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New Jersey Railroad and Transportation CompanyABAA

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE NEW JERSEY RAIL ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. IT HAVING BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO DECLARE A DIVIDEND.

184119688np 1841. Folded folio sheet. 3 1 address page in ink to Hon. D.B. Appleget pp. Several old folds spotted and moderately worn. Good. Expenses exceeded estimates. "The country through which the Road passes being densely populated and the lands especially in the neighborhood of the cities and towns highly cultivated and valuable great difficulty and expense were incurred in procuring the right of way." The document is signed at the end in type by J. Worthington Treasurer. Not located in Felcone American Imprints Sabin or on OCLC. unknown books

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New York and Erie RailroadABAA

COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE NEW-YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 1836 PURSUANT TO THE DIRECTIONS OF THE NINETEENTH SECTION OF THE ACT INCORPORATING THE SAID COMPANY

183622874New York 1836. 11 1 blank pp. Folding chart. Stitched untrimmed. Scattered light foxing Very Good. The pamphlet includes 'Report of the Receipts and Expenditures .up to and including the 31st day of December 1835'; 'Copy of the Petition of the New-York and Erie Rail Road Company' seeking State support for the Road; and a folding chart by James Seymour Division Engineer with a detailed list of 'Engineer's estimate of quantity and Contractor's prices'. James G. King was President and Samuel B. Ruggles Comptroller of the Road. Thompson 1419. OCLC 39255517 2- NYPL Princeton. Not in American Imprints. unknown books

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New York and Erie RailroadABAA

REPORT OF MONCURE ROBINSON OF PENNSYLVANIA JONATHAN KNIGHT OF MARYLAND AND BENJAMIN WRIGHT OF NEW-YORK CIVIL ENGINEERS UPON THE PLAN OF THE NEW-YORK AND ERIE RAIL ROAD

183522837New-York: Printed by George P. Scott & Co. 1835. 11 1 blank pp. Original printed blue wrappers light foxing and soiling stitched. Very Good. Three distinguished civil engineers: Robinson built Virginia's first railroad and organized several others; Knight was chief engineer of the B&O Railroad; Wright made the survey for the New York and Erie railroad. Here they report on "points of increased difficulty" in the route. FIRST EDITION. Thomson 1140. AI 34032 5. Printed by George P. Scott & Co. unknown books

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New York Central RailroadABAA

DISASTER TO THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 1859

185918458np New York 1859. Original printed front wrapper with wrapper title as well as caption title as issued. Stitched. 39 1 blank pp. Light dust and wear Good. An analysis of litigation between the Railroad and a supplier demonstrating the incompetence of the New York Central's management team. The author warns the Company's stockholders that the case ought to galvanize them to elect new directors in order to avoid disastrous financial consequences from further bad decisions. FIRST EDITION. Not in BRE Sabin Eberstadt Decker Harv. Law Cat. Marke. unknown books

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Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyABAA

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE OHIO & PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY APPOINTED AT TAE sic MEETING HELD IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ON THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 1856. TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED IN JANUARY 1856

185629362Massillon Ohio: James E. Wharton Printer 1856. Disbound 22pp. Light wear Good. The Company was chartered in 1848 by the legislatures of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Its mission beginning at Pittsburgh where the Pennsylvania Central Rail Road ended was to link that Road with the railroads of Ohio which would then connect with other roads westward and thus become it was hoped a crucial part of the rail transportation system. Unfortunately the Company "sustained heavy losses from various causes" in seeking to accomplish this mission; an Investigating Committee was appointed to figure out what caused the calamity. This pamphlet -- signed in type at the end by Thomas W. Bartley Dwight Jarvis and W. Bagley-- is the Stockholders' review of that Report. They give it a grade of "unsatisfactory." The Investigating Committee treated the Company's managers with excessive deference and tenderness ignoring or minimizing their shocking cost overruns defalcations and mismanagement. OCLC 16315711 1- OH Hist. Soc. as of September 2012. BRE 247 related pamphlets. James E. Wharton, Printer unknown books

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Southern Pacific RailroadABAA

Map of California. Compiled from official and authentic sources by the Southern Pacific

19223527Buffalo: The Matthews-Northrup Works 1922. Color map 65 cm x 52 cm on a single sheet 69 cm x 56 cm printed on both sides and folds to pamphlet size 23 cm x 9 cm Very good. Folds as issued. Large map color map of California that locates the Southern Pacific rail lines. Printed over Nevada is an index to places in California and the adjacent border towns of Nevada. Three inset maps 'The Bay Region About San Francisco' 18 cm x 13 cm; 'Los Angeles and Vicinity Showing Pacific Electric Railway ' 8 cm x 13 cm; 'Comparative Area' 14 cm x 10 cm. Reverse contains "A Brief Description of its Resources Attractions Topography and Climate" over 15 numbered panels. "It is worth while to know the California of today to know what you can do in it; what money you can make and what comfort you can find in it; what home life it offers. New opportunities await the newcomer because new activities are developing. Irrigation has made the great valleys attractive and created farms and town where only ranches existed. The Matthews-Northrup Works unknown books

Tschanz Rare Books · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

TRAINSABAA

ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE

1904551491904. TRAINS. ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE. Redakteur: Dr. Th. Peters. Band 48 1904. This volume only. Mit 23 Tafelin 14 Textblattern und rd. 4300 Figuren im Text. Berlin: Selbstverlag des Vereines. 4to. purple cloth backed in calf; marbled edges. xxvi 985-2012pp. Leather is scuffed especially at spine. Text is sound 17 fold-outs. A very good copy. unknown books

Boston Book Company · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Chicago and Northwestern RailwayABAA

Yesterday and To=Day; A History

19059016813Chicago: Rand McNally 1905. Hardcover. Fine. A History of the Chicago and Northwestern Railrway System. Bound in white cloth. Rand McNally hardcover books

James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) · États-Unis180,00 $US≈ 152,30 €

Colorado Midland RailwayABAA

Chain of Gold Cities in the Cripple Creek District - Cripple Creek Victor Anaconda Elkton Portland Independence Goldfield Bull Hill Eclipse Cameron Gillett - Reached by the Midland Route

017961Very Good. Pamphlet. Blue wraps with lettering in goldenrod and illustrations in goldenrod yellow and black staple bound; unpaginated. 1905. Printed in Denver Smith-Brooks Ptg. Co. Title on wraps reads "The Cripple Creek Road - Midland Route - A Chain of Gold Cities in the Cripple Creek District." Wraps have light sunning soiling and chipping to edges; text block has light soiling and two very small indents to title page. This promotional describes the towns in Cripple Creek mining district and includes many views. Copies of this issue found at Colorado College and Denver Public Library as of February 2019. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall . unknown books

Back of Beyond Books, ABAA · États-Unis195,00 $US≈ 164,99 €

The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.ABAA

ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY COLLECTION Of EMPLOYES' sic TIME TABLES

194240373Chicago IL: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co 1942. 1st printings presumed. White paper printed with black ink. Modest wear to paper light edgewear and age-toning. A few closed tears and chips to Time Table 66. Withal a VG collection showing a span of 10 years in the railroad's schedules. 5 items each of varying pages. Large b/w illustrated map to rear of 4 time tables. Spreadsheets located throughout. Oblong formats. Avg: 10-3/4" x 13-1/2" The Santa Fe railway was chartered on February 11 1859 to join Atchison and Topeka Kansas with Santa Fe New Mexico. In its early years the railroad opened Kansas to settlement. Because long stretches of its main line traverse areas without water Santa Fe was one of the first buyers of diesel locomotives for freight service. It was the Santa Fe Railway that helped to make Baldwin Locomotives obsolete. The railroad was known for its passenger trains and for the on-line eating houses and dining cars that were operated by Fred Harvey. Collection Includes: time table nos. 66 70 76 82 & 118. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co unknown books

Tavistock Books, ABAA · États-Unis195,00 $US≈ 164,99 €

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN; DL. Cease ed D. L.ABAA

The Railroad Trainman: Official Publication of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen . Volume XXXI 1914

191424899Cleveland: Britton Printing Company 1914. First Edition. Large thick octavo 24cm.; original full sheep red and black morocco gilt spine labels all edges marbled floral endpapers; 61134pp.; illus. text in double column. Some peeling and cracking to leather extremities scuffed; textblock fine. About Very Good. Complete run for the year 1914 of a monthly published by the Brotherhood. Articles include Arthur Brisbane's "Female Labor and Minimum Wage"; Knud Benson's "The Panama Railroad"; R.H. Newcomb's "American Railroad Company Porto Rico"; and countless articles on safety and child labor. Poetry and fiction also present. Britton Printing Company unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

Colorado Railroad StereocardABAA

THE "LOOP" GEORGETOWN COL. U.S.A. caption title

1898WRCAM34146Meadville Pa: Keystone View Company 1898. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed peach cardstock. Paper lightly soiled at edges image clean and crisp. Very good. A nice stereocard image of a locomotive steaming across a high railroad bridge in the Colorado Rockies. Another railroad track is shown crossing underneath the bridge and a snow-capped mountain is visible in the distance. Georgetown is located just west of Denver along the route of what is now Interstate 70. Keystone View Company unknown books

William Reese Company · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

Northern Pacific RailroadABAA

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. THE CHARTER AND AMENDMENTS. THE GENERAL MORTGAGE ON RAILROAD AND LAND GRANT AND COPY OF FIRST MORTGAGE BOND

1870WRCAM28967Philadelphia 1870. 2-294pp. Self-wrappers stitched. Front wrapper detached slight toning. Very good. The articles of incorporation of the famed northwest railroad that would later help build the fortune of railroad magnate James J. Hill. Built too quickly the Northern Pacific traversed poor land and ran on ill- constructed rails. By 1896 the success of James J. Hill's Great Northern allowed Hill and his associated to buy the Northern Pacific and merge it with the Great Northern. Throughout the remaining industrial revolution and into the early 20th century the Great Northern was the main transporter of lumber coal and taconite loads from their sources to St. Paul and Minneapolis where they would continue east or be shipped by barge down the Mississippi. unknown books

William Reese Company · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

RailroadABAA

Report of the Directors of the Pequa Railroad and Improvement Company

1849100732Pamphlet 8vo folding map and charts 24 pp.Two small holes in the margin of the pamphlet not affecting text or charts covers show some minor soiling some aging and foxing throughout 1 1/2 inch piece missing from upper margin of the folding map not affecting image; otherwise very good. Interesting early railroad piece that documents the coal trade in Pennsylvannia. Includes a folding map that illustrates the anthracite and bituminous coal fields and the canals and railroads that take that coal to market. The pamphlet also includes three other foldout charts. Contains a lot of statistics on the coal trade including the quality of the coal. A rather scarce title. T.K. and P.G. Collins books

Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

The Railway TimesABAA

The Railway Times For 1849

1849183398London England: The Railway Times 1849. Hardcover. Fair boards detached; leather worn & rubbing off. textblock spine has partial layer of binding materials; textblock feels fairly secure w/ glue & string holding; cover endpapers & title pgs detached; otherwise pgs intact. marbled paper boards w/ leather spine & corners. 1316 pgs w/ bw illustrations; triple column printing. This compendium of The Railway Times for 1849 begins with No.575 Volume XX-No.1 from Saturday January 6 to No.626 Volume XII-No.52 Saturday December 29 1849. This is a rebinding candidate or reading copy only. A fascinating treasure trove of British railway business information for the locomotive aficionado. Pages are filled with business proposals legal updates finances technology updates and letters to the editiors. Many illustrations of parts and advertisements. The Railway Times hardcover books

Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.ABAA

Main Street - Not Wall Street: A Reply to the Railroadsâ€™ Demand for a Wage Reduction - 1938.

1938266516Cleveland. : Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. 1938. Maroon leatherette over boards gilt cover title no spine title. . Very good spine cocked corners lightly bumped endpapers foxed no dust jacket as issued. 29x21 cm. . Max Lowenthalâ€™s copy with his name blindstamped in gilt on the cover. Heavy book may require extra shipping. weight: 3.6 lb. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. hardcover books

Zephyr Books · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Denver and Rio Grande RailwayABAA

ACROSS THE CONTINENT THE SCENIC ROUTE COLORADO UTAH & NEW MEXICO. VIA THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILWAY cover title

1883166845Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons 1883. 21x14 cm pp. 1-16 not numbered 10 illustrations engraved after photographs pictorial self wrappers stapled. First edition. Caption title on page 3: "Through the Heart of the Rockies." A promotional brochure with brief descriptions of scenic points of interest and tourist attractions along the rail line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway issued after the completion of its Denver-Salt Lake City main line west from Salida Colorado via Marshall Pass and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. "The railroad started as a 3 ft 914 mm narrow-gauge line running south from Denver Colorado in 1870. It served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line between Denver and Salt Lake City Utah . The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading with a motto of 'Through the Rockies not around them' and later 'Main line through the Rockies' both referring to the Rocky Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line in the United States over the 10240 feet 3120 m Tennessee Pass in Colorado and the famed routes through the Moffat Tunnel and the Royal Gorge. At its height in the mid-1880s the D&RGW had the largest narrow-gauge railroad network in North America with 2783 miles 4479 km of track interconnecting the states of Colorado New Mexico and Utah" Wikipedia. Some wear along edges of outer leaves short horizontal closed tear at fore-edge of rear cover with light vertical wrinkle several light creases some soiling to outer panels light stains to front panel a good copy. #166845 R. R. Donnelley & Sons unknown books

L. W. Currey, Inc. · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Michigan Central Railroad / Baldwin Locomotive Works. Baldwin & Whitney. Baldwin Matthias 1791 1866; Whitney Asa 1794 18ABAA

EARLY CENTRAL RAIL ROAD Of MICHIGAN ALs From BALDWIN & WHITNEY To T. W. WELLS PRESIDENT Of The BOARD Of INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Philadelphia. October 13 1842

184228532Philadelphia 1842. White wove paper. Fold lines; slight loss to second leaf where separated from wax seal not affecting text; minor ink smudge to first page; light soiling to last page. VG overall. Bifolium folded to make a self-composed envelope. 3 full pages of text; wax seal address with Philadelphia postmark and short notation in a different hand to verso of second leaf. 9-7/8" x 7-5/8" Revealing early correspondence from the then still-young company of Baldwin & Whitney to T. W. Wells President of the Board of Internal Improvements for the Michigan Central Rail Road alluding to an ongoing payment dispute for two engines. Baldwin & Whitney an early incarnation of what would later be known as the Baldwin Locomotive Works was struggling to recover from the financial hardships of the Panic of 1837 as well as to expand to meet rapidly increasing demand; the Central Railroad too was in the midst of ongoing financial woes and transfers of ownership. The dispute seems to have been a somewhat protracted one as the letter references several prior correspondences with Mr. Wells dating back to June 14th. Although initially quite firm and apparently seeking to address specific imputations from Mr. Wells -- "we would beg leave to state that we do not pretend that there is any difficulty in arriving at a conclusion as to when the two engines alluded to should be paid for" -- the tone soon turns concilliatory admitting that there may have been some lack of clarity regarding the terms of payment thus allowing for alternate interpretations of the contract. Nevertheless the payment was obviously needed: "Our want of money is such however that we have authorized Mr. Briscoe to settle the whole account on such terms as we trust will be satisfactory to you and which under our present circumstances would be preferable to us --." One Jarvis S. Wyckoff of New York is referenced as an involved party although it is not entirely clear in what respect as well as items under the charge of Mr. Briscoe "which we trust will arrive safely and in time to answer the purpose for which they were intended." A bill for $541.50 worth of parts follows the salutation and includes "2 brauk brake Axles Larger Size 3rd claps $175 - $350 2 pair brick wheels - - - - 190 Cartage to Wharf - 1.50." In 1842 both of Matthias Baldwin's partners George Hufty and George Vail withdrew from the partnership. Asa Whitney joined soon after and the business became Baldwin & Whitney though this partnership too would be quite brief; Whitney would later become one of the biggest proponents of the Transcontinental Railroad. Although highly renowned and with no shortage of orders the company continued to struggle with finances for several years. By 1845 the company would simply be M. W. Baldwin and was so inundated with orders that they were building 20 engines per year and had backorders for at least as many. Historical Society of Pennsylvania Baldwin Locomotive Works Records The Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad was chartered in 1831 began construction in 1836 and had to be bailed out by the State of Michigan in 1837. The company was then renamed the Central Railroad of Michigan but by 1840 it too was nearly out of money. On May 25 1842 Detroit's Democratic Free Press ran an editorial by T. W. Wells "Acting Commissioner Int. Imp." rebutting charges of mismanagment of the Central Railroad and citing its many benefits for the state. The railroad would be transferred to private ownership again in 1846; the line to Chicago rather than St. Joseph was finally completed in 1852. An advertisement in Railway Locomotives and Cars Volume 10 1840 includes a blurb from Benjamin Briscoe Superintendent of Motive Power Central Michigan proclaiming his trust in what were then Baldwin Huft & Vale engines: "We have two engines manufactured by others but we can only place confidence while running in yours and I believe them superior to any manufactured in this country or in Europe." All in all an interesting documentary record of the negotiations and financial struggles that created the United States railroad system and of the early years of what would become Baldwin Locomotive Works. unknown books

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Northern Pacific RailroadABAA

SPECIAL REPORT OF A RECONNOISSANCE OF THE ROUTE FOR THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND PUGET SOUND VIA THE COLUMBIA RIVER MADE IN 1869.

1869WRCAM8181Philadelphia 1869. 51pp. Dbd. Marginal stain titlepage soiled and chipped else very good. Report of the expedition made by W. Milnor Roberts Civil Engineer under the direction of Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. a Philadelphia banking firm. The narrative describes the route topography etc. unknown books

William Reese Company · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Pacific Electric Railway. Lindbergh Charles Augustus 1902 1974ABAA

SEE And WELCOME COLONEL LINDBERGH To LOS ANGELES. America's Lone Eagle - Tuesday Sept. 20

40367Los Angeles: Pacific Electric n. d. Ca. 1927. Blue and orange lettering printed on beige paper. Modest wear to edges slight age-toning to paper small chip to top left corner no losses small crease to bottom left corner. Withal a VG example. Broadside printed recto only. Blue and white photographic image of Lindbergh. 17-1/2" x 6" Colonel Charles Lindbergh made the 3600 mile trip from New York to Paris in 1927 and won instant fame as the first person in history to be in New York one day and Paris the next. From the beginning Lindbergh's fame and success introduced chaos and tragedy into the pilot's life. A very private family the Lindberghs were devastated at the kidnapping and murder of their oldest child Charles Jr. at just 2 years old. So grand was the trial that the pilot and his wife exiled themselves to England the year that the murderer was put to death. Though he steadfastly denounced "womanizing" in other pilots and men decades after his death it was found that the famous "Lone Eagle" had fathered 7 children out of wedlock with three European mistresses. As public as his private life now is the man was notoriously outspoken as an advocate of keeping the US out of world conflict as the country formally entered WWII. Nevertheless the pilot strongly supported the war effort after the attack on Pearl Harbor and flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Lindbergh had many talents aviation being just one of them. The pilot designed a watch that would make navigation easier for pilots after his transatlantic adventure. He was also a bestselling author after his novel "WE" was introduced to the public in 1927 the same year of the flight. a very busy man and was an instant hit. In 1930 Lindbergh invented a perfusion pump known as the "Model T" to make heart surgeries possible. He strongly advocated developments in science and aviation. However he lost much of his popularity during the beginning of WWII when denouncing the United States' involvement in the war - much of his speeches being deemed anti-Semitic. This belief was not without some sound reasoning as even in his diary the pilot states that we must limit our Jewish influence. that it was too bad about a high level of Jewish percentage in the total population as reactions "invariably occur" because "a few Jews of the right type are I believe an asset to any country". Charles Lindbergh died of lymphoma in Maui in August of 1974. A few statements in regards to the publisher of this welcoming broadside - as a privately owned mass transit system Pacific Electric was probably one of the best-known and most extensive systems in the United States. This Southern California company consisted of streetcars light rail and buses - and was the largest electric railway system in the world by the 1920s. The railroad itself was created in 1901 by Henry Huntington a Vice-President of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Huntington wanted to consolidate travel in Southern California by creating a universal bus rail and trolley system where tickets could be interchangeable and therefore travel less hectic. This handbill advertises Charles Lindbergh's visit to Los Angeles on September 20 1927 as part of his 48-state tour of the country following his historic cross-Atlantic flight. The broadside includes a list of "reduced fares" to Los Angeles; information regarding the parade downtown as well as the Public Reception at the Los Angeles Coliseum at 3:30pm. 2 institutional holdings located on OCLC University of Southern CA & Yale. Rare in the trade. Pacific Electric unknown books

Tavistock Books, ABAA · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Trade card Rock Island & Pacific RailroadABAA

Modern Traveling Luxury on the Rock Island Route

18607334Chicago: Cameron Amberg & Co. Printers; and Shober & Carqueville Lithographers 1860. Trade card 13 x 7.5 cm. printed both sides the verso in chromolithography depicting the interior of a dining car with tables set in anticipation of the passengers' meals. Text on the recto reads "These Dining and Restaurant Cars run on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad between Chicago and Omaha are in all respects the most luxurious traveling conveniences on the American continent. A bottle of fine French wine is served for an additional fifteen cents with an Extra Fine Meal for which only seventy-five cents is charged. Passengers will bear in mind that these are not the commonly-called Hotel Cars with their attendant high prices and bed-room odors. Our Dining Cars are used for no other purpose. All meals on Overland Trains are served in them. A. Smith Sup't Dining Car Line." The company became the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1866 the company changed names frequently. In the mid-1870s the company established its Chicago-Omaha route. As such this card likely dates between the mid-1860s and mid-1870s. The railroad became known for introducing the first "elegant" dining cars to passenger trains and the lithograph on this trade card by Shober & Carqueville Lithographers of Chicago exudes elegance indeed. No tears folds or bends; slight glue residue on back. Cameron, Amberg & Co., Printers; [and] Shober & Carqueville Lithographers unknown books

Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Western Pacific Railroad Co.. E. W. Mason J. P. Quigley J. H. LearyABAA

WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY COLLECTION

194240352San Francisco: Western Pacific Railroad Co 1942. White paper printed with orange blue black and red ink. Modest wear to paper age-toned rubbed and creased. A VG collection of items. 11 items each of varying pages. Color and b/w illustrations to two of the three brochures. Various sizes: Timetables: 10-3/4" x 15-1/4". Brochures: 9-1/8" x 4-1/8 folded. Includes: eight railway timetables numbers 24 2x 26 3x 27 30 36 and three brochures two time folders of the Feather River Route different publications & one California Zephyr advertising brochure. "Take the time to live a little. travel by train. See the wonders of America. at eye-level. Avoid highway hazards by dependable "All Weather" train travel in relaxed comfort. Take the family on your next trip aboard the Vista-Dome California Zephyr and stretch your travel dollar." Western Pacific Railroad Co unknown books

Tavistock Books, ABAA · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

Yosemite Valley Railway Co.. Foster L. A. & W. L. White ContributorsABAA

YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILWAY CO

194440368Merced CA: Yosemite Valley Railway 1944. 1st printings. Yellow and pink paper printed in black ink. Modest wear to timetables light age-toning to edges. A VG set of timetables. 2 items both single sheets folded once. Oblong format: 9-1/2" x 12" Includes: two timetables nos. 111 and 116 from November 12 1941 and July 1 1944. Though the railway observed great popularity in the 1910s and 20s "the bloom began to come off the rose in the early 1930s as the Great Depression hit the YV hard and the following years only brought further difficulty as paved roads and automobiles cut ever deeper into the company's profit margins." The railway ceased operations in July of 1944 making this no. 116 timetable the last of the schedules produced by the Company. No other Yosemite Valley Railway timetables available in the trade. Yosemite Valley Railway unknown books

Tavistock Books, ABAA · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

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