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Iron Horses : the illustrated history of the tracks and trains of North America / by Michael Del Vecchio.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Del Vecchio, Michael J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--North America--History.
- Railroads.
- Railroads--North America--Pictorial works.
- North America.
- Genre:
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works.
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 31 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : [Published by] Courage Books, 2000
- Contents:
- The History of Steam Railways in America
- Steam Preservation
- The Preserved Sites. Age of Steam Railroad Museum; Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum; Austin & Texas Central Railroad; B & O Railroad Museum; California State Railroad Museum; Canadian Railway Museum; Cass Scenic Railroad; Conway Scenic Railroad; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad; Dennison Railroad Depot Museum; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; East Broad Top Railroad; Georgetown Loop Railroad; Golden Spike National Historic Site; Golden Gate Railroad Museum; Grand Canyon Railway; Heber Valley Railroad; Huckleberry Railroad; Lahaina, Kaanapau & Pacific Railroad; New Hope & Ivyland Railroad; Nevada Northern Railway Museum; New Jersey Museum of Transportation; Railroad Museum of New England; Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania; Royal Hudson, BC Rail Ltd.; (St Louis) Museum of Transportation; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway; Steamtown National Historic Site; Strasburg Railroad; Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum; Union Pacific Railroad; Western Maryland Scenic Railroad; Other Railroads.
- Notes:
- "First published in 1999 by PRC Publishing Ltd., Kiln House, 210 New Kings Road, London SW6 4NZ"--Title page verso.
- "First published in the United States in 2000 by Courage Books"--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- Running Press copies have two large blank white sheets laid in between front free endpaper and cover and back free endpaper and cover.
- ISBN:
- 0762405988
- 9780762405985
- OCLC:
- 48391095
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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