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Anonymous PRESENTATION TO MR. & MRS. HENRY P. NICHOLS, SILVER WEDDING.
Worcester, Massachusetts s.n. January 10, 1871 Original edition Very Good
Broadside, printed in black on white stock. Contains various testimonials and a six-stanza poem. 14" x 7.75" The broadside states that the Nicholses resided at the corner of Sumner and Thomas Streets; that he worked 30 years at various jobs for the Boston & Albany Railroad; that they received a silver service and a number of silver table pieces (specified) as well as books and furniture (specified); &c. Testimonials are printed as received from their Worcester friends, from several railroad officials, from the Worcester Police Department, &c.
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25.00 USD
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System CALIFORNIA: HOW TO GET THERE, WHAT IT COSTS, THE JOURNEY THITHER--A LETTER FOR YOU: Camping, coaching, trying the trails, and seeing the Indians.
Chicago Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1915 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good
12pp; railway map. Original fold weakened by use. 9.25" x 8" Covers the route, ticket fares, side trips, Grand Canyon, Pullman fares, meal service, various trains and timetables, &c.
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40.00 USD
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad $5.00 ROUND TRIP, BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, SUNDAY, MAY 13 AND 27, 1928...
Baltimore, MD Baltimore & Ohio R.R. 1928 Original edition Near Fine
Broadside, printed in sepia ink on white paper; airplane view of capitol. 18" x 6" Below the photo-view of the capitol is the timetable of stations between New York and Washington, followed by places of interest in Washington: Congressional Library, Capitol, Washington Monument, Soldiers' Home, Lincoln Memorial, National Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Quaint Old Georgetown, Rock Creek Park, &c. In Baltimore, "Beautiful Parks and Suburbs."
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40.00 USD
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad $7.50 ROUND TRIP, PITTSBURGH, McKEESPORT OR BRADDOCK, SATURDAY- SUNDAY, MAY 26, 27, 1928...
Baltimore, MD Baltimore & Ohio R.R. 1928 Original edition Near Fine
Broadside, printed in blue ink on white paper. 18" x 6" Under the photo-view, "Along the Youghiogheny River in the Alleghenies," is the timetable of stations between New York and Plainfield, NJ, followed by places of interest at Pittsburgh: Schenley Park, Carnegie Institute, Museum and Art Gallery, Highland Park, Zoological Gardens. Illustrated by view of Youghiogheny River.
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40.00 USD
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Chapman, Arthur THE ROUTE OF THE RIO GRANDE
Denver, CO Denver & Rio Grande West RR 1926 First Edition Pictorial wraps Fine
(32)pp; color illus from photographs, map. 9.25" x 5.25" The author of "Out Where the West Begins" here describes rail trips through Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, including Canon City, San Isabel National Forest, Grand Junction, Mesa Verde, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Zion National Park, Santa Fe, etc., with handsome illustrations in color.
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50.00 USD
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Cobb, Irvin S. ROUGHING IT DE LUXE
NY George H. Doran 1914 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Fair Jacket
219pp; 15 plates by John T. McCutcheon. The humorist describes his train trip from Chicago to the Grand Canyon, southern California, and San Francisco. 7.5" x 5"
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15.00 USD
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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad THE TRIP TO THE SKYLINE OF AMERICA OVER THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE, SPANNING THE ROYAL GORGE
Denver H.I. Scofield, D & RG WRR 1930 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Fine
(4)pp; illus from photographs. 11" x 8.5" Describes 11 Royal Gorge tours, with information on rail connections, the history of "the world's loftiest bridge," etc. Includes Colorado's natural attractions as well as major cities, dude ranches, &c. Has rates for hotels and resorts in Colorado, camps for boys and girls, connections by rail, &c.
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25.00 USD
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Iyer, N.G. HANDBOOK FOR RAILWAYMEN Personnel Administration and Labour Laws.
Calcutta, India C. Balan 1958 Second Edition Hardcover Very Good Signed
pp: vii, 214. Laid in is a four-page leaflet of additions and corrections. The text, drawn from lectures to trainees at the Eastern Railway's Personnel Branch in Calcutta, includes railway organization, the various Indian railroad systems, conditions of service, rules and regulations, &c. 8.5" x 5.25"
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Kinne, George R. KINNE'S IMPROVED ENGINEMEN'S GUIDE, TIME AND POCKET BOOK: Showing a Practical Way of Becoming a First-Class Fireman....
Hornellsville, NY Tuttle & Bunnell, Printers 1902 First Edition Full-Leather Good
pp: 45 + 97; engraving of locomotive. Bound in the original wallet-style case of cordovan leather; carried in a pocket and showing some signs of use. 6.5" x 4" Begins with 45 pages of printed text, "...giving the Proper Method of Firing both Bituminous and Anthracite Coal, together with Rules for Operating the Westinghouse Air & American Steam Brakes...also Rules regarding Accidents to the Locomotive." Following the text are 97 pages of handwritten time and cash accounts, kept by Engineer G.C. Northrop, giving day-by-day details of engine numbers, miles run, times, names of conductors and engineers/firemen, embarkation points and destinations. Also filled in is the section of cash accounts (dates, amounts owed and received, payees, etc.). Finally, several pages contain notes on railroad happenings in 1905-1906 (personnel hurt, killed, buried).
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New York Central Railroad NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER R.R. Sunday Outings during Summer and Early Autumn of 1900.
Syracuse, NY Central & Hudson River RR 1900 First Edition Good
Broadside, printed in blue; 2" piece from top, partial loss of five letters. 12.5" x 6.25" Lists rates, starting at 40 cents, for excursions from Syracuse to Three River Point, Fulton, Oswego and Brewerton, and from each point to the others. Also shows the full schedule of Sunday train service from Syracuse to Oswego, points between, and return. A photograph shows a party of men and women in turn-of-century outfits aboard a double-deck excursion boat.
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40.00 USD
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Order of United American Mechanics STOP! LOOK! READ! ABOUT THE GRAND EXCURSION TO BALTIMORE [broadside]: By Olive Council No. 50, Sr. O.U.A.M., of Union Bridge, Saturday, Aug. 20th, 1904....
Union Bridge, MD Union Bridge Pilot Print 1904 First Edition Fine
Broadside, printed in display type. 9" x 5.75" "Giving over 12 Hours in the City for business or pleasure, to view the ruins, or a trolley ride to River View or the beautiful Parks ... or a trip to Tolchester and enjoy the Bathing, Boating, Fishing or Crabbing and the beautiful moonlight trip back at night ... Tickets Only $1.00 Round Trip ...." Then follows the train schedule, departing Highfield at 6:30 A.M. and making 17 stops before arriving in Baltimore at 9:08. "... Emmitsburg R.R. will run a Special train to connect with Excursion train both ways at Rocky Ridge ...."
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45.00 USD
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Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines...broadside ONE DAY EXCURSIONS...TO SOUTH JERSEY SEASHORE RESORTS... $1.25 FROM MARKET STREET WHARF, $1.50 FROM BROAD STREET STATION ...
Camden, NJ Cuneo Press 1937 Original edition Fine
Broadside, display type, printed in black ink on salmon-colored stock. Laid onto foam core, shrink-wrapped. 23" x 5.5" "Atlantic City from Market Street Wharf...Via Delaware River Bridge...Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May...." Detailed timetables are given for each run, January-April, 1938.
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75.00 USD
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PLM. Railway PARIS-LYON-MEDITERRANEE RAILWAY: A Few Glimpses along the P.L.M. Line, France's Foremost Railway.
NY PLM Chief American Office 1915 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good
24pp; illus from photographs, maps. In the publisher's color-pictorial wraps with a view of the Arc de Triomphe on front, open touring car on Alpine road on back. 8" x 5.25" Well-illustrated and with descriptive text on the PLM Railway, the Seine Valley, Burgondy, Nivernais, Auvergne, Cevennes, the French Alps, the Jura, Savoy, Dauphiny, the Rhone Valley, and the Riviera.
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25.00 USD
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