U.S. RAILROAD BOOKS 1885-1941 - HISTORY - PUBLIC OPINION

Description: We are offering 3 books and a magazine/booklet relating to the history of railroads in the U.S. 1.) The Elements of Railroading. A Series of Short Essays Reprinted from the Railroad Gazette. By Charles Paine. Published by The Railroad Gazette, No. 73 Broadway, New York. 1885. (5 1/4" X 7 1/2"; 154 pages) Contents: Surveying and Construction; Real Estate and Records; Drainage; Main Track; Trackmen and Sidings; Stations; Shops and Engine-Houses; Telegraph Lines and Fences; Locomotives; Cars; The Movement of Freight; The Movement of Passengers; and Employees. **CONDITION** - Pages and binding are Excellent. Covers have wear at the corners and at top and bottom of spine (see images) 2.) Interstate Commerce Commission Fifth Annual Convention of Railroad Commissioners. April 1893. "Proceedings of Annual National Convention of Railroad Commissioners held at the Office of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C. April 19, 20, 1893. (6" x 9"; 103 pages) Railroad Commissioners from 19 states were in attendance. Reports of the Committees on - Reasonable Rates, with charts, showing Gross Earnings from Freight and Tons of Freight carried for the years 1870 to 1887 for six major railways; Safety Appliances (21 pages); Uniformity of Railway Accounts, including Demurrage Charges; and much more. Exact statements of the Commissioners and of the Chairman's responses and questions are included. The Chairman brings up the subjects of Uniform Classification of Freights, Statistics and Operation, Railway Capitalization and other subjects, asking questions of the Commissioners. Of course, there is way more information than we could possibly relay here. **CONDITION** - for the most part, in Excellent Condition. Title page has a small tear at the bottom which has been repaired with acid-free archival mending tape, and some soiling along the edge, otherwise pages are Excellent. Covers have minor corner bumps, and spine is sunned. 3.) Car Utility Magazine. Reg. U.S. Patent Office. Edited by Bruce V. Crandall, Chicago, Illinois. May Issue. Vol. IV, No. 1. 1918. With 11 photos throughout the magazine. An interesting little booklet on how freight was moved in the U.S. over 100 years ago. (5 1/4" x 8"; 20 pages) A magazine devoted to having each freight car in the United States do its part in expeditiously and economically moving the vast tonnage handled by the railroads of the country. Printed on front cover is "No car should be built with a bottom which is incapable of dumping a dumpable load, or which is incapable of carrying more than one class of freight". The magazine is devoted to the superior General Service Car for the transport of coal. There is a letter from the editor to Coal Mine Operators and Coal Dealers urging them to write a letter to Wm. G. McAdoo, Director General of the Railways, Washington D.C., stressing to him the necessity of making the General Service Car the standard in the industry. Crandell states that the government is preparing to buy a large number of coal cars and is considering purchasing hopper cars and gondola cars, and he describes the limitations and problems with unloading when using these cars, and the reasons why these cars cause railroads, shippers and consignees loss of money and time. Crandall gives details of the General Service Car's hinged doors on the floor for easy unloading, greatly minimizing the expense, time and labor required with other cars. He also, names many other money and time saving advantages of the General Service Car. Very interesting. **CONDITION** - Excellent. 4.) Railways and Public Opinion. Eleven Decades. By P. Harvey Middleton, Secretary Railway Business Association. Published by Railway Business Association, First National Bank Bldg., Chicago 1941. With 15 illustrations and maps. A record of public attitude towards rail transportation during the entire period of its existence in the United States. (6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; 169 pages) The front cover endpaper has a very nice bookplate of the original owner. In preparation for this book, the author had been given access to reports, letters, histories and documents of every kind in public and private libraries. He also was given cooperation of railway officials in every part of the country. **CONDITION** - pages and binding are Excellent. The covers are also excellent, with a little bit of discoloration on the gilding (see images)

Price: 95 USD

Location: Santa Clarita, California

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