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Pub.
Low Price High Price
1 Locomotives Selected from the 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia   4.42 8.17
2 Switching & Freight Locomotives from the 1930 Locomotive Cyclopedia   5.50 6.50
3 Box, Stock & Refrigerator Cars (Part 1) from the 1931 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 1972 4.95 13.50
4 Complete Set of Rules & Regulations for the Practical Management of a Locomotive Engine  & for the Guidance of Engine Drivers   6.50  
5 Gondolas and Hoppers from the 1940 Car Builders' Cyclopedia 1973 5.00 15.50
6 Passenger Locomotives from the 1930 Locomotive Cyclopedia   6.01 12.00
7 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 1)   8.50  
8 Passenger Cars from the 1931 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1973 5.00 15.00
9 War & Standard Locomotives and Cars 1919 1973 6.50  
10 Rail Motor Cars of the 1930's from the 1931 and 1937 Car Builders' Cyclopedia 1973 5.00 21.51
11 Caboose Cars, 1879-1943 from the Original Cyclopedia Editions 1973   12.50
12 Tank Cars 1922-1943 reprinted from the Original Cyclopedia Editions 1973 7.50  
13 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 2) 1973 7.99 8.50
14 4-8-4's and Other Heavy Passenger Locos 1927-1941 from the Original Cyclopedia Editions   8.57  
15 Heavy traction 1922-1941 1974 2.50  
16 Famous Passenger Trains from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1974 6.27 9.90
17 Box, Stock & Flat Cars from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1974 5.50 11.00
18 Locomotives Selected from the 1916 Locomotive Dictionary   7.52  
19 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 3) 1974 8.50  
20 Diesel Electric Locomotives 1925-1938 from the Original Cyclopedia Editions   6.50 7.35
21 Passenger Cars from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1974 3.26 15.50
22 Steam Locomotives from the 1938 Locomotive Cyclopedia (Part 1) 1974 7.52  
23 Steam Locomotives & Tenders from the 1938 Locomotive Cyclopedia (Part 2)   7.52  
24 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 4) 1974 8.50  
25 Electric Motor Cars 1888-1928 80 full size pages - Reprinted from the Original Cyclopedia Editions      
26 Railway Service Cars 1928-1943 reprinted from the Original Cyclopedia Editions 1974 6.50 41.00?
27 Signals & Signal Symbols from the 1911 Railway Signal Dictionary 1972? 3.56  
28 Cars, Scales and Gates from the 1909 Buda Catalog 1975 2.99  
29 Freight Cars,1892 by William Voss 1975 2.99  
30 Rail Motor Cars 1919-1928 from the Original Cyclopedia Editions 1975 1.99  
31 Locomotives, Tenders and Trucks (Part 1) from the 1927 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
32 Locomotives, Tenders and Trucks (Part 2) from the 1927 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
33 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 5) 1975    
34 Shays and Other Geared Locos from Catalogs and Cyclopedias      
35 Freight Cars (Part 1) from the 1919 Car Builders' Dictionary 1975 5.00  
36 Freight Cars (Part 2) from the 1919 Car Builders' Dictionary 1975 7.50  
37 Industrial Locomotives and Foreign locomotives from the 1930 Locomotive Cyclopedia 1975    
38 Buildings & Structures of American Railroads 1893 (Part 6) 1975    
39 Freight Cars,1892 by William Voss (Part 2) 1976    
40 Locomotive Cabs & Fittings (Part 1) from the 1927 Locomotive Cyclopedia   8.51  
41 Locomotive Cabs & Fittings (Part 2) from the 1927 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia      
42 Passenger Cars from the 1919 Car Builders Dictionary 1976   11.99
XX Index Vol. 1-42 1975    
43 Diesel & Oil Electrics From Westinghouse (1930) & Ingersoll-Rand (1936) 1976    
44 Locos from Baldwin Logging Loco Cat 1913 & Locomotive stoker Cat 1919      
45 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) Part 1 from the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1976 5.00  
46 Flats, Gondolas, and Hoppers (Part 1) from the 1931 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1976 5.00  
47 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) (Part 2) from the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1976    
48 Hoppers, Industrials, Lettering (Part 2) from the 1931 Car Builders' Cyclopedia 1976 5.00 5.77
49 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) Part 3 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1976 5.77  
50 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) Part 4 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1976    
51 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) Part 5 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1976    
52 Steam Locomotives from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia (Part 1)      
53 Steam Locomotives from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia (Part 2)      
54 Bridges & Trestles taken from Various Maintenance Cyclopedias 1977    
55 Freight & Passenger Cars (Part 1) from the 1898 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia   5.00  
56 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Steam) Part 6 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1977    
57 Freight & Passenger Cars (Part 2) from the 1898 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia   5.00  
58 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Diesel) Part 7 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer      
59 Freight & Passenger Cars (Part 3) from the 1898 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 1977 5.00  
60 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Diesel) Part 8 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer      
61 Box, Stock & Reefers (Part 1) from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1977    
62 Flats, Gondolas & Hoppers (Part 2) from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1977    
63 Dump Cars, Tanks, Cabooses & Passengers (Part 3) from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1977    
64 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Diesel) Part 9 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer      
65 Passengers, Postals and Motor Cars (Part 4) from the 1925 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 1978    
66 Locos of the 40's & 50's (Electrics & Turbines) Part 10 from the 1941 Loc[omotive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway Mechanical Engineer 1978    
67 Motor Passenger Cars and Construction Details (Part 5) from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1978    
68 Passenger Details, Trucks & Industrials (Part 6) from the 1925 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 1978    
69 Locomotive Photos (Part 1) from the 1912 Locomotive Dictionary      
70 Gondolas & Hoppers (Part 2) from the 1943 Car Builders' Cyclopedia 1978 8.00  
71 Hoppers, Tanks, Containers & Cabooses (Part 3) from the1943 Car Builders' Cyclopedia 1978 8.77  
72 Locomotive Drawings & Boilers (Part 2) from the 1912 Locomotive Dictionary      
73 Freight & Passenger Cars, Shops & Terminals, 40s & 50s, (Part 1) from the Railway Mechanical Engineer 1978    
74 Smoke Boxes, Stokers, Valve Gears & Trucks (Part 3) from the 1912 Locomotive Dictionary      
75 Cabooses and Freight Car Construction Details (Part 4) from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia 1978 8.00 12.50
76 Cow Catchers, Cabs & Fittings, plus Tenders Part 4 from the 1912 Locomotive Dictionary      
77 Freight Car Construction Details, Underframes & Brakes (Part 5) from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia     12.50
78 Electric Locos & Motor Cars (Part 5) from the 1912 Locomotive Dictionary   11.51  
79 Freight & Passenger Cars, Shops & Terminals, 40s & 50s, (Part 2) from the Railway Mechanical Engineer      
80 Locos of the 40’s and 50’s (Part 11) from the 1941 Loco[motive] Cyc[lopedia] and Railway mechanical Engineer   4.99  
81 Freight Car Const. Details, Safety Appliances & Trucks (Part 6) from 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia      
82 Boilers (Part 3) from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
83 Freight Car Construction Details, Industrial & Export Cars (Part 7) from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia      
84 Smoke Boxes & Stokers (Part 4) from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
85 Freight & Passenger Cars, Shops & Terminals, 40s & 50s, (Part 3) from the Railway Mechanical Engineer      
86 Motor Cars & Passenger Construction Details (Part 8) from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia      
87 Frames, Cylinders & Valve Gears (Part 5) from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
88 Passenger Construction Details & Interior Fittings (Part 9) from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia      
89 Pistons & Trucks (Part 6) from the 1919 Locomotive Cyclopedia      
90 Freight & Passenger Cars, Shops & Terminals, 40s & 50s, (Part 4) from the Railway Mechanical Engineer      

 

Transport History Monographs, published by the Society of Freight Car Historians, ISSN 1049-1422
Issue #1 CP Rail Freight Car Pictorial (Published as FCJ #37), 1991
Issue #2 Reefers (Published as FCJ #44), 1992
Issue #3 David Casdorph: Modern Freight Cars - A Photo Anthology, 1992
Issue #4 David Casdorph: Modern Piggyback Trailers, 1992
Issue #5 David Casdorph: Intermodal Transport Pictorial & Review 2, 1994
Issue #6 David Casdorph: Catalog of Modern Plastics Cars, 1994
Issue #7 David Casdorph: Domestic Containers, 1994
Issue #8 David Casdorph: Box Cars Since 1983, 1994
Issue #9 David Casdorph: CSX Freight Car Review, 1994
Issue #10 David Casdorph: Modern 45 ft Railroad Trailers, 1994
Issue #11 David Casdorph: On Conrail 52ft Gondolas, 1994
Issue #12 David Casdorph: Tank Containers USA, 1994
Issue #14 David Casdorph: Railbourne Highway Trailers, 1995

 

Railway Locomotive Historical Society Bulletins "Railway History"
Number Subject Low High
32 Harlan & Hollingsworth    
46 Cylindrical Steel Car Co.    
47 Cylindrical Steel Car Co.    
64 Private Car Companies (list)    
65 Betts, Harlan & Hollingsworth    
97 Delaware Car Wks?    
103 Barnum & Richardson / Pittsburgh & McKeesport Loco Wks.   17.50
122 Barnum & Richardson    
123 Eaton & Gilbert / Gilbert Bush & Co. / Gilbert Car Co.    
128 Many builders of USRA cars    
138 White's Car Builders    
139 More Car Builders (expanded list)    
141 Ramsey's Car Truck Shifting Device    
152 Bethlehem Steel    
157 Expanded list of Car Builders    
162 Ramapo Iron Works    
172 McKeen    

08 December 2005
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