Pacific Slope Railroads: Steam on the Rails, Mexico to Canada (Abdil)

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For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, For LARGER SIZE, Hardcover: 182 pages. Publisher: Superior Publishing, 1959 - Bonanza Books edition Condition: Very good - Dustjacket: Light wear. - Boards: no wear - Binding: tight - Interior: pages tight and bright. Minor stain on title page. 1 Table of Contents — RAILS EAST 11 — RAILS WEST 43 — THE TRAIL TO SANTA FE 65 — WHEN THE SAINTS CAME ROLLING IN 81 — SHORT LINE ALBUM 99 _ NORTHWEST MEMORIES 119 — CORNFIELD MEETS AND ASSORTED CATASTROPHIES 153 — LOGS AND LOKEYS 167 RAILROADS 1854 to 1900 By George B. Abdill Author «f "THIS WAS RAILROADING" It has been 64 years since old Engine No. 1 of the San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad panted in from a thirtyfive mile an hour flight over the windswept sands and had its picture taken. But to untold thousands the day might have been last week. In the minds of such enthusiasts steam railroads live in lively imagination forever. After the hearty welcome of Geo. B. Abdill's first picture history, "This Was Railroading," the author turns to the fortunes and fates of the railroads of the Old West. Drivers pound, steam hisses and smoke streams out of diamond stacks as the Central Pacific conquers the Sierra Mountains, the Union Pacific pushes west from the Rockies, the Utah fe? Northern operates in Morman territory, short line and logging roads feed traffic into Pacific Coast terminals. Abdill has supplemented his own vast collection of railroadiana, by additions from other famous collections and from the private files of many of the old railroads themselves, and now he shares this superb combination with the reader. To the clank of link and pin, the pages of "Pacific Slope Railroads" carry the reader from Canada to Mexico alongside Engineer Abdill in the old wooden cabs. The little old trains bowl and buck over the plains, up and down the trial-and-error mountain grades, crawl brave-ly up timbered slopes into the fir, pine and redwood hinterland. Here in all their nostalgic glory is everything but the sound of them—two dozen journeys into yesterday over the rails that built the West and kept it booming. Condition VG+ SEE eBay's My ABOUT ME for description terms. Image Reproduction Information Scanned image colors, contrasts and size are NOT accurate and are designed to highlight minor imperfections.Scanning artifacts such as background geometric patterns and shade gradients are due to the resolution of the scanner and the image pattern interactions. The actual item has a much better appearance. Payment and Shipping Info Payment Options Check eBay's policy for payment methods OR ask me. PayPal - YES! - BUT read the policy!QUESTIONS? - just ask me directly! I like to give answers. Shipping within US See "Shipping Costs" at top of listing Shipping outside US We ship worldwide! Rates are dependent on destination and type of service desired. We will provide the best cost to delivery times quotes available. Please be advised that international deliveries are subject to Customs Inspections and your country's carrier schedules. That said, international delivery has presented very, very few problems and is quite reliable. Indemnification optional for US and International. Due to eBay policy changes - if you want your item Ins'ed - contact me first . Optional INTERNATIONAL indemnity IS AVAILABLE to most countries! Multiple lots Will combine with other lots to reduce shipping costs. To combine shipping for ended auctions over multiple days, please contact me. Other info HANDLING times - we ship within 5 business days of a cleared payment. Support rail preservation. Note: Only the images above are from this lot. Due to eBay TurboLister programmers at work, the images below C... read more

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