This is a used hardback book in ACCEPTABLE CONDITION—from a smoke-free environment. The photo you see is of the actual item you will receive.  Please feel free to ask any questions you have about this listing.

LET’S OPERATE A RAILROAD – by L.E. Roxbury. 

Being a textbook on operational aspects of railroading and of the men who perform the fascinating job, with a measures of railroadiana inserted.

High-Iron Publishers, Warwick, Virginia - ©1957 – Library of Congress No. 57-12311 – 352 pages – the book measures approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ¾.

Fascinating and well-written guide to how railroads operated in 1950’s when his book was published. Covers every aspect of yard operations, road operations and train dispatching with many stories and anecdotes woven in that inform as well as amuse. Appendices cover operating rules, train order rules, and a glossary of terms. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings.

The book is in acceptable condition; normal reading wear; binding intact; the dust jacket flaps are taped inside the front cover and the front end page, the tape securing the flaps has age discolored; name written inside front cover - text pages unmarked--no writing, no underlining, no highlighting; pages are age discolored; book is cocked; the spine is faded; corners bumped; top and bottom of spine bumped; no jacket; normal shelf wear.  100% functional copy.

 G&M stock #2fe(5carl23)