Call The Big Hook

Published by Golden West, 1984

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Seller: Phoenix Books/Joanne's Used Books, Los Banos, CA, U.S.A.Phoenix Books/Joanne's Used Books

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Call the Big Hook by Dougherty, Samuel Golden West Books, 1984,m unstated ed. ISBN: 0870950878 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Clothe cover is clean, dust jacket shows slight signs of wear, with a small tear front otherwise clean. The Big Hook is the order given to the dispatcher when a train derails. This is the huge crane that railroads use to set right trains that have fallen off tracks, turned over or derailed in some way. Dougherty started as a section laborer working his way up to Road Forman. Several years of various Road Forman jobs lead to his being named Superintendent of Safety, Rules and Training and in that position for the Denver and Rio Grande he worked many times with the Big Hook. Great train wreck photos, stories of wrecks and how the mess was cleaned up using the Big Hook. B&W photos and illustrations, Glossary, two index's, 256 pages.

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Title
Call The Big Hook
Author
Dougherty Samuel
Publisher
Golden West
Publication year
1984
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
Good
Book Type
Book
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Unstated.
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Phoenix Books/Joanne's Used Books is a small traditional open shop located in Central California. We carry both NEW & USED. We specialize in Central California History, Magic Titles and have a large collection of regional and other cookbooks.

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