Dave's Railroad Books and References for sale:

Technology, History  RR Reference  C&O Reference MRR Magazines  Model RR Reference

Railroad Books:

"Pine Across the Mountain"  

by Robert M. Hanft  1972 

2nd printing, VG condition - book and dust jacket 

The story of he McCloud River RR in Northern California

Note: Dust jacket is in fine condition, the picture shows glare.

"Crystal River Pictorial"  Colorado's Marble RR

by Dell McCoy and Russ Collman (signed by both authors) 1972 First Edition

VG condition -  No dust jacket, some light wear on cover, but otherwise everything is fine.

"Rails to Carry Copper - A History of the Magma Arizona Railroad" 

by Gordan Chappel 1973

Hardback in brown cloth. 243 pages illustrated with photographs, schematics, maps, folding map in rear pocket.

Very Good Condition, the only problem is some damage on the dustjacket, looks like a title transfer from some other book. But it is now wrapped with a mylar cover. Inside everything is fine.

"New York Central in the Hudson Valley"

by George H. Drury  1995

127 pages of b&w photos, history. and references

Softcover - Very Good Condition

"The Virginian Era"

by Lloyd D. Lewis  1992

60 pages of b&w photos and captions

Softcover - Very Good Condition

"Western Pacific Locomotives and Cars"

WP Steam, Diesel, Passenger, and Freight equipment.

128 pages of B/W and color pictures, text, plans, rosters, and maps.

by Patrick C. Dorin  1998 TLC Publishing

Hard cover - Like new condition

"Southern Steam Specials"

by Ron Zeil and Mike Eagleson  1970

Softcover - Good to Very Good Condition

"The Norfork & Western Railway - Williamson Terminal - 1953"

by Vern French

Softcover - Some wrinkling on top of pages, but great info and photos for the N&W modeler !

"Trains, Tracks and Travel"

by T.W. Van Metre  1926,  2nd edition,  Simmons-Boardman Pub.

236 pages, *many* illustrations

Very nice book about the history, equipment, infrastructure, and operations of american railroads, freight and passenger in the boom era of the 20's.

G -> VG condition -  ex Clevelend library book, binding and pages complete, no markings, just age.

"Trains Rolling"

by H.A. McBride  1953,  1st edition,  MacMillan Pub.

269 pages, *many* illustrations of steam, diesel, and unusual RR equipment and scenes.

Chapters on the PRR, B&O, B&LE, WM, Norfork Southern, Leigh Valley,  Virginian, and Ann Arbor Railroads. Also on the railroads of Washington, DC, West Palm Beach, Morocco, Western Germany, and Mardid, Spain. 

G -> VG condition -  ex Clevelend library book, binding and pages complete, no markings, just age.

"History of the Southern Pacific RR"

Yeme - New condition

"150 Years of North American Railroads"

Chartwell Publishing - Very good condition

RR related Books:

"Comstock Mining and Miners"

by Eliot Lord (1959 reprint of 1883 edition)

Very detailed story of the Comstoke Lode with illustrations.

VG condition -  dust jacket has some light wear, but otherwise everything is fine.

"The Railroad and the City - A Technological and Urbanistic History of Cincinnati" 

Carl W. Condit  1977 Ohio State University Press

Very Good Condition -  with OK dust jacket.

Lots of information on the history, railroads and stations of Cincinnatti, some pictures.

ISBN 0-8142-0265-9

"Chicago - A Pictoral History"

Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt  1958

Bonanza Books - 224 pages with illustrations on every page 

Very Good Condition -  with clean dust jacket.

ISBN 0-517-082942

Railroad Reference Material:

1945 "Railway Engineering and Maintenence Cyclopedia"

6th Edition, Simmons-Boardman Publishing

1294 pages of text and pictures covering RR maintenence of way equipment, supplies, and practices in great detail. many illustrations, plans and tables. 

Very Good Condition

'Pullman Standard Classics' Plan Book

by W. W. Kratville  1962

17 pages of car plans, and 7 pages of car and truck pictures, detail plans, charts,  and text. All from the Pullman Company files.

8 1/2" by 14" glossy paper, has been folded in half, but no paper damage or markings.

1970 Chessie Calender and Appointments

Pictures of Chessie and artistic C&O/B&O scenes. Nice condition, with some light wear, but no significant faults. Only three dates have notations in them.

2 C&O/B&O Annual Reports for 1966 and 1967

Color and B&W pictures, maps, financial information, and more. Very good condition, with only very light wear. Complete and unmarked.

"Schoen Pressed Steel Company" of Pittsburg PA

Color reproduction of 1898 advertising book /catalog. 40 pages of beautifully tinted engravings and multicolor text. One of the very first steel RR car producers.

Wonderful period graphic design from a historically important company, representing a radical change in railroad technology.

"Schoen Pressed Steel Company" of Pittsburg PA

B&W reproduction of 1898 advertising book. 40 pages of text and illustrations of very early steel RR car technology and economics.

C&O Reference Material:

C&O Historical Society Newsletter:

12 back issues available:

5/77, 10/84, 10/89, 4/92, 1/95, 2/95, 3/95, 4/95, 5/95, 6/95, 8/95, 9/95

1 - C&O HS Newsletter Binder

Plan - Lettering Arrangement for WC-24, 25, 200ton IB Wrecking Cranes

1/2" thick stack of C&O Plans and Articles cut from from various magazines. Lots of passenger engines, cars and stations, info on diesel, steam, freight cars, and signals

$3 ea. or 

$20 for all 

$10

$2

$5

 C&OHS  8" x 10"  Photos (B&W)

CH0001X - C&O #500 Turbine at Washington DC 6/49

C&OHS #2166 - H-8 and 200t crane at wreck site 6/49

CSPR #228-1 C&O Roundhouse at Peach Creek ceiling and engine tops 1946

J.M. Gruber - Shop crane #960400 at Walbridge OH 4/92

4" x 6"  R.A. Hadley H-4 #1404 on Turntable 

Magazines:

Model Railroad Reference:

PSC  HO & HOn3 Steam Locomotive Catalog #3  

Mint counter copy of Precision Scale Co. catalog, no wear, marks or missing pages

Great reference for lost wax brass castings and model locomotive parts and supplies. 

'Model Railroad Track and Layout'

by A.C. Kalmbach, 3rd Edition, 1946

Good to Very Good condition. No marks or tears, some folding creases on heavy card covers. Plastic ring binding.

Full of nice plans drawings, and prototype pictures.

Roundhouse Data Book

Model Die Casting Co. catalog of MDC's Locomotives, Cars and Parts, plus general model railroading data.

Great reference for MDC kits and all the parts for steam locomotives, freight cars, cabooses, motors, paint, etc.

88 pages in brown vinyl 3-ring binder impressed with Roundhouse and MDC logos. Not dated, probably 1960's.

Sold Books:

"Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1850-1963"

Kincaid Kerr  1964 (Fifth printing)  Rare !

VG condition -  dust jacket has some small tears, but otherwise everything is fine.

"Worlds Greatest Steam Locomotives"

by Gene Huddleston

UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boys, C&O, VGN 2-6-6-6 Allegeneys, and N&W 'A' 2-6-6-4 Steam Locomotives in operation, design and detail.

New condition, with dust jacket

"History of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe RR"

Berkman - New condition

"Marion Construction Machinery"

1884 - 1975 Photo Archive

by the Historical Construction Equipment Association

Softcover - like new (duplicate)

"A Century of Mining and Men"

by Harlan Hatcher  1950,  1st edition,  Bobbs-Merrill Co.

G ->VG condition -  ex Clevelend library book, binding and pages complete, just age.

295 pages, 28 illustrations, maps

The story of the discovery and development of the Lake Superior iron deposits by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co.

"Kanawa County Images" - A Bicentenial History 1788 - 1988 (Vol 1)

by Stan B Cohen  1987

Exellent Condition - like new, with dust jacket.

Includes coverage of the railroads in the area (C&O, NYC, B&O, and others).

Official Railway Equipment Register - October 1952

824 pages. Good condition. Rear cover is detached, but present. Some nicks and small tears on the covers. But all interior pages are intact and in good condition, except for a small missing corner on the first page. The cover and a few pages have some writing on them, but not much. 

Official Railway Equipment Register - January 1942

1085 pages. Excellent condition. Unmarked, just some faint discolorations and a small tear on the rear cover. Interior pages are complete and clear. Not even dog-eared, except for one page the has a fold due to it being a bit oversize (from the original publishing) 

Official Railway Equipment Register - July 1932

1086 pages. Good condition, unmarked. Some wrinkeling and stains from water on the front cover, spine and first dozen or so pages. All interior pages are intact and in good condition, except for a few pages that have folds due to being a bit oversize (from the original publishing)

Sold

'Along the Right of Way' Paintings of Howard Fogg

Bound collection of 64 Howard Fogg paintings, including some maps and P&LE info. Many blast furnace, steel mill, and steel related industry pictures, as well as NYC and P&LE steam and diesel locomotives. 

Excellent condition. No tears, dog-eared pages, smudges, or markings. Cover is perfect and binding is crisp.

Each print is titled and is about 8 1/2 by 11 horizontal. Printed on both sides of the page. 32 pages, dated July 15, 1964.

D&RGW RR 'In the Clouds' Official Folder

Postmarked July 1928, may be as early as 1910. 18 color postcard sized pictures on a foldout sheet. Two more pictures on the 'envelope' and a railroad map of Denver to Oakland on the inside.

Features scenery, town and railroad subjects. Probably a souvenir issue made by the D&RGW to promote traveling on their trains.

The outside cover has some paper damage from wear, but the 18 foldout pictures are in very good condition, with vibrant, tinted color. It is addressed, stamped (1 1/2¢ )and cancelled.

Diesel Locomotive Plan Collection

2" thick stack of Diesel locomotive plans and info copied from cyclopedias, books, and magazines.

Sections on: references, index, general, Alco, Baldwin, EMD, Fairbanks Morse, General Electric, Krauss-Maffei, Lima-Hamilton, Plymouth, Westinghouse, and others !

3 Issues of 'Traction Heritage'

No. 70, 71, and 74. Volume 12 #4, 5, Vol 13 #2

Selections from the 1904 and 1910 'Electric Railway Journal'. Hard to find traction plans and data. Very nice heavy paper, and crisp printing.

5 Issues of 'Timber Times' 

Great material on Lumbering and Logging.

Back Issues 15, 17, 18, 19, 23

Includes articles on American Log Loaders, Cascade Lumber Company, Lidgerwood Tower Skidders, and much more....

4 Model Railroad Starter Books

'Practical Guide to Model Railroading'
'Small Railroads You Can Build'
'Scenery for Model Railroads'
'Wiring Your Layout'

A good package to help someone get started in  Model Railroading !