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TRAINSSteam LocomotivesMaking Simple ModelSteam EnginesBray. Whether you’re a beginneror an experienced engineer, thisheavily illustrated, step-by-stepguide will show you how to constructminiature steam engines andboilers. Best of all, you’ll learn howto bring together an engine and a boiler to build asimple steam locomotive! 192 pages, 192 B&W photographsand diagrams, 7½"x 10",hardcover........................................#R02146C $ 44.95Building SmallSteam LocomotivesA Practical Guide to MakingEngines for the Garden GaugesJones. Learn how to build a smalllive steam locomotive! Featuringeasy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions,this heavily illustrated bookdemystifies the entire process for those with little orno previous experience, providing information on terminology,basic metalworking processes, machining,boilermaking, painting and finishing. 192 pages, colorphotographs and illustrations, 7¼"x 9½",hardcover........................................#R03623B $ 44.95Trevithick SteamLocomotive KitIn 1804, English inventor Richard Trevithick introducedthe world’s first railway locomotive. Replicatingthat design, this 1/38 scale, plastic kit features intricatemetal parts such as geared driving wheels and avalve gear, a coal car with a simulated load, adisplay base, and more....................#R91111C $ 24.95Locomotive BuildingThe Construction of a SteamEngine for Railway UseFlanders. Originally published in1911, this is the definitive text forthe construction of steamengines for railroad use. You’lllearn about locomotive systems –such as side rods, boilers,wheels, axles and driving boxes, frames and cylinders– and their functions, valve motion, and shop practiceswhile enjoying rare photographs and vintage diagrams.245 pages, B&W photographs and illustrations,8½"x11", softcover.............#R05313D $ 24.95Vintage SteamIn this collection of 10 vintage railroadfilms – re-mastered and restored fromoriginal 8mm and 16mm prints – fromthe U.S. and England, you get Days ofSteam: Collector’s Magazine; Days ofSteam: Across the Firth of Forth; FiveMidwestern Railroads: In the Days of Steam; NineElms Locomotive Shed; Steam Locomotives inAction on the Pennsylvania; Footplate Express;When Steam was King; The Flying Scotsman RunsAgain; Steam on all Regions; and Hudsons of theNew York Central. B&W and color, DolbyDigital, 1 hr. 46 min......................#RV3062D $ 19.95TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROADGolden Spike 4-4-0 SteamLocomotivesWearing the colorful paint schemes of the originals,these are the famous Union Pacific and CentralPacific locomotives that met at the completion of thetranscontinental railroad. Each HO scale model is8¼" long and each N scale model is 4" long.HO scale.................................................... $ 94.95 eachN scale....................................................... $ 76.95 eachCentral Pacific HO scaleN scaleJupiter.......................#R09261B.................#R99393BUnion Pacific 119......#R09188B.................#R99394BBoth 4-4-0 LocomotivesHO Scale.............#R09265N Reg: $ 189 Now: $ 149N Scale................#R98403N Reg: $ 154 Now: $ 114American ExperienceTranscontinental RailroadThis program takes you behind thescenes to examine one of the greatestengineering feats of the 19 th century:the building of the transcontinentalrailroad across America. You’ll explorehow greed, innovation and gritty determination builtthe line in only six years and how the meeting of theCentral Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads on May10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, unleasheda tidal wave of growth that transformed thenation. Color and B&W, 2 hours...#RV9253B $ 24.95The Coming ofthe Iron HorseJigsaw PuzzleFrank McCarthy. Athundering herd of bisonscrambles out of theway as an oncomingpassenger train led bya 4-4-0 American cutsa swath through thewestern frontier. This500-piece puzzle measures24"x 18" whenassembled.#R67124B $ 10.95Pegasus Passenger Train SetPurchase theSet – Save $ 40!Empire ExpressBuilding the FirstTranscontinental RailroadBain. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary’sdream to span the continent withtwin bands of iron, this book examinesthe building of the TranscontinentalRailroad as well as the principal players,the fortunes gained and lost, historical eventsthat impacted the building of the line, and more.816 pages, 32 pages of B&W photographsand maps, 6"x 9", softcover..............#R01402N $ 19.95Promontory Summit USGSBenchmark PaperweightMade of pewter, this replica of asurvey marker from PromontorySummit indicates the coordinatesand elevation where the golden spikewas driven to complete the transcontinentalrailroad on May 10, 1869. 3" diameter.Paperweight with FREE Book!....#R87204N $ 37.95Lapel Pin (1" diameter)....................#R06019C $ 8.95Purchase theSpike or Paperweight – Getthe Book Above FREE!GoldenSpikeReplicaReplicatingthe goldenspike thatcommemorated the completion of the firsttranscontinental railroad, which joined theCentral Pacific and Union Pacific railroadson May 10, 1869, this nickel and brass railroadspike is plated with genuine 22-karatgold and features authentic engravings,including “May God continue the unity ofour Country as this Railroad unites the twogreat Oceans of the world” on one side,“The Last Spike” on top, CP executive signatures,and others. 5½" long.Golden Spike w/FREE Book!#R87205N $ 36.95SpecialPurchase!Save $ 30Built in 1839 for Baltimoreand Ohio’s line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., theNorris 4-2-0 “Pegasus” raced along the first link in what wouldbecome the Northeast Corridor. Now, you can run your very ownPegasus-led passenger train with this complete, HO scale set!You get a Norris 4-2-0 steam locomotive with a powerful motor,an engineer figure and authentic “Pegasus” markings; a tender with a hand-tooled coal load; three vintage passengercars; a 47"x 38" oval of E-Z Track with realistic roadbed; a power pack/controller; a lifetime limitedwarranty; and more..............................................................................................#R95481D Reg: $ 129 Now: $ 994www.Histori.HistoricRail.comFax: F651-635-0700