John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1953.  Hard cover, 483 pages including Appendix and Index.  Red cloth with gold lettering and rules on spine; a bit of corner and spine end wear; binding sound with head and tail bands.  Dust jacket has edge and cover wear, rubs and creases, some short edge tears, one repaired on verso; some losses.  Prior owner’s name inked on front pastedown which is mostly covered by inner jacket flap; remainder of interior clean and unmarked; age toning/spotting on front and rear endpapers and pastedowns.  Includes black & white photos, charts, tables and fold-out figures.  ‘… it is a complete treatment of location, construction, and maintenance, with the reasons for accepted practice and underlying theory presented whenever possible.  Emphasis is placed on principles, materials, and components of the railroad plant.  The over-all cost as a criterion is stressed throughout, …’ (from front flap)