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  1. Rick A

    Need ID on Railroad tool

    I came across this at a railroad museum in Wakefield, NH. Someone thought it was a ballast tool. It's about 3 1/2 to 4 feet long. Any ideas?
  2. Rick A

    Vintage Tools and MAchines

    Here are some old catalogs of tools and machines from the turn of the century.
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    The world's rail way 1894

    The world's rail way : a facsimile of the 1894 edition by Pangborn, J. G. (Joseph Gladding), 1844-1914 https://archive.org/details/worldsrailwayfac00pang_0/page/n1/mode/2up?q=locomotive+wheels
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    THE 4 CARBONDALE D&H ROUNDHOUSES

    THE 4 CARBONDALE D&H ROUNDHOUSES S. Robert Powell PHD
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    American Railway Shop Systems 1904

    American Railway Shop Systems 1904 by Walter Gilman Berg https://archive.org/details/americanrailway00berggoog/page/n6/mode/2up?q=railroad+machine+shops
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    Locomotive building 1911

    Locomotive building 1911 by Flanders, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970 https://archive.org/details/locomotivebuildi00flanrich/page/n3/mode/2up?q=valve+gears+and+cylinders
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    A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE 1830-1880

    A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE 1830-1880 Ed. An excellent technical review of early engines - a valued addition to any collection. Copied hereafter are sections dealing with locomotives built during Hopkin Thomas' time; Garrett & Eastwick, the Nonpariel, anthracite coal utilization...
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    RAILROADS AND BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1800's

    The Railroads could often be very controversial. Here are a few articles about that controversy. Sleeping Public circa 1870: A cartoon showing people sleeping under railway lines while a farmer tries to warn them of an approaching train whose coaches are labelled, Consolidation-Train...
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    GROWTH OF THE LOCOMOTIVE 1905

    1905 Railway and locomotive engineering article: "Growth of the locomotive"
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    1909 Machine for testing rails

    From the 1909 edition of Railway and Locomotive Engineering
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    Development of valves and valve motion 1906 Railway Locomotive article

    Two articles about valves and vale motion from 1906 editions of Railway Locomotive magazine.
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    ERECTING A LOCOMOTIVE 1899

    An article about erecting a locomotive engine form an 1899 edition of Locomotive Engineering. (Note: the photos go on much longer than the article itself)
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    Mining and compressed air locomotives 1908

    The 1908 edition of COMPRESSED AIR journal ran a few articles about underground mining and the use of locomotive engines, coal mine vacuum cleaners, and other machines run off of compressed air. Different.
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    OUTLINE HISTORY OF LOCOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT 1923

    The Outline History of Locomotive Development from a 1923 Railway and Locomotive Engineering journal.
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    VINTAGE RAILROAD PHOTOS

    VINTAGE RAILROAD PHOTOS Great old Railroad pictures. This time from a 1922 Railway & Locomotive Engineering journal.
  16. Rick A

    TANK CAR GAS STATIONS

    Found this on another site. Really cool gas station that incorporates a tank RR car. Anyone ever seen one? https://kip49x.smugmug.com/History/Gas-Stations/TANKAR-GAS-STATION-Richmond-VA/
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    The evolution of the American railroad system 1893

    The evolution of the American railroad system 1893 In 1893, Joseph Nimmo Jr delivered an address at the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Here's the paper and a bit about his life. Joseph N. Nimmo Washington, June 15. - Joseph N. Nimmo, LL.D., statistician and economist, died at his home...
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    Car builders' dictionary 1913

    Car builders' dictionary; definitions and illustrations of American railway cars, their parts and equipment; 1913 by Master Car Builders' Association; Wright, Roydon Vincent, 1876-1948, ed; Loudon, Andrew Charles, 1883- ed...
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    The engineer's encyclopædia 1893

    The engineer's encyclopædia: containing a history of the discovery and application of steam, with its practice and achievements from the earliest period to the present time .. by Winton, John G; Millar, W. J. (William J.), joint autho r 1893...
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    Railway track and track work 1908

    Railway track and track work 1908 by Tratman, E. E. R. (Edward Ernest Russell), b. 1863 https://archive.org/details/railwaytracktrac01trat/page/n7/mode/2up?q=interurban+turntables




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