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Guide to North American Steam Locomotives (Railroad Reference, No 8)

Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1993

complete details and fabulous pictures of most steam locos
This is a very complete review of all the major types of steam locomotives in service, from 1880's through 1950's. The archival photos are clear and beautifully detailed, all in sharp black and white. The best feature is the alphabetical format for road names and ...
  
  











  



  
The Train Stops Here: New Mexico's Railway Legacy
Marci L. Riskin

University of New Mexico Press, 2005

The architectural features of New Mexico's railroad building
In The Train Stops Here: New Mexico's Railway Legacy, Santa Fe architect Marci Riskin provides the reader with a brief but informative history of railroad development, and then precedes to focus upon the architectural features of New Mexico's railroad buildings to help ...
  
  











  



  
Images of Western Railroading
Steve Schmollinger

MBI, 2003

From dizzying mountain passes to verdant pine valleys and arid desert canyons, the regions spanning the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast have always presented the railroad industry with special difficulties, spurring the development of new equipment to surmount those challenges. This is an art book treatment showing North America's most ...
  
  











  



  
Mexico's Copper Canyon: Barranca del Cobre, Canyon Train Adventure, Sierra Tarhumara
Richard D. Fisher

Sunracer Publications, 1998

This books captures the people of the Copper Canyon.
Whether you plan to take a trip to Mexico's Copper Canyon or not, this book is a wonderful journey into that region. It provides both a fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians as well as travel tips for the adventurous traveler. Padre Luis Verplancken, S.J., the ...
  
  











  



  
The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads ...
George H. Drury

Kalmbach Publishing, 1985

Good introduction to North American Railroad History
After studying North European Railroads for some years, I wanted a new topic to work with. Railroads in USA was choosen as the next challenge. First priority was to get an overwiev of the major systems, and after searching... I settled for this title, and what a good ...
  
  











  



  
The Mexico City Metro, a user's guide, cultual and historical tour (Metro Guide)

kevin A. Fierro, 2008

Using the Mexico City Metro to get around the megatropolis, and an introduction to the cultural and historical makings of present day Mexico City by way of the Metro train system. A guide to the Metro that serves both its utilitarian purpose for getting around Mexico City, and introducing the reader to interesting stops that offer a little ...
  
  











  



  
The Night Journal
Elizabeth Crook

Viking Adult, 2006

Mixed feelings on this one
An older woman, Claudia Bass, has made her mother's journals famous by publishing them - Dr. Bass is a noted historian and scholar. And she is mean as a snake...Her granddaughter, Meg Mabry, and she are at odds mostly, maybe they are too alike and don't acknowledge ...
  
  











  



  
A Social History of Mexico's Railroads: Peons, Prisoners, and Priests (Jaguar Books on Latin America)
Teresa Van Hoy

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008

Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico, which promoted rapid economic growth that greatly benefited elites but also heavily impacted rural and provincial Mexican residents in communities traversed by the rails. In this beautifully written and original book, Teresa Van Hoy ...
  
  











  



  
All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s
Victoria E. Dye

University of New Mexico Press, 2007

Easy readin' . . . loaded with facts and persuasive conclusions
Author has extracted oodles of technical references into an overview that covers a vital sixty-year span of American Southwest history. Victoria Dye skillfully illuminates the intertwining of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company (AT&SF) with its more ...
  
  











  



  
N de M in color
Matthew J Herson

Morning Sun Books, 2000

"The steam, diesel, and electric fleet of the NdeM (National Railways of Mexico) is examined through more than 250 vivid color photographs taken by the author. From 4-8-2's to Geeps, Centipedes to F-units, operations of this giant railroad are detailed (in English, of course)."
  
  











  



  
Yesterday's Train: A Rail Odyssey Through Mexican History
Terry Pindell, Lourdes Ramirez Mallis

Owl Publishing Company, 1998

More fun than a margarita and a burrito
A great idea on how to venture into Mexico via various train trips mainly focused on how these trips are journeys into Mexico's soul. The author also blends in enough history without overwhelming us all. It certainly turned me on to some areas of the nation I've ...
  
  











  



  
¿Choque de trenes?(TT: Train crash?): An article from: Siempre!
Guillermo Fabela Quiñones

Edicional Siempre, 2000

This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on May 18, 2000. The length of the article is 1051 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any ...
  
  











  



  
The Pacific Coast Passenger: From Mexico to Canada by Train, Boat, and Bus (Trails of the Unexpected Series)
Simon Calder

Vacation Work Publications, 2002
  
  











  



  
Los ferrocarriles antiguos. (México)(TT: The old trains): An article from: Siempre!
Alberto Domingo

Edicional Siempre, 1997

This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on November 27, 1997. The length of the article is 1506 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with ...
  
  











  



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