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Railroading Coast to Coast: Riding the Locomotive Cabs - Steam, Electric  and Diesel 1923 - 1950

Railroading Coast to Coast: Riding the Locomotive Cabs - Steam, Electric and Diesel 1923 - 1950

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Railroading Coast to Coast: Riding the Locomotive Cabs - Steam, Electric and Diesel 1923 - 1950

by FARRINGTON Jr., S. Kip

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ISBN 10
0803863365
ISBN 13
9780803863361
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New York: Hastings House - Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0803863365 . The prolific author S. Kip Farrington has compiled this catalog of locomotives in operation from 1923 through 1950. The author rode in the locomotives for many of these trains. He has provided black & white photos and specifications for each, and has included details of his rides. Also with tables and technical information. With an introduction by noted railroad artist Howard Fogg. --- In blue cloth-covered boards with titling in white to cover and spine. Volume wrapped in jacket with a color photo of Southern Pacific unit no. 4449 to front panel. --- A very nice copy: bright, unmarked and tightly-bound but with some foxing to textblock top edge. Bright, unclipped jacket with a few creases but otherwise in great shape and in new removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xiv, 305 pages .

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Bookseller
Bluebird Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
84585
Title
Railroading Coast to Coast: Riding the Locomotive Cabs - Steam, Electric and Diesel 1923 - 1950
Author
FARRINGTON Jr., S. Kip
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
ISBN 10
0803863365
ISBN 13
9780803863361
Publisher
Hastings House - Publishers
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1976
Keywords
0803863365

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