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More Info Bridgton and Saco River, The
A technical and pictorial review. Part of the two-foot gauge series. (Maine)
b&w photos, line drawings of rolling stock
book : softcover


1987
2007.034.003 PF.0188.0155
More Info Narrow Gauge in the Rockies
Story of three-foot cars and engines on which an entire generation of the Colorado Frontier rode to golden destinies of riches and romance. Augmented by a matchless album of photographs by the masters in this field.
3rd printing
b&w photographs, maps & drawings.
book : hardcover, dust jacket in plastic cover


1958
2007.034.010 temp Store New Boardroom
More Info Narrow Gauge . . . Then and Now
A pictorial history of the Denver & Rio Grande Western (Colorado). By 1960 the Rio Grande narrow gauge (3 feet between the rails) was the most extensive steam operation left in the U. S.
Full page colour plates, col. photographs.
First printing.
Bibliography
book : softcover


1993
2007.034.031 PF.0188.0193
More Info Two Feet to the Lakes -- Bridgton & Saco River Railroad
Details the history,successes, problems and decline of this narrow gauge railroad.
b&w photgraphs, specifications, maps. index, bibliography.
book : hardcover, dustjacket


1993
2007.034.044 Library 92-061542
More Info Two Feet to Tidewater, Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway
History of Maine's only two-foot narrow gauge with oceanfront trackage. Covers financial adversity, disputes with the Maine Central, raging coastal blizzards, and the effect of the advent of the automobile.
First Edition.
b&w photographs, maps, scale drawings
book : hardcover


1987
2007.034.045 Library HE2791.W76647J66 1987
More Info In Search of the Narrow Gauge
Covers several foreign railways (South America, Asia) Looks at the difference between narrow gauge and miniature railways.
signed by the author: "To Don Isherwood with best wishes, Bob Whetham, November 16, 1996.
duplicate of CBK.1996.056.001
book : hardcover


1996
2007.033.023 Rare & Fragile Books TF675.W53 1996
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