SOUTH PACIFIC COAST (CA) by Bruce MacGregor, 1968, Hardbound, 280 Pages

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South Pacific Coast
" is subtitled "
An illustrated history of the narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad
" which ran from Oakland to Santa Cruz, California, is by Bruce A. MacGregor and was published and copyrighted in 1968 by Howell-North Books of Berkeley, California.  The Foreword states, "although most qualified observers considered the South Pacific Coast Railroad a highly dubious gamble, it turned out to be a sound and prudent investment... Moreover, the road served a useful purpose by making available the resources of an area that might otherwise have remained cut off from the rest of the country for years to come...the engineering, economic and political problems involved in planning, building and operating a short-line railroad during the most fiercely competitive period of California history."  The book is well illustrated with photographs, maps or line drawings on most pages.  The pictures above show the
actual
front and back covers, the inside front cover layout, the Contents page and eight other pages.  The Roster page is first of three pages.  The book has a hard cover with no dust jacket, measures 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 by 3/4 inches and is 280 pages long.  It was originally listed on Ebay for .
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The book is from the library of the Inland Empire Railway Historical Society / Inland Northwest Rail Museum (InlandNWRailMuseum.com), a non-profit in Reardan, Washington, who will receive all proceeds from this sale.