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  • Life’s Wisdom
    Jay Winn
    I have always been intrigued by the power of words. In the course of my engineering and manufacturing career I was fortunate to have a mentor who taught me about the use of vocabulary and how the precise application of just the right word made a difference when expressing a particular thought. I especially appreciated it when a small selection of words came together to make a t...
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    15,10 €

  • Utica Railroads 1950-2010
    Jay Winn
    I was introduced to railroads at an early age, accompanying my grandfather on many trips to visit different railroad locations but most often in the Utica, NY area. So began a lifelong enthusiasm for railroads that has lasted nearly seven decades. During all of that time I continued to pursue my passion for railroads over much of the eastern U.S. but the majority of my time was...
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    17,40 €

  • 50 Years Ago.... A look Back at Two Great Railroad Towns
    Jay Winn
    I have been a serious railfan since the early 1960’s and over the last 6 decades I have traveled to a lot of places and had numerous memorable experiences while following my passion for trains. This book is a collection of my railroading memories of Binghamton, NY and Altoona, PA that looks back to a time roughly 50 years ago. This book is all about the places, the incide...
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    12,63 €

  • InSites
    Jay Winn
    In 1964 fresh out of college with an Associate’s Degree (AAS) I entered the engineering business as a Designer/draftsman for a small startup consulting engineering company. However, after getting an opportunity to do some field work, I was hooked and refocused my career in that direction. What started as a small consulting company grew over the years through merger and acquisit...
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    12,84 €

  • Delaware & Hudson Railway Beware of Sharks
    Jay Winn
    The Delaware and Hudson Railway’s brief love affair with a pair of old Baldwin 'Sharknose' Diesels reads like a Fairy Tale. Purchased new by the New York Central in 1951, traded in to GE and left for dead in 1966, resurrected by the Monongahela Railway in 1967, sent once again to a scrapper in 1972, yet again saved from a scrapper in 1974, elevated to celebrity status by the De...
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    10,84 €

  • In Search of Historic Railroad Sound
    Jay Winn
    This is the story of one man’s obsession with historic railroad sound. How he got started, how he evolved and where he ended up. It is the story of a growing passion for historic preservation of a little known and rarely considered subject.... Railroad sound. It is my story and I share it here for information and entertainment.Jay Winn 2017 ...
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    10,70 €

  • Grandfather, Oneonta & Me
    Jay Winn
    This is an upgraded second edition of this book. it is a 60 year history of the the Delaware & Hudson Railroad at Oneonta, NY. The author was introduced to railroads through visiting the Oneonta yards and shops with his Grandfather in the 1950’s. This fascination continued for 6 decades. This book records the author’s personal experiences watching trains at Oneonta over the nex...
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    15,20 €

  • Trackside Tales
    Jay Winn
    An anthology relating a number of personal railroad adventures. The author delves into his memory describing in detail incidents and adventures acquired during some 60 years as an ardent railfan. ...
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    12,85 €

  • SMALL TOWN / BIG TOWN
    Ira Jay Winn
    HOW DO WE CONFRONT OUR LOVE-HATE AFFAIR WITH CITIES? A professor of urban studies retires and moves from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo, a university town on the central coast of California. New friends get him embroiled in local issues of city growth and development, and he becomes a contributor to a 'Greenview' column in...
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    13,40 €