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Fresno, Coalinga & Monterey Railroad

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Description: "To those unfamiliar with the advantages to be derived from the construction and operation of the Fresno, Coalinga and Monterey Railroad, we offer for your careful attention and consideration the following facts pertaining to the route, population, scenic beauty, immense products of the soil, commercial industries, freight, passenger, express and mail business, that will pay tribute to the road."--Introductory, page [1].
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1911]
Call number: 644361
Creator: Fresno, Coalinga and Monterey Railroad Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: From the library of Donald Duke.

Erie Railroad : its beginnings, 1851

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"This book is dedicated to friends of the Erie Railroad to mark the centennial of an important event in the railroad's history...This was the linking in 1851 of the Great Lakes and the Sea by railroad. Part one is a shortened version of an address by Mr. Robert E. Woodruff, Chairman of the Board of the Erie Railroad...The second part brings the reader up to date on the modern Erie"--from foreword.

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Map showing the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in Montana, Idaho and in part of North Dakota and in part of Eastern Washington, reaching from Dickinson, North Dakota to Ritzville, Eastern Washington

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Alt. title from cover. Verso text mentions the Census of 1890 and the increase in population since then. Verso goes to great lengths to entice land buyers to the region. Green shading denotes the Land Grant of the N.P. Railroad. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company contract

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Contract for Benjamin H. Latrobe to extend the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Harper's Ferry, through the Cumberland Gap.

mssHM 84061

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Geographically Correct Map of the United States issued by Union Pacific Railroad

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A map to show the various Army camps, Airbases, and Naval bases at the start of World War II, and how the Union Pacific connected to many of them. Submaps: Union Pacific Railroad connecting lines over Atlantic Ocean; Union Pacific Railroad connecting lines over Pacific Ocean. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Map showing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with other rail roads executed or in progress throughout the United States

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Notes giving the best face to Baltimore and this rail road as the best route west from the East Coast. This map is very fragile and will come apart if lifted. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Carriers Exhibit No. 1 Case 970 Et Al.; California Railroad Commission, January 7, 1926

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A joint railway proposal to build Union Station on Alameda St. although it was built north of the proposed location at 5th St. and Alameda. Two maps, one a photocopy of the proposal, the other a bird's-eye view in the proposal."(12-22-25)" Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Photocopy.

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