Transcontinental Railroad Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/transcontinental-railroad/ Southern Pacific Lives Here Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:57:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://splives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-removal.ai_ad91e945-9657-488b-872a-ee465a96f444-ezgif-2-26c6966d0f-32x32.png Transcontinental Railroad Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/transcontinental-railroad/ 32 32 227189692 Rails West – George B Abdill (1960) (JD) https://splives.org/product/rails-west-george-b-abdill-1960-e/ https://splives.org/product/rails-west-george-b-abdill-1960-e/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:24:16 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=4188 This is the third of three books written by George Abdill covering the early history of American Railroading, from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.  Mr. Abdill worked as an […]

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]]> This is the third of three books written by George Abdill covering the early history of American Railroading, from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.  Mr. Abdill worked as an engineer for the Southern Pacific, Portland Division.

From the dust jacket: “Abdill climaxes his work with Rails West which follows the same pattern of quaint and wondrous photographs with revealing incidents and biographies, many in the light of the Civil War and other historical guideposts.”

The book is in very good condition.  The spine is tight and there are no loose pages.  The dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and is wrapped in clear plastic.  There are no writings or marks in the book; however, there is a sticker on the inside of the front cover “From the Library of Charles William Briggs, Jr.”  See photos.

Publisher:      Bonanza Books

Published:     1960

Pages:          191

ISBN             9780517060858

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]]> https://splives.org/product/rails-west-george-b-abdill-1960-e/feed/ 0 4188 Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow by Dee Brown (W 27) https://splives.org/product/hear-that-lonesome-whistle-blow-by-dee-brown-w/ https://splives.org/product/hear-that-lonesome-whistle-blow-by-dee-brown-w/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:09:52 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=4016 The author describes the building of the first transcontinental railroad and includes the sordid corruption that accompanied it. Published in 1977 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, this book is in […]

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]]> The author describes the building of the first transcontinental railroad and includes the sordid corruption that accompanied it. Published in 1977 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, this book is in very good used condition and has a paper jacket protected by a plastic sleeve.

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]]> https://splives.org/product/hear-that-lonesome-whistle-blow-by-dee-brown-w/feed/ 0 4016 Westward to Promontory, A Pictorial Documentary with Barry Combs (W 3, 100) https://splives.org/product/westward-to-promontory-a-pictorial-documentary-with-barry-combs-w/ https://splives.org/product/westward-to-promontory-a-pictorial-documentary-with-barry-combs-w/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:23:22 +0000 http://s991057502.onlinehome.us/?post_type=product&p=1741 Building the Union Pacific across the plains and mountains as shown in many 10×13 wet-plate negatives of A.J. Russell who chronicled the building of the UP. Published by American West […]

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]]> Building the Union Pacific across the plains and mountains as shown in many 10×13 wet-plate negatives of A.J. Russell who chronicled the building of the UP. Published by American West Publishing Co. and the Oakland Museum in 1969 with 79 pages. The work is in very good used condition. The cover jacket has small tears across the top and slight edge damage.

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