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Issue No. 26: Railroad Preservation in a Nutshell

$19.95

Quick-and-easy illustrated guide to the history of railroad preservation in North America. Entries summarize the movement from 1828 to 2011, with examples ranging from the obvious to myriad intangibles. Also includes a gallery of young railroad photographers with an eye to preservation topics.

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48 pages, color and b/w

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←Issue No. 25: Axel Zwingenberger, James Valle and Jack Delano, Conference
Issue No. 27: Frank Lloyd Wright, Awards, Delano→

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