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1964243898Cleveland OH: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Insurance Department 1964. 252p. compact paperback minor handling. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Insurance Department unknown books
1938001534No Place: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 1938. Personal copy of Herman B Wells beloved former President and Chancellor of Indiana University with his name in gilt at bottom of front boards. Apparently published as the response of the unions to management's demands for a 15% reduction in wages in 1938 and specially printed for prominent Americans in the hope that they would support the union's request for an increase in wages. 482 pages.Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. A fascinating chapter in union- management history and a great railroad collectible. Boards lightly rubbed at tips and 1 page small corner crease. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Hardcover books
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 Lowenthal’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
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
193143321London: Waterlow & Sons Ltd. 1931. First edition. A near fine copy. 1 sheet. Folio. A canceled issue 500 pound note of the 1200000 pounds sterling 5 per cent second mortgage debentures for the Buenos Ayres Central Railway which was first granted a concession in 1894. Waterlow & Sons, Ltd. unknown books
193137891London: Waterlow & Sons Ltd. 1931. First edition. A near fine copy. 1 sheet. Folio. A canceled issue 500 pound note of the 1200000 pounds sterling 5 per cent second mortgage debentures for the Buenos Ayres Central Railway which was first granted a concession in 1894. Waterlow & Sons, Ltd. unknown books
18618107baGoderich Ontario: Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway 1861. Book. Very good condition. No Binding. Railroads; partly printed document Goderich August 17 1861 receipt for barrels of flour for delivery to Buffalo NY; signed by G. P. Broughton B. and L. H. RR. Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway unknown books
191232864Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1912. First edition large 8vo pp. x 446; handsomely and expertly recased in dark green cloth gilt-titled portion of original spine laid down; barely noticeable scuffing and wear to binding and a few light smudges to prelims otherwise a very good to near fine--and firmly bound--copy. A densely packed reference arranged topically and indexed by names. The subjects of the citations include railways around the world not just in the US. <br/><br/> University of Chicago Press hardcover books
186924607NY: The railway; Phair & Co. Printers 1869. First edition. 8vo.; 7 5 36pp. Large folding map separated along one fold 34 by 29 inches with some outlines colored. Original printed wrappers front wrapper chipped and detached else very good. A circular and special report on the Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railway Company including its articles of incorporation. <br/><br/> The railway; Phair & Co., Printers unknown books
188530584np 1885. 299 12 100 52 32 20 47 8 6 pp. Pleadings and other court documents bound together in contemporary red morocco with decorated borders gilt-lettered spine and front cover. Raised spine bands and gilt rules. Binding with a bit of extremity scuffing Very Good.<br/><br/> The Railway an Iowa corporation entered into agreements to finance the construction of a railroad from Burlington to a point near Mankato Minnesota a distance of 270 miles. The Railway defaulted and the mortgage holders began a foreclosure action which is the subject of these documents. This book a series of separate printings collects the Complaint and other pleadings Exhibits Amendments to the Complaint the stipulated facts and the briefs and arguments of counsel. The claims of various lienholders rendered the case quite complicated; aspects of the case arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court reported at 159 U.S. 278 1895. unknown books
18861077Omaha: Burlington Route 1886. About very good. 9616pp. Original red printed wrappers. Spine worn and chipped corners worn. Internally clean. A book of "social amusements" and games "Presented with the compliments of the Passenger Department of the Burlington Route." The final few leaves contain a map of the Burlington Route from Chicago to Denver as well as numerous advertisements. Burlington Route unknown books
1882WRCAM46974N.p. but Chicago 1882. 24pp. Narrow octavo. Original printed pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and wear vertical crease to center of pamphlet. Minor internal soiling. Just about very good. Promotional pamphlet for the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company advertising lands for sale in Nebraska. The cover claims "No state offers greater advantages in soil climate rail roads market facilities or grand opportunities to the farmer and stock raiser than Nebraska." The text commences on a high note: "This is the State whose latch string is out and offers homes and promises of prosperity to all who will come." The emphasis is agriculture and stock raising with glowing essays including "Great Grazing District" "Livestock in the State" "Orchards and Groves Planted" "The Pure Air of the Prairies" "The Herd Law - No Fences Allowed" "The Cheapest Lands in America" "Sheep Raising in Nebraska" "Education the Birthright of Every Nebraska Child" etc. OCLC lists two similar items each in a single copy: one at Yale with the imprint of Lincoln: State Journal Co. 1881; and one at the Huntington with the imprint of St. Louis: A. Gast 1881 The present copy has no imprint. A. Zeese & Co. the Chicago engraving firm who is attributed on the first map specialized in half tones zinc etching relief-line lithogravure and photoelectric type. Chicago seems to us the most likely place of printing for all the editions noted above. unknown books
40365n. p.: Burlington & Quincy Railroad Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad & the Western Pacific Railroad n. d. Ca. 1969. Yellow color illustrated paper menus. White paper printed in dark green to stationery and envelope. Very mild wear light rubbing to menu edges. A Near Fine set of items. 4 items: dinner menus single sheet folded once stationery single sheet and envelope. Color illustrations to Dinner Menus. Varying sizes: 11" x 8" menus & 7" x 4-1/2" stationery. <br/><br/>Includes: 2 Dinner Menus dated February and October of 1969 color illustrated and plain white unused California Zephyr stationery with envelope. The California Zephyr was a passenger train service that was scheduled to pass through the more spectacular scenery on its route during the daylight. One of its claims to fame was the large Vista Dome clear glass top that allowed its passengers to view the scenery all around them. The route began in Chicago Illinois and ended in Emeryville CA. The train made its first run on March 19 1949 and while the original train stopped in 1970 it has since been operated by Amtrak. At 2438 miles it is one of Amtrak's longest routes and is to this day one of the most scenic - with breathtaking views of the Upper Colorado River Valley in the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad & the Western Pacific Railroad unknown books
198140456St. Paul MN: Burlington Northern Railroad 1981. 1st printing presumed. White paper printed in red green blue & black. Moderate wear to map edgewear & creasing apparent. A VG example. Single sheet printed recto only. Large color illustrated map of the United States of America with Burlington Northern routes marked in red across the country. Oblong format: 20-5/8" by 32-1/2" <br/><br/>"The Burlington Northern Railroad reporting mark BN was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996. The Burlington Northern Railroad was the product of a March 2 1970 merger that involved four major railroads: the Great Northern Railway Northern Pacific Railway Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad as well as a few small jointly owned subsidiaries owned by the four." Wikipedia. Burlington Northern Railroad unknown books
PP1220-001Fort Bragg CA: California Western Railroad n.d. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Publication date circa 1952-1957. Brochure. Single sheet of paper folded trice. 9 x 4 inches folded. Opens to 9 x 5 3/4 inches. 8 panels 4 per side. 7 black-and-white half-tone images of trains and the route 4-panel map of milestones on the route table of stations and elevations printed in black and green inks; some light toning and foxing thumbed. PP1220-001. Very Good. The California Western Railroad popularly called the Skunk Train is a freight and heritage railroad in Mendocino County CA. It runs from the railroad's headquarters in the coastal town of Fort Bragg to the interchange with the Northwestern Pacific railroad in Willits. The CWR ran steam and diesel-powered trans until 1952 when it retired its steam locomotive and ran gasoline or diesel-powered motor cards. The route covers 40 miles through Redwood forests along Pudding Creek and the Noyo River. The tracks cross some 30 bridges and trestles and pass through two deep mountain tunnels. The railroad was originally built by the Fort Bragg Redwood Company as the Fort Bragg Railroad in 1885 to carry coast redwood logs to a newly build lumber mill in Fort Bragg; it started with 6.6 miles of track. The railroad was renamed the California Western Railroad & Navigation Company in 1905 when it shipped lumber on a fleet of steam schooners until shipboard transportation of lumber ended in 1940. A 795-foot tunnel was completed in 1911 which allowed connection to Willits from Fort Bragg. The railroad name was shortened to the California Western Railroad in 1947; in 1952 steam locomotives were retired in favor of diesel power. Date for this brochure is estimated on the basis of campgrounds named in the text in particular the San Francisco Boys Club Camp Marwedel which was renamed Camp Mendocino in 1958. Not in Worldcat. California Western Railroad paperback books
192740421Lewiston ID: Camas Prairie Railroad Co 1927. 1st printing. White paper printed with light blue and black lettering. Light wear to paper age-toning. Small perforated hole to top left edge. Withal a VG example. Single sheet folded once. Charts within. Oblong format: 10-3/4" x 15-1/2" <br/><br/> Camas Prairie Railroad Co unknown books
186019670Trenton: Murphy & Bechtel 1860. Original printed wrappers light numerical rubberstamp rear wrap torn stitched 80pp. Scattered foxing Good. <br/><br/> The head of the wrapper title reads 'Read and Hand to your Neighbor.' "A condemnation of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the railroad monopoly in New Jersey. The anonymous author examines the various railroad bills presented at the recent session of the legislature and demonstrates the power of the monopoly interests in influencing the legislators to pass or reject bills according to the wishes of the monopoly. Most of the pamphlet is devoted to the bill for a Hoboken and Newark railroad and the dispute between the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the New Jersey Railroad Company." Felcone. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Felcone 710. Murphy & Bechtel unknown books
188135023Ottawa: Printed by MacLean Roger & Co. 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers stitched. 2 10 large folding map short closed tear 20 11 3 2 2 pp as issued. Vertical fold light edgewear. Very Good.<br/> offered with Booth C.J. President: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. Ottawa: 1889. 4 pp printed on rectos only. Caption title as issued. Pinned at upper blank corner and docketed in ink on final blank "Canada Atlantic RR Prospectus January 1889." Fine.<br/><br/> The map in excellent condition is titled "Canada Atlantic Railway Map December 1881" accomplished by "Geo. Bishop & Co. Lith. Montreal." It measures 18" x 35" with the route of the railway; extensions and other railways also notes; other boundaries in green. All the documents creating the Company set forth in the title of the pamphlet are printed each individually numbered. The Railway as the Prospectus states "extends from Ottawa in a south easterly direction a distance of 142 miles and connects with the Central Vermont Railroad at the village of Alburgh Springs Vt. U.S.A."<br/> "The Canada Atlantic Railway CAR was a small regional railway created in 1880 by lumber baron John Rodolphus Booth. Initially planned as part of the transportation network for his vast lumber holdings the railway quickly grew into a general-purpose railway serving passengers and communities along the route. Booth's first target was to gain access to Vermont in order to connect with the Central Vermont Railway CV and further exploit the US markets" "Canada Atlantic Railway" Ontario Railways accessed at Canada-Rail website May 2018.<br/> As of May 2018 we do not locate either of these documents-- or the map-- on OCLC. Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co. unknown books
188554657Montreal: Canada Railway News Co 1885. 8vo pp. xvi 208 10 209-400 1 xviii-xxiv; 4 folding maps Saratoga Niagara Falls Lower St. Lawrence River and Boston in place of the White Mountains and without the panorama of the St. Lawrence 1 other wood-engraved map in the text Chicago plus numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout many full page; original blue and gilt pictorial wrappers bound in contemporary limp black cloth manuscript labels on upper cover and spine bookplate of John S. Emory Boston; very good and sound. A number of editions were published but only 2 of this one in OCLC both in Canada. <br/><br/> Canada Railway News Co hardcover books
1910012553no place: Canadian Pacific Railway 1910. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong octavo 8vo. 24 black & white photographs. Illustrated paper binding is moderately to heavily torn chipped and wrinkled at the edges but is quite clean and is fully intact. There is no text except the title of each photograph. There is also no date listed circa 1910. Shows the Banff Springs Hotel and amazing views. Canadian Pacific Railway Paperback books
1944WRCAM55833N.p. likely Chicago 1944. 190pp. Folio. Contemporary black pebbled cloth boards with later red leather corners and backstrip gilt title on front board. Endpapers renewed. Minor rubbing and soiling to boards. Light thumb-soiling to text. Very good. An extensive and informative company ledger listing the assets properties profits losses and other business activities of the Canton Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad a subsidiary of the Illinois Central based in Chicago maintained over a period of more than sixty years. This ledger offers a rare glimpse into the economics of the railroad industry in the American South over a vast period of development from the immediate post-Reconstruction era to the requirements of the American war effort during World War II. <br> <br> The Canton Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad was incorporated on February 17 1882 as a subsidiary of the Illinois Central to acquire the branch already built in 1874 from Durant to Kosciusko Mississippi and extend it to Aberdeen and eventually to Nashville Tennessee. The line was completed as far as Aberdeen in 1888. A short disconnected section was also built from Winfield to Brilliant Alabama to serve several coal mines. The railway was officially dissolved and absorbed into the Illinois Central Railroad on August 21 1953. The current ledger records company activity for the great majority of the life of the Canton Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad. <br> <br> The ledger begins in December 1882 the year of incorporation of the railroad and is written in at least five distinct but highly readable hands. The early pages detail the "permanent expenditures" such as stock commitments construction costs equipment and interest; the construction costs are broken out into thirty-three line items including bridges cross ties grading iron rails right of way section houses stationery almost $50000 worth telegraph lines water stations and much more. This is followed by earnings statements profit and loss reports land costs mortgages additional permanent expenditures "sundries" to the Illinois Central and capital stock officers' and clerks' salaries bond payments advertising costs and other types of regularly-reported accounting through December 1944. Railroad accounting here is often reported as "Gross Receipts" balanced against "Operation Expenses" every quarter or six months and is later encapsulated as periodic "Additions and Betterments" and "Profit and Loss" statements in the latter two decades of the ledger. <br> <br> As the 20th century proceeds the ledger records business transactions between the Illinois Central and the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad. The latter was based in Kentucky but was also working to build railroad lines in Mississippi and Tennessee during this time. The Illinois Central apparently made occasional "capital advances" to the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans starting in 1913 which the latter then repaid in December 1919. The Illinois Central continued to make capital advances to the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans throughout the time period recorded here. The Illinois Central would buy the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans outright in 1951 absorbing its operations in Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi. <br> <br> Other activities beyond the normal operations of the company include additional tracks and rail services provided to mining and manufacturing companies in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In December 1939 the Illinois Central agreed to construct "tracks to industry" located on property belonging to the American Colloid Company in Aberdeen Mississippi. The American Colloid Company appears to have been mining bentonite in Aberdeen and was in need of spur tracks to move their product to market or perhaps manufacturing plants. The Illinois Central also constructed further "tracks to industries" in December 1941 namely to the Nickles Lumber Company in Aberdeen and Moeller & Vandenboom also a lumber company in Ethel Mississippi. Depreciation "retirement or abandonment of nondepreciable property" "service value of nondepreciable" retired property and other "property retirements" occupy the latter few pages of the ledger. <br> <br> A dense and useful record of a southern railway's business activities for over half a century. Records for railroads operating in the American South are scarce especially for such a vast span of time. hardcover books
184757241Plymouth: April 17 1847. Broadside letter approx. 10¾" x 8" on blue paper signed in type by the Committee of the CCBRR J. B. Tobey Thos. J. Coggeshall Wm. Bates and Philander Washburn and also by Josiah Smith as Chairman of C. Commissioners. Signed in ink at the bottom: "A true copy / attest Branch Harlow / Shff." Petition requesting the commissioners to adjudicate damages caused to landowners from a proposed road from Middleborough through parts of Rochester and Wareham listing the names of about 100 interested parties. The petition was apparently successful: a 15 mile line was opened by the company between Middleborough and Wareham in 1848 and extended another 13 miles to Sandwich the same year. The Cape Cod Branch subsequently merged with the Old Colony and Newport Railway to form the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. Not in OCLC. <br/><br/> April 17 unknown books
194440437Cedar Rapids IA: Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway 1944. 1st printing. Yellow printed paper. Moderate wear rubbing creasing. Single sheet folded once. Charts housed within. Oblong format: 8-1/2" x 12" <br/><br/>While freight was important to the "Crandic" Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway in the early years it was better known for its passenger interurban operations. After passenger operations were discontinued in 1953 freight became the primary source of traffic for the Crandic. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway unknown books
189431668San Francisco 1894. Original staples and printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. 12pp lightly toned Very Good.<br/><br/> The Mass Meeting is called in order to attack the "Railroad Octopus" which assails the people "by unjust accumulations and intelligent and determined concentration of power for bad ends.Its cupidity its selfishness its trickery the debasing pressure exerted upon every form of industry and the unprincipled use of money and of purchased intellect by a powerful railroad monopoly has checked our progress and reduced us to virtual slavery for twenty-five years." <br/>OCLC lists twelve copies under two accession numbers as of December 2014. Not located in Rocq Cowan or BRE. unknown books
18641396538th Cong. 1st Sess.: SED26. 1864. 16pp Disbound Very Good. SED26. unknown books
