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1	History of North American Steam more books like this by Christopher Chant add to wishlist Informative text, specifications, and hundreds of illustrations illuminate the steam-powered era in North American rail history. Here is the most comprehensive historical account of this important aspect of American transportation history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	100 years of steam locomotives. more books like this by Walter Arndt Lucas (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $39.39!
3	Guide to North American Steam Locomotives: History and Development of Steam Power Since 1900 more books like this by George H Drury add to wishlist The fascinating history and development of steam locomotives in North America. Tells the stories behind the locomotives, includes rosters, and explains wheel arrangements, streamlining, and more with photographs, summaries, and specifications for hundreds of locomotives. By George H. Drury. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2; 448 pgs.; 400+ b&w photos; softcover. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $22.40! \| SVS
4	Working Steam: Vintage Locomotives Today more books like this by Hans Halberstadt add to wishlist This useful guide contains first-hand accounts of the engineers of vintage trains, points out historic sites, and features more than 100 color photos of restored working steam trains from all over North America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Classic Steam Trains more books like this by Colin Garratt add to wishlist Celebrating 200 years of the steam engine's timeless beauty and magic, this illustrated book shows the rich and fascinating diversity of steam locomotives from around the world. Discover unconventional designs such as the articulated engines of Africa and the Industrial Workhorses of the sugar plantations of India. A key player in the industrial ... see all copies from $3.19! new only from $19.10! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Rail, Steam, and Speed: The "Rocket" and the Birth of Steam Locomotion more books like this by Christopher McGowan add to wishlist From October 6 through 14, 1829, in a small village just outside Liverpool, England, ten thousand spectators gathered to witness one of the most remarkable events of the Industrial Age: a battle among locomotives that became known as the Rainhill Trials. Five machines were entered in the competition: the horse-powered Cycloped attained a top ... see all copies from $3.60! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Flying Scotsman: The Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Famous Train more books like this by Andrew Roden add to wishlist When Golden Age of Steam is mentioned, one train leaps to mind above all others--the Flying Scotsman, Nigel Gresley's elegant masterpiece of a locomotive, which broke the world speed record in 1934 and has enthralled millions with her beauty and power. Uniquely, her postwar career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphs. The ... see all copies from $11.37! new only from $14.61!
8	Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive more books like this by J Parker Lamb, George M Smerk (Editor) add to wishlist "Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive" documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was ... see all copies from $27.95! new only from $31.35! \| SVS
9	Steam Locomotives of the Burli more books like this by Bernard G Corbin add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $57.28! \| first editions
10	The Age of Steam: The Locomotives, the Railroads, and Their Legacy more books like this by John Westwood add to wishlist The power and romance of the age of steam are captured in this vividly illustrated chronicle of the steam trains and railways that forged a new era in transportation from 1830 onward Presenting the first opportunity for long-distance travel powered by machines, the emergence of the train had an unprecedented influence on the development of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.54! \| first editions
11	American Locomotives: An Engineering History, 1830-1880 more books like this by John H White, Jr. add to wishlist In 1835, there were 175 steam locomotives in service in the USA. By 1900, that number had increased to 37,663. In this book, railroad historian John H. White, Jr, chronicles the explosive growth and development of the steam locomotive in America, from the first British imports to the New York elevated locomotives of the 1880s. This revised and ... see all copies from $17.50! first editions
12	Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom more books like this by Michael Broggie add to wishlist see all copies from $61.49! signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Magnetic North: Canadian Steam in Twilight more books like this by Karl Zimmermann, Roger Cook add to wishlist Magnetic North is an inspiring chronicle of the brief, bright moment when steam locomotives ran their final miles in Eastern Canada. see all copies from $14.61! new only from $18.01!
14 view cover	Early American Steam Locomotives more books like this by Reed Kinert add to wishlist Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and written contemporaneous accounts, author Reed Kinert re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives -- many of which were built and used before the ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $9.15! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Brief History of the Age of Steam: The Power That Drove the Industrial Revolution more books like this by Thomas Crump add to wishlist In 1710, an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years, the steam engine would be at the heart of the industrial revolution that changed the fortunes of nations. Passionately written and insightful, "A Brief History of the Age of Steam" ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $4.86!
16 view cover	Steam Through Five Continents more books like this by Keith Strickland add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.86! \| first editions
17	Steam Locomotives more books like this by Keith Moseley add to wishlist A pop-up guide to the history and use of steam engines which depicts seven intricate dimensional models of a range of famous steam locomotives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions
18 view cover	Passion for Steam more books like this by Patrick Whitehouse add to wishlist The steam locomotive was the first "machine" to transport people faster than animals had, and it led to enormous social and economic change, finally becoming a cult object in itself. The passion associated with the affinity surrounding the steam engine willingly surpasses all reason and has led to a myriad of heartfelt prose. This book aims to get ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $14.74! \| first editions
19 view cover	Thomas' train more books like this by W. Awdry, Robin Davies add to wishlist Thomas often grumbles because he is not allowed to pull passenger trains. So when Henry falls ill and Thomas is asked to help, he is very excited indeed. But Thomas is so impatient to help, something is bound to go wrong. What will it be this time? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99!
20 view cover	British Railways Steam in Retrospect: The Post-War Era more books like this by Eric Oldham add to wishlist In 1948, the 'big four' railway companies were nationalized to form British Railways. This collection of photographs captures the last two decades of steam power as steam gave way to diesel electrification, including many vintage locomotives of pre-Grouping origin that survived the war plus the final steam locomotive to be built on British ... see all copies from $8.23! new only from $17.11! \| first editions \| SVS
21	The love of trains : steam and diesel locomotives in action around the world more books like this by Victor Hand, Harold A. Edmonson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Memories of Steam: The Final Years more books like this by Roger Siviter add to wishlist Roger Siviter has gathered together a collection of top-quality photographs that illustrate the last three years of steam traction on Britain's railways. Drawing on his own vast archive, as well as those of other equally talented railway photographers, he has put together a powerful sequence of images that will bring back happy memories for many ... see all copies from $9.03! new only from $25.01!
23	Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Steam P more books like this by Outlet, J. B. Hollingsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.49! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The iron horse more books like this by Henry B. Comstock add to wishlist Presents the story of steam power on American railroads. Follows the majesty of steam locomotives and the history of their development from the 1820s through the 1950s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Steam Trains: A Modern View of Yesterday's Railroads more books like this by James P Bell add to wishlist Steam is among the strongest railway subject areas. see all copies from $4.32! new only from $23.05! \| SVS

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	The Age of Steam: A Classic Album of American Railroading by Lucius Beebe, Charles Clegg see all from $1.99! new only from $17.95!
	Early American Locomotives by Professor John H White see all from $1.99!
	Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869 by Professor Stephen E Ambrose see all from $1.99! new only from $2.30!
	Trains of America: All-Color Railroad Photography Featuring the Late Steam and Early Diesel Era by Donald J Heimburger see all from $6.13! new only from $17.99!
	Locomotive by Brian Solomon see all from $3.90! new only from $11.99!
	Steam, Steel & Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad by O Winston Link (Photographer) see all from $24.99! new only from $35.33!