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Long Island Rail Road Memories, the Making of a Steam Locomotive Engineer, by Richard Harrison (signed) (W 31)

Gene Harmon — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:03:29 +0000

This softbound 65 page B&W book describes the experiences of Mr. Harrison during the 1930s and 1940s. Published in 1981 by Quadrant Press, this book is in good used condition. It has been enscribed by the author as well as one of the author’s friends when gifting it to a former SP employee.

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Next Stop Grand Central – Stan Fischler (1986) (E)

Rick Barton — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:25:23 +0000

Next Stop Grand Central. A Trip Through Time on New York’s Metropolitan Area Commuter Railroads.

From the dust jacket: The web of commuter nut mails that connects New York City with hamlets, towns and cities in Connecticut, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Long Island and upstate New York is one of the most fascinating aspects of transportation in the United States Stan Fischler a long-time train buff tells the often gripping story of how this system came to be from its origins in the eighteenth century to its high-tech present. It is a story that involves manor and pathos tragedy and triumph. Such renowned lines as the Long Island Rail Road, the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, the Erie; the New York Mew Haven and Hartford and the Hudson Tubes are among the many railroads treat& in depth.

This book is in good condition. There are no marks or writings, binding is intact and strong. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Publisher: Boston Mills Print First Edition (January 1, 1986)

175 pages

ISBN-10: 0919783228

ISBN-13: 978-0919783225

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Long Island Rail Road by Fred Kramer (W 18)

Gene Harmon — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:18:05 +0000

In 96 B&W pages with well done captions and some text, the author provide a glimpse of the LIRR from the late steam era though 1985. Published by Carstens Publications this 2nd printing in 1985 is in good used condition.

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Steel Rails to the Sunrise by Ron Ziel and George Foster (W 13)

Gene Harmon — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:21:42 +0000

This photographic essay covers the history of the Long Island Rail Road in 320 pages of B&W images, maps and ephemera. This second printing published in 1965, this book is in good used condition and the paper jacket has edge weat and very small tears.
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