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Silver San Juan: The Rio Grande Southern-Mallory Hope Ferrell, Pruett 1973. First edition, hardbound, no dust jacket. Employee time table and map in rear pocket. Wear along the spine but otherwise cover and pages both in very good condition. Black-and-white photos, 643 pages. $160

New York Central’s Early Power Vol. 2 1831-1916—Alvin F. Staufer, 1967.  Hardbound.  Book and pages in very good condition except slight warping and creasing on the spine but it is still intact.  Inscribed by previous owner.  Black and white photos and illustrations, 350 pages.  $50

The Trains We Rode Vol. 1—Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg, Howell-North Books, 1965.  Hardbound, dust jacket.  Pages very good condition, front cover and spine some spotting.  Dust jacket worn and some tears near the top, bottom, and edges.  Includes black and white photos, 465 pages.  $50, Vols. 1 & 2 set $90

The Trains We Rode Vol. 2—Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg, Howell-North Books, 1965.  Hardbound, dust jacket.  Pages very good condition, front cover and spine some spotting.  Dust jacket worn and some tears near the top, bottom, and edges.  Includes black and white photos, 511 pages.  $50, Vols. 1 & 2 set $90

Katy Northwest: The Story of a Branch Line Railroad—Donovan L. Hofsommer, forward by John W. Barriger, Pruett, 1976.  First edition.  Hardbound, dust jacket.  Book and pages in very good condition, a little wear and wrinkling on dust jacket spine.  Black and white photos, bibliography, index, 305 pages.  $50

The Switzerland Trial of America, with an added chapter—Forest Crossen, Pruett Publishing/Robinson Press, second printing limited to 10,000 volumes, book not numbered.  Hardbound, no dust jacket.  Book in fair to good condition, spine somewhat warped and beginning to separate from book but still intact, covers smudged and worn, pages in very good condition except cover page where paper clip was placed and rusted.  Stamped and inscribed by previous library.  Black and white photos, drawing supplement, index, 422 pages.  $55

Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Vol. 2: The Southern Roads—David F. Myrick, Howell-North 1963.  Hardbound, no dust jacket.  Pages in very good condition, book in good condition with spine warped but still intact and wear along spine and corners.  Inscribed by previous owner.  Black and white photos, index, locomotive rosters, 933 pages.  $50

The Central Pacific & Southern Pacific Railroads - Lucius Beebe. $75

The Evening Before the Diesel - Charles R. Foss. $200

Car Builders' Cyclopedia, 20th ed. (1957)


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