Search Results: Railroads from Pistil Books Online

U.S.A.: Orca Book Publishers, 1990. Oversize Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition with no flaws; sharp corners, as new. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 108 pages with many b&w photos.

U.S.A.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition in every respect, no flaws for blemishes of any kind. Text/interior is clean and neat with no marking of any kind. Dust jacket has very light wear, no tears. 160 pages, many b&w prints.

Canada: Meridian Press, 1988. Oversize Paperback. Good. A clean, unmarked book. Cracked spine, but pages are intact and not loose. 186 pages. Slight edge wear to cover. 9 1/8""w x 12""h. This book illustrates 128 of the Canadian Pacific Railroad silk screened posters.

Ilwaco, OR: Pacific Printing Co.. Staple Bound. Very Good. Book shows a little crunch at upper spine with a crease resulting, otherwise very light scuffing to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 42 pages with b&w photo section.

Heimburger House Publishing Co., 1999. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full rose cloth boards with silver lettering. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 11 3/8""w x 10 1/4""h. 172 pages. Many color photos.

Mm Books, 1984. Ex Library. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket has been protected behind library cover, book shows very little wear. 304 pages in large format with a great many b&w photos, often times full and half page with stat sheets, R.R. correspondence, maps, logos, pics of stations, turntables, elevators, etc. Lavishly illustrated. 18 chapters in all the first few include: The 2-6-0 Mogul types, The 2-8-0 Consolidation types, The light and heavy 2-9-2 types, The 4200 Series 2-8-2 types, The 2-10-0 Decapods, The 2-10-2s and 2-8-8-2s, The 4-4-0 Eight wheelers, The 4-6-0 Ten-wheelers, etc. With front and back map endpapers.

Fifth House Publishers, 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 7/8""w x 10""h. 202 pages. Many b&w photos.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full maroon cloth boards show edge wear and small nibbles on one corner. Tears on price-clipped dust jacket. 318 pages. Many b&w photos.

Paris: Vendome Press, 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 232 pages. 10 1/4""w x 9 7/8""h. Many photos and illustrations.

Forest Park, IL: Heimburger House Publishing Co., 1998. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 3/4""w x 11 1/4""h. 216 pages. Many b&w photos.

U.S.A.: Canadian Caboose Press, 1993. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with spine slightly cocked, corners not perfect, but close. Previous owners inked-out stamp on front endpaper. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 176 pages with many b&w photos, many full page. Large color two-page map. In business for 21 years, we provide excellent and responsive customer service and ship in padded packing material.

Skookumchuck, BC, Canada: Canadian Caboose Press, 1993. Oversize Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 176 pages. Many b&w photos.

National Railway Historical Society, 2004. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. XL. 'Very light shelf wear only to covers only, sharp corners, front end paper with previous owner's name marked out, no marking of any kind to text/interior. Crisp binding. Lots of b&w photos, 255 pages. Includes technical specs, detailed chronology

Union Switch & Signal Division, American Standard, 1981. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 200 pages. 9""w x 9 1/8""h. Full brown cloth boards show a bit of discoloration and edge wear. Tears on dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside, and tipped-in letter to previous owner from engineer at American Standard. Many b&w illustrations.

U.S.A.: Sono Nis Press, 1994. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. XL. Book is in excellent condition with no flaws; sharp corners, as new. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light edge wear, no tears. 296 pages with a very large number of full page b&w photos, maps, line drawings, ads, ledgers, etc. Previous owner's name inked out on front end paper. 8 5/8""w x 11 1/4""h. Full maroon cloth boards.

U.S.A.: Hundman Publishing, 2005. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. Mostly photos, almost all in b&w, with many pen and ink drawings. From the forward: The Bible Belt is generally accepted as covering a sweeping, wide arc of the southeastern United States, extending from West Virginia to East Texas. It was in this territory that small steam powered lines lasted so long and so well. Many of these lines served a single industry, mine, quarry, cotton mill, town or sawmill. When this local industry failed, or the lumber and coal played out, these carriers simply up and quit! The few survivors opted for small diesel power, others were absorbed as a branch of a larger railroad, but most were abandoned in favor of highway transportation - or no transportation at all. Chapters… Read More

Interurbans, 1977. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Good. Book is inscribed on front end paper by former owner, otherwise in excellent condition in every respect: clean interior/text, sharp corners, filled with b&w photos. Dust jacket shows considerable wear with small tears at edges. 118 pages. Index.

New York, N.Y.: Bonanza Books, 1958. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Poor. Book is in excellent condition with grey cloth boards, black print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is tattered with edge and corner wear, multiple small tears. 192 pages with 1 - 8 b&w photos on every page.

Simmons Boardman Pub Co, 1985. 10th Ed. Ex-Library. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Very clean book from the reference section of the library. Covers show light wear, otherwise in excellent condition. 459 pages in ten sections covering all aspects of the state of the art of railroad rail. Contents include: Roadway: grading, geosynthetics, vegetation control; Ballast: track surface and alinement; Ties: cross switch, concrete; Fasteners: tie plates and spikes, rail anchors, direct fixation fastening; Special trackwork: switches, frogs, guard rails, crossings, sip switches, switch stands, derails, bumpers and car stops, highway crossings; Equipment: cranes, automotice, mobile housing, track tools; Track renewal: track laying systems, track panels, General: track and the computer, track geometry casrs, transit track, snow and ice removal. AAR research and… Read More

N Y: Weathervane Books, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 318 pages. Black and white illustrations. ""A carefully selected scrapbook of personal memories of old days on the railroad.""