existed during the 1850's. The book focuses on a family and the individual member's quest for freedom from slavery. The almost daily entries by Corey Birdsong in his dairy tells the story of his father's ...
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A Field Guide to Trains of North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Gerald L. Foster
Houghton Mifflin, 1996
A Small Wonder
Having recently become serious about model railroading in the diesel era, this book is exactly what I needed. Going to toy train shows and seeing row upon row of locomotives for sale can be rather daunting, but this little book is the perfect companion for just such a ...
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Dining By Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine
James D. Porterfield
St. Martin's Griffin, 1998
Nostaligia food at its best
The book "Dining by Rail" was purchased at the urging of a ten-year old son who is a rabid railfan. The book not only has a treasure trove of the most famous recipes from all the different rail lines, but it features a marvelous history of railroads from the point of ...
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North American Railroad Bridges
Brian Solomon
Voyageur Press, 2008
A wealth of information and a book that can be confidently recommended
Superbly illustrated throughout with color photography, "North American Railroad Bridges" by railroad historian Brian Solomon focuses upon railroad bridges and trestles that have been a feature (and often a quite dramatic feature) of the American landscape for the past ...
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Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots (Railroad Reference Series)
J. David Ingles
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2001
Guide to "hot spots" or photo book?
I like this book very much. It has all the information I needed for planning a trip to some hot spots. Besides that it has beautiful color photos as well and therefore it is a pity that the paper is rather thin and the size rather small. But OK, the book had to be a ...
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