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The Hook & Eye

Author : Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816644971
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book The Hook & Eye written by Donovan L. Hofsommer and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the colorful history of the Iowa Central Railway and its valuable contributions to the development of the upper Midwest, chronicling the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the railroad and assessing its relationship with its customers, its influence on the state's agricultural and industrial commerce, and more.

Early History of Railroads in Iowa

Author : George Ware Stephens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Early History of Railroads in Iowa written by George Ware Stephens and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rock Island Line

Author : Bill Marvel
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253011310
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Rock Island Line written by Bill Marvel and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the rich history of the legendary railroad that spanned the American Midwest in this beautifully illustrated volume. Beginning operations in the mid-nineteenth century, the Rock Island Line served farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market. Rock Island’s celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop. For most of its existence, the Rock battled competitors much larger and richer than itself. When it finally succumbed, the result was one of the largest business bankruptcies ever. Today, as its engines and stock travel the busy main lines operated by other carriers, the Rock Island Line lives on in the hearts of those whom it employed and served.

Iowa's Last Narrow-Gauge Railroad

Author : John Tigges
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738541181
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Iowa's Last Narrow-Gauge Railroad written by John Tigges and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When talk began circulating in 1848 about the importance of railroads, the people of Cascade grew anxious. Without direct access to navigable rivers other than the Mississippi over 36 miles away, their community could very well fade from existence. They needed a railroad as soon as possible. The idea raced forward, with the backing of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company, or "the River Road," which ran along the western bank of the Mississippi River and passed through Bellevue. Their hopes and dreams became reality in a three-foot-gauge line 31 years later, in 1879. In 1880, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway purchased the River Road, which included the narrow-gauge branch line to Cascade. Overjoyed at having a larger entity involved, anticipation for the widening of the rails to standard gauge grew quickly. This book relates the story from the beginning to its abandonment in 1936. Today Bellevue and Cascade survive as thriving small towns and are economically healthy. Despite the fact that 70 years have passed since the last spike was pulled, many people know of and recall Iowa's last narrow-gauge railroad.

Alaska Railroad

Author : Barton Jennings
Publisher : Techscribes, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780984986668
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Alaska Railroad written by Barton Jennings and published by Techscribes, Incorporated. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Seward to Fairbanks, this book describes the route of the Alaska Railroad past and present, plus the sights and wildlife that have fascinated visitors for more than 100 years. This book includes detailed route guides for the Alaska Railroad, information about the history of the railroad, the history of Alaska, and current railroad operations.

Regional Railroads of the Midwest

Author : Steve Glischinksi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610604956
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Regional Railroads of the Midwest written by Steve Glischinksi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nothing Like It In the World

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743203173
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.

Early History of Railroads in Iowa

Author : George Ware Stephens
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781342424112
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Early History of Railroads in Iowa written by George Ware Stephens and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Story of the Western Railroads

Author : Robert E. Riegel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Western Railroads written by Robert E. Riegel and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 23, 1852, the first train on the first railroad west of the Mississippi River steamed proudly from St. Louis to Cheltenham—the immense distance of five miles. In that moment of exaltation, writes Robert Edgar Riegel, "flags waved, bands played, and orators prophesied the flowering of the West under the beneficent influence of the steam locomotive. For once the orators were right. An epoch was marked. Twenty-five years earlier the musical whistle of the locomotive was as yet unheard in the United States. Twenty-five years later steel tracks spanned the continent from New York to San Francisco." In this account of the railroad conquest of the United States, the author is primarily concerned with the western phase of the story. He follows the Iron Horse west through Indian trouble, labor difficulties, civil war, and farmer disillusionment to the completion of the western railroad net. All aspects of the subject—financial, industrial, engineering, as well as the development of railroad regulation—are covered in this classic work.

Chicago & North Western Railway

Author : Tom Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616731540
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Chicago & North Western Railway written by Tom Murray and published by . This book was released on with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time it was merged into the Union Pacific in 1995, the Chicago & North Western was one of the nations oldest surviving railroads, a testament to the Midwestern stoicism with which it had gone about its business since 1859. This illustrated history chronicles how C&NW emerged from a collection of regional carriers to become a strategic link between eastern railroads and the West. Author Tom Murray traces the railroads expansion as it extended secondary lines throughout the Midwest. He also explores C&NWs joint ownership of UP passenger trains and describes how the railroad answered challenges from regional rivals with the "400" series of passenger trains. As fascinating as the story are the hundreds of accompanying illustrations--historical photographs, archival images, route maps, and period print ads. The result is an entertaining and informative history of an iconic Midwestern railroad--a narrative that spans the decades from the 1850s to the 1990s and takes in steam and diesel motive power, freight and passenger operations, and all the key characters, events, and deals that figured in the Chicago & North Westerns rise and eventual demise.

Lost Buxton

Author : Rachelle Chase
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467124389
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Lost Buxton written by Rachelle Chase and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated coal mining town, established by Consolidation Coal Company in 1900. At a time when Jim Crow laws and segregation kept blacks and whites separated throughout the nation, Buxton was integrated. African American and Caucasian residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side. The company provided miners with equal housing and equal pay, regardless of race, and offered opportunities for African Americans beyond mining. Professional African Americans included a bank cashier, the justice of the peace, constables, doctors, attorneys, store clerks, and teachers. Businesses, such as a meat market, a drugstore, a bakery, a music store, hotels, millinery shops, a saloon, and restaurants, were owned by African Americans. For 10 years, African Americans made up more than half of the population. Unfortunately, in the early 1920s, the mines closed, and today, only a cemetery, a few foundations, and some crumbling ruins remain.

Early Reminiscences

Author : Janet Maughan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Reminiscences written by Janet Maughan and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the Illinois Central Railroad

Author : John F. Stover
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book History of the Illinois Central Railroad written by John F. Stover and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1975 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

Author : Sarah Hopkins Bradford
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman written by Sarah Hopkins Bradford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1869 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman: By SARAH H. BRADFORD. [Special Illustrated Edition]

Chicago and the Illinois Central Railroad

Author : Clifford J. Downey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738550749
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Chicago and the Illinois Central Railroad written by Clifford J. Downey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headquartered in Chicago, the Illinois Central Railroad was known as the "Main Line of Mid-America," as it was a major railroad cutting through the middle section of the United States with two major routes: the Main Line, which ran south out of Chicago toward New Orleans, and the Western Lines, which ran west toward Iowa. The Illinois Central Railroad had eight major freight yards in Chicago, which in 1937 handled nearly two million freight cars. It was also well known for its passenger service and operated some of the finest passenger trains: the Green Diamond, the all-Pullman Panama Limited, and the City of New Orleans. Chicago and the Illinois Central Railroad covers the railroad's operations within the city of Chicago, plus the outlying suburbs, from the late 1800s to 1960. It explores, through vintage photographs, the passenger and freight trains, suburban trains, locomotives, shops and repair facilities, and people that made the railroad function.

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Author : Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816651310
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway written by Donovan L. Hofsommer and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session

Iowa State Gazetteer, Embracing Descriptive and Historical Sketches of Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages; ... to which is Added a Shippers'Guide and a Classified Business Directory ... Compiled and Edited by J. T. Hair

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Author : James T. Hair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Iowa State Gazetteer, Embracing Descriptive and Historical Sketches of Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages; ... to which is Added a Shippers'Guide and a Classified Business Directory ... Compiled and Edited by J. T. Hair written by James T. Hair and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: