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  • OAKLAND MODEL 6-44 Pontiac Oakland Motor Car Company (192
    175.00
    Condition of this soft cover catalogue is near fine with slight wear to corners and spine ends, some rusting to staples. 28 pages with photos.Softcover book size is 7 1/4" x 10 1/4".
    Original 1923 sales catalogue from Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac Michigan for the 6-44 model. Oakland was a division of General Motors.
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  • THE STANDARD ENGINE FOR YACHTS, LAUNCHES AND WORKING BOATS Jersey City, NJ Standard Motor Construction Co. (1915)
    100.00
    Staple-bound catalogue in good- condition with edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some dampstaining to left side of front cover and to the back cover, small stain back cover, a bit of wrinkling to some pages.
    48 pages with illustrations.    Softcover staple-bound catalogue, size is 6 1/4" x 9 1/4".
    Original 1915 catalogue from the Standard Motor Construction Company for yacht, launches, and working boat engines. Scarce.
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  • OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
    24-RL LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT
    WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY
    1950     Wilmerding, PA Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1950
    20.00
    Condition for this card covered book is good+ with some wear to covers, some edge wear, slight wear to spine ends, a bit of tearing around the staples of the last foldout name in pen on the title page.
    106 pages with illustrations and 6 pages of foldouts in the back.    Card covers cloth spine manual, size is 4 3/4" x 7".
    Original 1950 manual from the Westinghouse Air Brake Company covering their "24-RL" brake equipment.
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  • ENGINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL
    NO. 252B For MODEL 567B ENGINES
    GENERAL MOTORS LOCOMOTIVES     La Grange, IL Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Corp. 1950
    30.00
    2nd editionVinyl binder is in very good+ condition with slight scuffing to covers, slight edge wear, some wear to spine ends.
    Pagination is by each section (approx 100+ pages) with illustrations.    Small vinyl covers binder, size is 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" .
    Original 1950 manual from General Motors Locomotives cover model 567B engines.
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  • NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
    RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE OPERATING DEPARTMENT     No place Norfolk & Western Railway Co. no date (ca. early 1960s
    30.00
    Original hardcover book in very good+ condition, someone has written in black marker "N & W" on the spine, slight wear to covers, Norfolk and Western Railway Company label label inside front cover (binding could be their binding as well).
    219 pages with illustrations.    Hardcover, size is 4" x 5 3/4".
    1960s rules and regulations from the Norfolk and Western Railway Company from their library.
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  • SAFETY RULE OF THE WEEK
    TRANSPORTATION 1990
    CSX TRANSPORTATION     No place CSX Transportation 1990
    10.00
    Soft cover book in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    19 pages.    Staple-bound booklet, size is 4" x 6".
    Safety rule for each week of 1990 from CSX Transportation.
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  • ONTARIO STEAM AND ANTIQUE PRESERVERS ASSOCIATION
    15TH ANNUAL
    1975 STEAM-ERA
    SOUVENIR PROGRAMME     (Milton, ON) no publisher 1975
    25.00
    Condition for this book is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    24 pages with photos.    Book size is 6" x 9 1/2".
    Original 1975 program for the 1975 Steam-era antique Tractor gathering in Milton Ontario.
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  • TORONTO ISLAND AIRPORT STUDY PROGRAMME
    STUDY 3 - ALTERNATIVE AVIATION USES IMPACT STUDIES
    PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
    MARCH 1977     (Toronto) Toronto Area Airport Projects (1977)
    40.00
    Condition of this spiral bound book is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, former owner names on front cover in pen.
    Unpaginated, approx 250 pages with maps and a few photos.    Plastic spiral bound card cover book, size is 8 1/2" x 11".
    Toronto Island Airport report on the effects on the environment (noise pollution, air pollution).
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  • DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING MANUAL NO. 2310
    for FREIGHT-PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE MODELS F7 AND FP7     General Motors Diesel Ltd. 1951
    30.00
    Condition for this wire-bound softcover book is fair with wear to covers, wear to edges and corners, some stains to back cover, some wear and tears to spine ends.
    Unpaginated (each section page numbered individually, approx 75+ pages), with illustrations.    Wrappers spiral bound, 4 3/4" x 7 3/4".
    Original General Motors Canada Emginemen's Operating Manual for the Model F7.
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  • (Cover title:) HERITAGE
    MASSEY FERGUSON
    OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTY YEAR     (Canada) Massey Ferguson (1972)
    25.00
    Softcover book as "WITHDRAWN" stamp from reference library on back cover (small) otherwise is in near fine condition with slight edge wear.
    48 pages with photos and illustrations (colour & b/w).    Softcover book, size is 8" x 11".
    A photo history of Canadian tractor and agricultural machinery manufacturer.
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  • NO. 6-SL BRAKE EQUIPMENT FOR SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVES
    THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY     New York New York Air Brake Co. 1954
    25.00
    Card covers with cloth spine in about very good condition, with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some light scuffing wear to covers.
    132 pages with illustrations plus 11 foldouts.    Card covers with cloth spine manual, size is 5" x 7 1/4".
    Original air brake manual from the New York Air Brake Company.
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  • CP RAIL
    CS 44 GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (Canadian Pacific Railway)     No place CP Rail 1981
    17.50
    Vinyl binder is in near fine condition, with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners.
    Pagination is by each section (approx 100+ pages) with illustrations.    Vinyl binder, size is 4" x 6 1/2"
    Original railway manual from Canadian Pacific.
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  • NO. 8-ET LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT
    WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY     Wilmerding, PA Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1943
    30.00
    Card cover book with cloth spine in near fine condition, with slight edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends.
    204 pages with illustrations and 12 fold-outs in the rear.    Card covers cloth spine manual, size is 4 3/4" x 7".
    Original Westinghouse Air Brake Company manual.
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  • UNION STATION - TORONTO
    1927 - 1977
    50TH ANNIVERSARY     (Toronto) no publisher 1977
    22.50
    Condition for this brochure is fine with slight wear to corners.
    4 pages of text, inside back cover has text-only ads from Union Station tenants.     Brochure, staple bound, size is 7" x 9 3/4".
    Brochure celebrating the 50th anniversary of Toronto's Union Station, owned and operated by the Toronto Terminals Railway Company.
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  • TRAINING MANUAL FOR GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES La Grange, IL Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Corp. 1952
    25.00
    Plastic spiral bound book in good only condition with wear to front cover, wear to edges and corners, soiling to back cover.
    69 pages with illustrations.    Size is 5" x 8".
    1952 edition for the General Motors Diesel Locomotive.
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  • NO. 6-BL BRAKE EQUIPMENT FOR SWITCHING AND BRANCH LINE LOCOMOTIVES
    THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY
    1953     New York New York Air Brake Co. 1953
    25.00
    Condition for this card covered book is good+ with some wear to covers, some edge wear, slight wear to spine ends, a bit of tearing around the staples of the last foldout.
    140 pages with illustrations and 12 pages of foldouts in the back.    Card covers cloth spine manual, size is 5" x 7".
    Original 1953 manual from the New York Air Brake Company covering their "6-BL" brake equipment.
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  • (CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY, BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD) SWITCHING INSTRUCTIONS... No place (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., ...) 1964
    10.00
    Booklet is in about very good condition with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some light creasing to back cover.
    8 pages.    Booklet size is 4" x 6".
    Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad booklet on switching instructions.
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  • CHESSIE SYSTEM OPERATING RULES No place Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., 1969 1969
    20.00
    Softcover book in about very good condition with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends,
    168 pages with illustrations.    Book size is 4 1/4" x 7".
    Original 1969 manual from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
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  • FREIGHT BRAKE EQUIPMENTS "AB" TYPE
    CLEANING AND LUBRICATING INSTRUCTIONS
    REPAIR TRACK MAINTENANCE     Wilmerding, PA Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1954
    20.00
    Softcover book with wire spiral binding in good+ condition, some soiling to covers, some wear to corners and spine ends, name on front cover.
    56 pages with illustrations.    Softcover book with wire spiral binding, size is 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".
    Manual from Westinghouse Air Brake Company on the "AB" Brake type.
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  • AIRPORTS OF TORONTO (Toronto) Toronto Board of Education no date (ca. 1961)
    25.00
    Booklet condition is fine.
    8 pages with a few photos.    Booklet size is 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"
    Toronto Board of Education publication for schools on the airports of Toronto, circa early 1960s.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 151 / January 1964     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1964
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and slight darkening along and near spine.
    20 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: the Reading Railroad's Crusader, CNR 5093, Railways of the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 158 / September 1964     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1964
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in about very good condition with some wear and some scuffing to covers.
    24 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Montreal Streetcars 900 Class; the PGE is a Different Railway; Railways of the Eastern Townships of Quebec - United Counties Railway and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 193 / November 1967     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1967
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and some darkening along and near spine, slight curling to corners.
    24 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: War Time Cars; St. Andrews and Quebec Railway and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 242 / March 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers.
    32 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Completion of the European and North American Railway in October 1871; Some Notes on CP RAIL 3000 Series, and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 240 / January 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers.
    36 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Railways in Western Australia; Kingston Locomotive Works 1850-1969; and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 230 / March 1971     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1971
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers.
    32 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: 1970 Report of the Canadian Railway Museum; and various association reports and records.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 249 / October 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers, slight curl along spine.
    32 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Quebec Train Ferry of 1914; and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 247 / August 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good+ condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers.
    28 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Abitibi Paper Company's Number 70 Shay Locomotive; CN's "Brutes"; William R. Casey; and more.
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 251 / December 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in very good+ condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers.
    28 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: Declining Rail Service in Southern Quebec 1961-1971, and more
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  • CANADIAN RAIL
    Number 248 / September 1972     Montreal Canadian Railroad Historical Association 1972
    15.00
    Journal, in wrappers, is in about very good condition with some wear and some scuffing and soiling to covers, some wear to corners.
    28 pages with photos.    Journal size is 6" x 9".
    Official journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. This issue contains articles on: North to the Yukon; and more.
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