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Book looks to be 100 years old. No author or publisher info. Maybe published privately or by a rail company. About using AC current instead of Direct current for electric traction. Leather and cloth cover. Beautiful B/W illustrations throughout detailing every part, including track. Some illustrations black, white and red. Illustrations are woodcut or ink drawings. Great detail. Each section numbered individually, book is 1.5 inches thick. Graphs. Tables. Chapters: Electric-Railway Systems; Methods of Supplying Current, Line and Track, Line Calculations, Motors and Controllers, Electric-Car Equipment, Multiple-Unit Systems, Design of Alternating-Current Apparatus, Power Transformation and Measurement; Transformers and Transformer Connections. Examination questions at the end of each chapter.