ALASKA'S WILDERNESS RAILS: from the taiga to the tundra. Ken C. Brovald.
A pictorial review of
the Alaska railroad between Seward and Fairbanks--cars, engines, tracks, stations, .. 159 photos, 112 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-933126-21-2. Order #: PIHI2792 paper$9.95. Out of print.
CINDERS & SMOKE: a mile by mile guide for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroads. Doris B. Osterwald.
Highlights scenic points of interest keyed to numbered posts located every mile along the railroad. These posts originate in Denver where the Denver & Rio Grande Railway originated in 1870, when it ran from Denver to the Durango, Colorado depot. 168 pages, color and black-and-white photographs.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-931788-80-3. 2004. Order #: WEGU2287 paper$10.95.
CRIPPLE CREEK RAILROADS: a quick history of the great gold camp's railroads. by Leland Feitz
Includes The Florence & Cripple Creek, The Midland Terminal, The Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District, even street cars in town. Stories of depot fire, train wreck, shipping gold ore to mill, and tunnels under the Rocky Mountains. 38 historical photos, 30 pages..
ISBN: None. 1980. Order #: LILO0758 paper$4.95.
#GRAND CANYON RAILROAD ILLUSTRATED GUIDEBOOK. Gerber.
Reopened line from Williams, Arizona, to
Grand Canyon--history, mileposts, scenery, equipment. Fully illustrated
guide to the history, ghost towns, explorations, volcanoes, wildlife, and
railroad equipment. Filled with maps and illustrations, a must for railroad
buffs. If you are planning to ride the train, be sure to take this with you!
Illustrated, 80 pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-44-7. Order #: amtr3710 paper$5.95.
GUIDE TO HISTORIC ASPEN AND THE ROARING FORK VALLEY. Sarah J. Pearce & Roxanne Eflin.
Covers mining
days, railroad history, recreation, historic buildings, beginning of skiing, fire department, mansions of mining barons, and tours. Photographs, maps, 48 pages.
ISBN:0-917895-32-0. 1990. Order #: CORD7579 paper$7.95.
GUIDE TO THE GEORGETOWN/SILVER PLUME HISTORIC DISTRICT. Neely, Bradley, and Borneman.
Important city in Colorado's history. Describes individual buildings and famous loop
railroad now offering scenic rides. Includes the nearby town of Silver Plume. Photographs, maps, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-917895-08-8. 1990. Order#: CORD5941 paper$7.95.
HEALTH, WEALTH AND PLEASURE IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. by F.C. Nims.
Early guidebook to scenery along Denver and Rio Grande Railway, with towns and forts and includes scenic attractions, wildlife, Native Americas, and economic activity at the time of its 1881 printing. Intent was to promote rail passenger use and was the first of many similar releases. Reprint
from 1881, released in this form as a centennial edition. Illustrated with 19th century engravings, 129 pages.
ISBN:0-89013-126-0. 1978. Covers lightly scuffed. Order#: MUNM0899 paper$5.95.
RAILROADS OF CALIFORNIA: seeing the state by rail. (California Traveler
Guidebook).
Describes 38 rail lines and facilities such as museums and scenic rides including index map. 48 pages, color illustrations, contacts.
ISBN: 978-1-55838-121-6. Order #: AMTR7582 paper$6.95.
RAILROADS OF COLORADO (Colorado Traveler Guidebook): a guide to narrow gauge and modern trains. by P. R. Griswold.
As more and more gold and other minerals were discovered in Colorado, the challenge became how to
economically transport it back East. With trains, of course! But you will be
amazed at the routes the tracks had to take. Fun to ride, fun to read about too.
48 pages.
ISBN: 1-55838-088-4. Order #: AMTR4603 paper$6.95.
SHORT LINE TO PARADISE: the story of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. by Hank
Johnston.
The dynamic story of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, 1907-1945.
Travelers to Yosemite can still see its roadbed across the Merced River
Canyon from highway 140, and view original rolling stock on display at El
Portal. 32 large-format pages,
47 photos, 2 maps, 12 drawing.
ISBN: None. Order #: GRWE7468 paper$12.50.
TICKET TO TOLTEC: a mile by mile guide for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. by Doris B. Osterwald.
Your personal guide for America's longest and highest steam railroad. Line runs along the high and winding route across Cumbres Pass between the Colorado town of Antonito and Chama, New Mexico. Descriptions of sites along the way, arranged by mile. A thorough description and history. 128 pages, 9 x 12, color and black-and-white photographs, maps, references, table, glossary..
ISBN: 0-931788-27-7. 1991. Order #: WEGU6378 paper$10.95.
THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE: a pictorial history. by Stan Cohen.
The Klondike Gold Rush spawned the railroad in 1898. The line was built to
alleviate the hardships of the gruesome trip over the passes to the gold fields
in the interior of the Yukon. By the time the railroad was completed in the
summer of 1900 the rush was over, but the White Pass Route survived
nevertheless, and continued for 82 years to provide a vital link between the
Yukon and the outside world. 8 1/2"x11", 150 pages, 200 photos.
ISBN: 0-933126-08-5. Order #: PIHI2776 paper$12.95.
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C.P.R.R.: the Central Pacific Railroad. by Charles Nordhoff.
Reprinted from Marvels of the New West,1882. This is the epic story of
building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, the deserts of Nevada, and the
salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869.
Rail fans and history buffs have access today to historic parks and museums at the ends of
this line in Old Sacramento, California, and Promontory Point, Utah, and along the way at the Donner Lake State
Park in eastern California. There is also an article explaining train travel by passengers at this early date. Period engravings, 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-097-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-097-3. Order #: VIST0097 paper$6.95.
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