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1. "Agenda for Fortieth Membership Meeting of the American Short Line Railroad Association" at Haddon Hall, Atlantic, New Jersey.

   Publication states the agenda for the the 40th membership meeting of the American Short Line Railroad Association in Atlantic, New Jersey.

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2. 100 years of capital traction: The story of streetcars in the Nations Capital - King, LeRoy O., Jr.

   History of the street car system in the Nation's Capital. It covers the horsecars, cable cars, and early electrics; search for an alternative to overhead trolley; growth of the system; the cars of the 1940s and 1950s; abandonment and an illustrated roster of the cars. The book is signed by the author. Scale drawings are by Andrew Maginnis. Frontispiece is by Howard Fogg.

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3. 150 years of Indian Railways: The National Anglo-Indian Railway Convention, 18th & 19th January - 2003, Chennai - India, Souvenir

   Contents: 150 years of contribution by S. Muthiah; 150 years of Indian Railways; Milestones in 150 year journey; The Pioneers by Reginald Maher; The Lure of the Railways by Gloria Jean Moore; Anglo-Indians and the Railways of India by Geoffery K. Francis; Soot Gets in your Eyes by Ruskin Bond; Uncle Tom's Cabin by Bryan O. Peppin; And those were the days by Caroline D'Cruz; I. Allan Sealy; The Night Train at Deoli by Ruskin Bond; A Child of the R...

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4. 30 years later the Shore Line: Evanston - Waukegan, 1896-1955 - Carlson, Norman

   "A photographic remembrance of the Shore Line of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad"

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5. 4000 destination signs or street signs or station signs

   Sign words to be used for train models

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6. 80 years of transportation progress: a history of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway - St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Public Relations Department.

   This is a history of the Cotton Belt also known as St. Louis Southwestern Railway. It was first written as a thesis by Jacob E. Anderson in 1939. This book has been edited and revised.

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7. 90 years of Buffalo Railways, 1860-1950 - Gordon, William R.

   This book covers the "Niagara Frontier from the horsecars in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Lockport of 1860 through the change over to trolleys in 1890 by the Buffalo Railway Co., Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge Railway and the Lock City Railway in Lockport."

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8. A Century of Lionel: Timeless Toy Trains - Ponzol, Dan

   Centennial history of the Lionel electric train

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9. A History of the Berkshire Street Railway - Cummings, O. R.

   History of the Berkshire Street Railway that operated in four states - Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Connecticut from the 1880s to 1932

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10. A History of the Hudson Valley Railway: Saratoga Through Car - Nestle, David F.

    Book details the history of the Hudson Valley railway from its creation to its eventual abandonment; Last quarter of the book is filled with pictures of the company's cars, maps of the routes, and equipment tables.

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11. A Sesquicentennial History of Richardson, Texas or, how a tiny railroad town became one of the biggest small citites in the Lone Star State: Volume 1, Rural roots, 1841-1924 - Butler, Steven R.

    "In 1873, Richardson, Texas was nothing more than a lone railroad depot surrounded by 121 acres of mostly bald prairie that the Houston & Texas Central Railway had recently obtained from two local landowners. Today it is one of the biggest small cities in Texas, covering 28.6 square miles, with a population of over 120,000 people living in what has come to be known as the "Telecom Corridor." In this volume, Rural Roots. historian Steven R. Butler...

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12. A Treatise of the Locomotive and the Air Brake - International Correspondence Schools

    Vol. 2 contains information about locomotive boilers, steam, cylinder, and valve gears, locomotive management, breakdowns, compound locomotives, train rules, car lighting, car heating and the electric headlight. Also a series of questions relating to the subjects treated of in this volume.

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13. A World of Steam - Huxtable, Nils

    A pictorial works of steam locomotives across the world

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14. A great & shining road : the epic story of the transcontinental railroad - Williams, John Hoyt

    The history of the railroad across America that united a nation

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15. A paradise lost: the story of Woodlake - Collins, Michael

    This is the story of Woodlake Park, a resort lake and recreational park that opened in 1901. It was created by J. P. Crearer, the founder of The Denison and Sherman Railway Company, which provided service to the resort.

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16. A rainbow of traction

    This is the third volume of full color illustrations of the electric railways. It covers the interurban railways, rapid transit, switching and main line railroad in North America from 1939 to 1964.

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17. Allen Image

    Vol. 6, November/December 1996, No. 6 Contents: 'Tis the season...at Allen Community Outreach by Glenda May; Wanted: energetic, enthusiastic motivated people by Margaret Marshall; AISD teachers receive lasting recognition by Tim Carroll; It just makes sense by Heather Darrow; Come "Home for the holidays"; Another successful year by Kathy Parkhurst; Add some great winter color to your landscape by Mark Puckett; Holiday cooking with a flair by M...

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18. America's first transcontinental railway: a pictorial history of the Pacific Railroad - Cushing, Raymond

    This is an illustrated history of the evolution of the first transcontinental railway.

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19. American Narrow Gauge Railroads - Hilton, George W.

    This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account, of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. An authoritative documentation of a long-gone era, the book brings to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads, and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace.

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20. American single locomotives and the "Pioneer" - White, John H., Jr.

    This is the story of single-axle locomotives specifically the Pioneer on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of History and Technology.

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