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Gerald M. Best (1895–1985)

Author of Nevada County Narrow Gauge

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Works by Gerald M. Best

Nevada County Narrow Gauge (1972) 35 copies
Ships and narrow gauge rails; the story of the Pacific Coast Company (1981) 35 copies
Snowplow: Clearing Mountain Rails (1966) 33 copies
The Ulster And Delaware: Railroad Through The Catskills (2000) 28 copies
Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific (1969) 25 copies, 1 review
Mexican Narrow Gauge (1968) 18 copies
Promontory's locomotives (1980) 13 copies
Railroads of Hawaii: Narrow and standard gauge common carriers (1978) 12 copies
Minisink Valley express,: A history of the Port Jervis, Monticello & New York Railroad and its predecessors, (1956) 11 copies
Sugar Trains; Narrow Gauge Rails of Hawaii (1973) 9 copies
Locomotives of the Dickson Manufacturing Company: Their history,reproduction of an 1885 illustrated locomotive catalog, and roster of locomotives erected by the company between… (1966) 7 copies
Central American Holiday: A Guide to the Railroads of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico 4 copies
The Pacific Coast Company (1997) 3 copies
Bulletin n° 94 - Locomotives of the Southern Pacific Company (1956) 3 copies
The Western Railroader, vol. 26, Issue 280 - San Bernardino Valley Steam Dummy lines 2 copies
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Associated Works

The Last Spike is Driven (1969) — Contributor — 21 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Fall 1969) (1969) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Birthdate
1895
Date of death
1985
Gender
male
Education
Cornell University
Occupations
electrical engineer
Organizations
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, 1932-1985
Places of residence
Port Jervis, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New York, USA

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Iron Horses to Promontory by Gerald M. Best
Donated by Jim & Dorothy Rheinlaender
Mar 23, 2014 (Edited)
intres252 reviews
The Western Railroader, vol. 38, Issue 415 - revised roster of the California Pacific Railroad by Gerald M. Best
Another roster by the Famous author G.M. Best, but only 5 pages length, others pages are news.
Sep 4, 2011French

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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