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Great Railroad Photographs Beebe W 10A

Chip Savoye — Tue, 12 May 2026 23:57:37 +0000

Oversize hardcover in glassine dj, in printed publisher’s cardboard box. 1964, oversize hardcover edition, Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA. 243 pages. Printed on the finest coated stock. B&W / full-color photos. This title brings together great photos, remarkable text, and superior printing. Offers a look back at another time in our history.

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Trains A photographers Journey by Graeme Outerbridge W5A

Chip Savoye — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:42:31 +0000

The powerful red electric engines of the Glacier Express easily climb the snow-covered Swiss Alps. Ancient steam engines of the Guayaquil & Quito Railway labor up the slopes of the Andes in Ecuador. Luxurious passenger carriages from another era amble across the great western desert of China at dusk. On the other side of the globe, the engineer of a sleek Amtrak engine waves a casual good-bye out the window of his massive machine as it leaves the station. TRAINS is a photographic journey to the world of railroads. For five years, photographer Graeme Outerbridge traveled the globe by rail photographing everything that caught his eye-hulking engines, stations both lonely and bustling, dark tunnels, high-speed expresses, railroad workers, signs, signals, and the landscapes that the trains traversed.

Paperback Great condition

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The Spirit of Steam by William Withuhn (W 41)

Gene Harmon — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:18:01 +0000

This large-format book captures the essence of the late steam era in the United States. The images have been carefully crafted. Published by Barnes & Noble Books in 1995, the book is in excellent condition with a jacket,

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Southern Pacific in the West – Part 2 by Wesley Fox, signed edition, (W 40)

Gene Harmon — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:53:47 +0000

This title focuses on the I-5 Corridor with 160 pages of well-captioned B&W images. Published by the author in 1997, this volume is in fine condition and has a jacket.

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Images of Western Railroading by Steve Schmollinger (W 41)

Gene Harmon — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:27:37 +0000

The author explores six themes in this title: 1) Spanning the Great Divides, 2) Profiles from the West, 3) Railroaders at Work, 4) The Railroad That Never Sleeps, 5) The Evolution of a Machine, and Memories From the Mountains. All images are in color in this 168-page book. Published in 2003 by MBI Publishing Co., this well-captioned photographic masterpiece is in fine condition with a jacket.

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