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Need a good book?

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Need a good book?
Posted by jlcjrbal on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:51 PM
looking for a good reading book on the Steam era.. engine types , modifications on different lines ets... LMK Joseph
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Posted by joseph2 on Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:41 PM
I can't help you.But perhaps if you post your question on a railfan forum someone might.At the top of the page where it says forum index,try the Classic Trains or the Trains forums. Joe G.
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Posted by willy6 on Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:05 PM
I found a good book at Books-a-Million titled "100 TRAINS 100 YEARS". Authors are Fredric Winkowski and Frank D. Sullivan.
Being old is when you didn't loose it, it's that you just can't remember where you put it.
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Posted by cacole on Friday, December 31, 2004 7:12 AM
One of the best is The Locomotive Cyclopedia, Volume 1, by the editors of Mainline Modeler Magazine. Hundman Publishing, Inc., 13110 Beverly Park Road, Mukilteo, Washington, 98275. ISBN No. 0-945434-25-1. Extremely detailed book with photos, blueprints, and descriptions of 44 different steam engines. Price: $59.95

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