I just saw one of my favorite all time books on EBAY.
It's called " Clear the Tracks" by engineer Joe Bromley, written in 1943, when he was in his late 70's.
about RR life in Central New York from the late 1800's / early 1900's.
It's on EBAY right now for $ 14.98 , Buy it now...and it has the dust jacket. Pretty hard to find that cheap, even without the dust jacket. There's a lot of humor, tragedies and a few pranks. Not really big on technical information and not an instructional book. What I love is that it's very descriptive of the environment and era related social life. This will appeal to all your senses and puts you right in the cab of an old steamer.
Maybe you've read it already..... but if you have any interest of RR from that era, it's a fun read.
Disclosure: I have no connection with the seller. Never had any contact with this person. I bought my copy years ago at a flea market.
It's called " Clear the Tracks" by engineer Joe Bromley, written in 1943, when he was in his late 70's.
about RR life in Central New York from the late 1800's / early 1900's.
It's on EBAY right now for $ 14.98 , Buy it now...and it has the dust jacket. Pretty hard to find that cheap, even without the dust jacket. There's a lot of humor, tragedies and a few pranks. Not really big on technical information and not an instructional book. What I love is that it's very descriptive of the environment and era related social life. This will appeal to all your senses and puts you right in the cab of an old steamer.
Maybe you've read it already..... but if you have any interest of RR from that era, it's a fun read.
Disclosure: I have no connection with the seller. Never had any contact with this person. I bought my copy years ago at a flea market.