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Tourist Trains 2017 Guidebook

Tourist Trains Guidebook, Sixth Edition describes 500 of the most popular train attractions, museums, and railroad vacation destinations in the U.S. and Canada. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Smoke Over Steamtown

Through Dennis A. Livesey’s camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA for over 100 years and helped build a nation. Continue reading

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Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition

A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical trip on the Polar Express to the North Pole . . . Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Florida’s Great Ocean Railway

The building of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway extension over water to Key West from 1905 to 1916 was a triumph of engineering and logistics. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told

The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told is about Henry Flagler & the building of FEC Key West Extension. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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The Majesty of Big Steam

Relive the romance and power of the steam locomotive era, the product of a century of continuous research and development. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Norfolk & Western Articulateds

Norfolk and Western once operated the largest fleet of articulated steam locomotives ever built. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Railroad Vision: Steam Era Images from the Trains Magazine Archives

This elegant volume celebrates the 75th anniversary of Trains Magazine, the premier publication in its field. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Guide to North American Steam Locomotives

The latest Guide to North American Steam Locomotives covers the fascinating history and development of steam locomotives in North American. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Huntington Steam Combo

You get two shows on DVD with this program! In the first show, Steam to Huntington, we see history made as three steam engines headed for the NRHS Convention in Huntington, West Virginia. Pentrex crews captured the action as the … Continue reading

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