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1	Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean more books like this by Les Standiford add to wishlist LAST TRAIN TO PARADISE recounts the perilous undertaking begun in 1904, when billionaire Henry Flagler imagined a railroad connecting Florida and Key West. The railroad was built--and then, 22 years after its completion, the train tracks were swept away by a hurricane. Here Strandiford reveals the untold story of the many who toiled to complete ... see all copies from $2.28! new only from $8.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Europe by Eurail: Touring Europe by Train more books like this by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski add to wishlist Europe by Eurail has been the train traveller's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than thirty years. This comprehensive guide, fully revised and updated, provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than ninety specific rail excursions. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad more books like this by David Haward Bain add to wishlist Interweaving 14 years worth of research with an action-packed narrative, this transportation history chronicles the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the political and cultural struggles surrounding the expansion of the American West. A 2000 New York Times Notable Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Bradt USA by Rail more books like this by John Pitt add to wishlist Ever since the construction of the railroad, American trains have had a strong hold on the popular imagination, inspiring countless stories, songs, scandals, films and legends. Attracted by the pace of life and an ever-changing view, more and more people are discovering the joys of taking to the rails to cross this vast continent in comfort and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
5	The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche more books like this by Gary Krist add to wishlist In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped - but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Best Book of Trains more books like this by Richard Balkwill add to wishlist Introduces all sorts of trains from around the world, covering different types of trains, how they are constructed and how they run, who drives them, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	DK Big Book of Trains more books like this by Christine Heap, Publishing Dk add to wishlist Describes the locomotives, cars, tunnels, stations, and functions of such trains as freight trains, channel tunnel trains, bullet trains, mountain trains, and snow trains. see all copies from $4.46! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
8	Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels more books like this by Dr. Jill Jonnes add to wishlist In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1945-1969 more books like this by David Doyle add to wishlist Short of including toy train smoke and the sound of wheels clicking along the rails, this new edition delivers all the details Lionel Train collectors need to enjoy their hobby to the fullest. "Standard Catelog of Lionel Trains" 1945-1969 features: more than 1,100 vibrant color photos, detailing the unique features of steam and diesel locomotives, ... see all copies from $2.91! new only from $4.00!
10	Steam, Steel & Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad more books like this by O Winston Link (Photographer) add to wishlist The late years of steam railroading in America - 1955 to 1960 - are documented in this book. Black-and-white photographs, made at night, capture the drama and energy of the great Norfolk & Western trains in action. Here too is the trackside rural American life in the 1950s. see all copies from $29.92! new only from $35.33! \| first editions
11 view cover	The American Railroad Passenger Car more books like this by Professor John H White add to wishlist 'The American Railroad Passenger Car' recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $29.32! \| first editions
12 view cover	722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York more books like this by Professor Clifton Hood add to wishlist When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue - the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the Independent Subway line (IND) in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles - long enough to reach from New ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Railway Journey: The Industrialization and Perception of Time and Space more books like this by Wolfgang Schivelbusch add to wishlist see all copies from $7.45! new only from $23.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Last Steam Railroad in America more books like this by Thomas H Garver, O Winston Link (Photographer), Winston O Link (Photographer) add to wishlist From 1955 to 1959, O. Winston Link travelled up and down the Norfolk and Western railroad, taking pictures of the trains, the towns and the people who lived and worked there. This book contains day and night photographs, with a text on the railroad's activities, Link's achievement and his life. see all copies from $12.83! new only from $30.00!
15 view cover	American Narrow Gauge Railroads more books like this by George M Hilton add to wishlist This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account, of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. 'A treat to browse through ...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.' New York ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $56.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene more books like this by Professor John R Stilgoe add to wishlist An engaging and delightfully illustrated account of the impact of railroads on the American built environment and on American culture from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the 1930's. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $27.21! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	More Classic American Railroads more books like this by Mike Schafer add to wishlist Follow-up to the topselling Classic American Railroads explores the fascinating histories of the Northern Pacific, Wabash, Nickel Plate, New Haven, Erie, and 12 other railways. Amazingly preserved period photography. see all copies from $3.91! new only from $23.78! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	China's Great Train: Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet more books like this by Abrahm Lustgarten add to wishlist In the summer of 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan to build a railway into Tibet. Since Mao Zedong first envisioned it, the line had grown into an imperative, a critical component of China's breakneck expansion and the final manoeuvre in strengthening China's grip over this remote and often mystical frontier, which promised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway more books like this by Brian Solomon add to wishlist Here is the detailed and fascinating history of how two legendary railroads -- the Santa Fe and the Burlington Northern (which itself was comprised four major railroads) -- merged in 1995 to create what remains one of America's rail icons, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). A blockbuster railroad merits a history book of the same scale, and ... see all copies from $12.79! new only from $19.89! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	My Big Train Book more books like this by Roger Priddy add to wishlist Essential for all tiny train enthusiasts, this large format brings railroad images to life. (Baby/Preschool) see all copies from $1.99!
21 view cover	The wreck of the Penn Central more books like this by Joseph R Daughen, Peter Binzen add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $30.52! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Locomotives: The Modern Diesel & Electric Reference more books like this by Greg McDonnell, Jerry A Pinkepank (Foreword by) add to wishlist A large-format photographic reference to 120 North American railway locomotives, covering all mainline models from the mid-1970s to today: 300 photographs, with concise comprehensive information is supplied on each model. see all copies from $34.89! new only from $34.89! \| SVS
23 view cover	Travel by Pullman: A Century of Service more books like this by Joe Welsh, Bill Howes add to wishlist At the height of its popularity in the 1910s and 1920s, Pullman carried more than 35 million passengers annually on a fleet of 9,000-plus sleeping and parlor cars from Puget Sound to Key West and Bangor to San Diego. Every evening for much of the twentieth century, 50,000 or more travelers snuggled under crisp Pullman linens, falling asleep in one ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $71.58!
24 view cover	Jane's Train Recognition Guide more books like this by Howard Johnston, Ken Harris add to wishlist The essential guide to the world's trains. More than 460 locomotives and trains Global coverage Special features, subtypes, and history Detailed and up-to-date technical specifications Passenger, freight, high speed, special duties, and commuter systems The perfect identification guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Narrow gauge in the Rockies more books like this by Lucius Morris Beebe, Charles M. Clegg add to wishlist Take a nostalgic 100 year Journey through the Rocky Mountains aboard the narrow gauge railways that snaked through them. see all copies from $9.50! signed copies \| first editions

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	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 $2.39!
	Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1900-1942 by David Doyle see all from $2.19! new only from $2.22!
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	The American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel by Professor John H White see all from $49.50! new only from $145.00!
	Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places by Professor John R Stilgoe see all from $1.99! new only from $7.49!
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