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1852102298Pamphlet 8vo folding map 17" x 34" 16 3 pp. Rear wrapper detached with some chips and tears are extremities pencil notation and ink number on top of front wrapper with a few nicks large folding map difficult to open because of the way its attached to joint but in really nice condition; otherwise good to very good. This pamphlet presents the results of a survey between Phoenixville and Pinegrove for the purpose of building a railroad. The work includes considerable financial and survey information and an excellent folding "Map of Railroad Route from Phoenixville to Pinegrove 1852." King & Baird,
188537910St. Paul: Pioneer Press 1885. 1885. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" in burnt orange printed wrappers and with a map on rear wrapper. 48 pp. illustrations. The letters are "from a well-known correspondent who visited the Northwest in May and June 1885." These letters will be found to contain "a large amount of valuable statistical and other information relative to the various sections of country traversed by the writer in his tour of 2000 miles." Letters discuss visits to Stearns County Norman County Swift County Alexandria Crookston Moose Island Minnesota; Devils Lake Morehead Dunseith Rolette County Dakota Territory etc. Information for the home seeker and on the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway; various statistics for Minnesota and Dakota. Nine full-page illustrations. Light fold to bottom corner and with agent stamp on front wrapper. Pioneer Press, 1885. unknown
187031135Springfield Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41 1 blank pp. Very Good.<br /> <br /> The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri.The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus upon the rails of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This latter road is going to the Pacific coast as rapidly as it is possible to construct a road in this day of rapid railroad building." The pamphlet describes "the celebration" including speeches and festivities; the route; and the many exciting possibilities the Road will create for the State and Nation.<br /> BRE 175 4 locations. Sabin 57393. unknown
190040065Boston: Issued By The Boston and Maine Railroad / Engraved & Printed By R. A. Supply n. d. ca 1900. 1900. NEW ENGLAND. First Editions. 6" x 8" stiff embossed printed wrappers titles stamped in gold gilt on the front covers n. p. 80 pp. 80 pp. 64 pp. & 64 pp. illustrated from photographs. One page of text precedes views from photographs in each volume printed on rectos only. In all four volumes a total of 140 views of New England scenes. A few signs of light use to two covers else contents clean and tight in all four volumes. Very good copies. Issued By The Boston and Maine Railroad / Engraved & Printed By R. A. Supply, n. d. (ca 1900). unknown
186919264New York: Brown & Hewitt 1869. 32pp original printed wrappers chipped at spine and edges stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow a short closed tear without loss. Good. <br /> <br /> The pamphlet contains information on the resources and economic potential of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the road will bear grain markets the business of the road and the nature of the investment. <br /> NUC lists printings of December 1869 and March 1870. Not in Modelski or Sabin. OCLC records only 1870 printings. Brown & Hewitt unknown
187548055Chicago: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co 1875. Good. Chicago: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. ca. 1875. Small pictorial broadside flyer. 16.5x33cm printed in black. Stock worn toned and chipped with a few instances of soiling extensive splitting along old folds with tape repair to verso. Good only. <br /> <br /> Promotional broadside for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad that operated from roughly 1850-1970 largely in the Midwest. Features a paper-cut illustration that was created on the occasion of the first trip made by steam-powered passenger cars in New York in 1831 before the company's incorporation. This broadside however was not issued until several decades later. The extensive railway inspired the tune "Rock Island Line" covered by country crooners Johnny Cash and Lead Belly. <br /> <br /> No separately cataloged copies in OCLC as of May 2026. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co unknown
187878<b>LIST OF DIRECTORS AND </b><b>OFF</b><b>ICERS</b><b><br /></b><b>OF THE</b><b><br /></b><b>COLORADO CENTRAL RAILROAD </b><b>COMPANY</b><b><br /></b><b>Together with the </b><b>Charter Amendments </b><b>Acceptances and By-Laws</b><b><br /></b><b>1878</b><b><br /></b><b>Printed at the Transcript </b><b>Office</b><b><br /></b><b>Golden Colorado</b><b><br /></b><b>Publication dimensions:</b><b>5-1/8 inches by 8 inches</b><b>20 pages</b><b><br /></b><b>Condition: very good to very good plus; old water stain on front cover lower left-hand does not proceed further into publication; pages lightly toned; complete with front and back covers.<br />COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL<br /><br /><br /><br /></b> Transcript Office paperback
1888009198Massachusetts: Fall River Line and Old Colony Railroad. Original 1888 issue by the Fall River Line and Old Colony Railroad. 8vo.wrappers with printed card covers 5" x 8" 86pp. illustrated with plates b/w reproductions within the text and 5 fold-out maps of which only the first two are present - "General Map Old Colony Railroad" 3-color 2-fold and "Newport" single fold b/w. The other three maps are supplied in b/w facsimilie. Chipping to the spine wraparound at the heel else a very good example - clean unsoiled strong unmarked. Scarce. . Good. Soft cover. 1888. Fall River Line and Old Colony Railroad paperback
188068192Fargo D.T. Dakota Territory: F. Jay Haynes Official Photographer Northern Pacific Railway 1880. Photograph. Very Good. Stereoview photograph on a yellow Northern Pacific Railway mount 10 cm x 18 cm. Northern Pacific Views backstamp with decorative diamond border lines. Title is negative-etched in white along along the bottom edge of the right image. Both the card and the image is a little bit rubbed and dirty. Image is still clear and sharp. View of the burial ground with several structures visible. Taken at ground level centered and from a middle distance.<br /> <br /> Frank Jay Haynes 1853-1921 was the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railway and later for Yellowstone National Park. Haynes took many noteworthy photographs at various locations along the Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line. Haynes travelled to Yellowstone in 1882 and captured many images of the emerging park. He opened his Log Cabin Studio the following year at Mammoth Hot Springs and continued to photograph the park for many years to come. Haynes' photography is inextricably linked to the public image of the famous national park. F. Jay Haynes, Official Photographer, Northern Pacific Railway unknown
185822429Cincinnati: Gazette Company Steam Printing House 1858. Original printed wrappers stitched. 37 1 blank pp. Folding table. Light wear Very Good plus. <br /> <br /> The Directors blame "the continued and unusual navigable condition of the Ohio river during nearly all of the year" for the parlous condition of the Railroads. Despite the attractiveness of transportation by water the Directors express high hopes for the future joint operations of the Companies. Tables and much data on the companies' rolling stock and financial condition are included. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Not in BRE Sabin Eberstadt Thomson OH. Gazette Company Steam Printing House unknown
188831649np 1888. 79 1 pp plus folding map couple of expertly repaired short fold splits one chip. Disbound Good. <br /> <br /> This promotional went through a number of editions of which this appears to be the first. It provides the information promised by the title.<br /> 110 Eberstadt 15. unknown
185240771Boston: J. B. Yerrinton & Son 1852. Original printed wrappers stitched. 19 1 blank pp unpaginated folding table. Fine.<br /> <br /> Lowell Massachusetts was the site of "an exhibition of Improvements in the Mechanic Arts and Manufactured Articles." The Exhibition's Managers invited the New England Association of Railway Superintendents to exhibit and act as judges of "a show and trial of Locomotive Engines." Tables and data accompany this Report of the Judges.<br /> Not in Sabin or BRE. As of March 2025 OCLC records only facsimiles of this Boston imprint. Several holdings of the pamphlet printed in Lowell are noted. 1 Soliday 1420 records the Lowell imprint. J. B. Yerrinton & Son unknown
