North American Railroads
North American Railroads

Author: Brian Solomon

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2014-10-15

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1627885579

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This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is also accompanied by one or more fact boxes offering details on the railroads' geographic scope, hardware, and freight and passenger operations. Spanning more than a century and a half, this giant compendium of “fallen flags,” Class I behemoths, classic regional carriers, and transportation icons is sure to become the go-to compendium for railfans of all stripes.

My Amityville: Memories of a Golden Time
My Amityville: Memories of a Golden Time

Author: Doug Robinson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-01-29

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1387554654

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Memories of living in Amityville, Long Island, New York during the 1950s and 60s including short biographies of Amityville residents and activities of the author, Doug Robinson, including school, sailing, fishing, tennis and the author's group of close friends.

Red Flags
Red Flags

Author: Ed Goldberg

Publisher: Uncial Press

Published: 2012-09-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1601741448

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Lenny Schneider is hired to protect a client from vague threats delivered with cut-and-paste notes. In the process, he discovers a plot to kill seemingly-random victims connected only by old age. Schneider finds a possible motive in the contents of a long-dead writer's journal, and gets caught in the web of a fifty-year old political vendetta having its roots in the anti-communist hysteria of the 1940s and 1950s. Then he realizes that all the deaths involve the color red. As he closes in on the truth, his whole life is threatened with extinction, and the Red Scare ceases to be only a term in the history books.

Revisiting the Long Island Rail Road
Revisiting the Long Island Rail Road

Author: David Keller

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005-08-10

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1439632480

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Planned and chartered on April 24, 1834, the Long Island Rail Road commenced operations in 1836 to provide a route to Boston. Stretching 110 miles east of New York City, the Long Island Rail Road has been the backbone of population growth and suburban development for over a hundred years. Electrification was begun on the Long Island Rail Road in 1905. Whether it was commuter, freight, or special trains, third-rail operations played a major role in the Long Island Rail Roads development as well as the people, places, and industries it served. This book offers an insiders view of the Morris Park shops and photographs of the varied passenger operations found on the Long Island Rail Road.