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Iowa Railroads

Author : Frank Pierce Donovan (Jr.)
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 9780877457237
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Iowa Railroads written by Frank Pierce Donovan (Jr.) and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What began as a study of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway stretched into more than a dozen contributions on Hawkeye state railroad topics. By 1969 Donovan had examined Iowa's “Little Three”: Chicago Great Western, Illinois Central, and Minneapolis & St. Paul as well as the state's “Big Four”: Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. In addition to these seven core carriers, Donovan covered the state's less prominent railroads: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; and Union Pacific and Wabash. Moreover, he contributed an issue on Iowa's principal interurbans, most of which survived into the 1950s as electric-powered freight-only short lines. In uniting Donovan's articles into a single volume, Iowa Railroads provides the most complete history of Iowa's rail heritage.

Iowa's Railroads

Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Iowa's Railroads written by H. Roger Grant and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich photographic record of Iowa's railroad history

Iowa's Railroads

Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253013763
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Iowa's Railroads written by H. Roger Grant and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive history of the railroads of Iowa, featuring over four hundred black-and-white photographs. At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume to Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state as well as the symbiotic relationship Iowa and its rails shared. With more than four hundred black-and-white photographs, a solid inventory of depots and locations, and new information that is sure to impress even the most well-versed railfan, this detailed history of the state’s railroads—including the Chicago & North Western, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, and the Iowa Northern—will be an essential reference for railroad fans and historians, artists, and model railroad builders. “Iowa’s Railroads is a solid visual introduction to the railroad history of the state.” —Industrial Archeology “With more than 400 black and white photographs, an inventory of depots and locations, and new information that will please railroad fans, [Iowa’s Railroads] will be an essential reference for historians, fans, and model railroad builders.” —Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment,2010 “This excellent volume is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in Midwest railway history.” —The Michigan Railfan, March-April 2010 “Grant and Hofsommer, both native Iowans and respected railroad historians, have mined a wide variety of public and private photo collections, and the result is a visual feast of Iowa’s railroad experience.” —The Annals of Iowa, 69, Number 2

Report of Committee on Railroads of the Senate, Nineteenth General Assembly, Iowa, as Per Resolution of Senate No.4..

Author : Iowa. General Assembly. Senate. Committee on Railroads
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of Committee on Railroads of the Senate, Nineteenth General Assembly, Iowa, as Per Resolution of Senate No.4.. written by Iowa. General Assembly. Senate. Committee on Railroads and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report - Iowa State Commerce Commission

Author : Iowa State Commerce Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report - Iowa State Commerce Commission written by Iowa State Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth report is accompanied by "Map and profiles of Iowa railroads, 1881".

Early History of Iowa Railroads

Author : Hobart Cecil Carr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early History of Iowa Railroads written by Hobart Cecil Carr and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland

Author : Don L. Hofsommer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253345158
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (451 download)

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Book Synopsis Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland by : Don L. Hofsommer

Download or read book Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland written by Don L. Hofsommer and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland offers a comprehensive examination of railroads in Iowa from the introduction of the iron horse to the present. It is more than a study of a single, albeit significant American state. Hofsommer superbly relates local events to the national picture. His is a 'one-of-a-kind' volume." —H. Roger Grant, author of Follow the Flag: A History of the Wabash Railroad Company In the time of jet airplanes and interstate highways, the Internet and e-commerce, it is difficult to comprehend and appreciate the impact that railroads had on Iowa's landscape—in terms not just of transportation service and economic development, but of political, social, and cultural linkage as well. Railroads helped to define the character of America, and that certainly was the case in Iowa. Pioneer lines penetrated the interior from established Mississippi River communities during the state's early railroad era, and later opened up huge tracts for agricultural opportunity as well as urban development. A wide-ranging survey of Iowa's railroad experience, Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland offers a snapshot of a fascinating and critically important element in the state's history, and emphasizes the tight symbiotic relationship between Iowa and its railways. Packed with more than 250 photographs, this is a thorough and engaging book.

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:

Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners

Author : Iowa State Commerce Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners written by Iowa State Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth report is accompanied by "Map and profiles of Iowa railroads, 1881"

Statistical Abstract of Iowa Railroads (supplement to Railroad Assessment Report)

Author : Iowa. Executive Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Statistical Abstract of Iowa Railroads (supplement to Railroad Assessment Report) written by Iowa. Executive Council and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending ...

Author : Iowa. Board of Railroad Commissioners
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending ... written by Iowa. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

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.

Iowa Railroads

Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609380134
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Iowa Railroads written by H. Roger Grant and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What began as a study of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway stretched into more than a dozen contributions on Hawkeye state railroad topics. By 1969 Donovan had examined Iowa's “Little Three”: Chicago Great Western, Illinois Central, and Minneapolis & St. Paul as well as the state's “Big Four”: Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. In addition to these seven core carriers, Donovan covered the state's less prominent railroads: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; and Union Pacific and Wabash. Moreover, he contributed an issue on Iowa's principal interurbans, most of which survived into the 1950s as electric-powered freight-only short lines. In uniting Donovan's articles into a single volume, Iowa Railroads provides the most complete history of Iowa's rail heritage.

Railroads of Dubuque

Author : John Tigges
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738539577
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book Railroads of Dubuque written by John Tigges and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Dubuque, settled on the west side of the Mississippi River in 1833, has historically been home to four major railways and numerous trolleys and passenger trains. Dubuque's railroad legacy was precipitated by local resident John Plumbe Jr., "the Father of the Transcontinental Railroad," who proposed a transcontinental railroad in 1838 and promoted the idea throughout the Midwest. The Illinois Central Railroad first reached the east bank of the Mississippi in 1855, followed by the Milwaukee Road, the Chicago and Great Western, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroads. This book uses rare photographs and historical text to chronicle the development and heyday of these four pioneering railways, as well as Dubuque's many trolleys and its two funicular railroads. While the glory days of Dubuque's railroads may have passed, the legacy they brought to the city lives on, and is evident in the Fourth Street Elevator, which remains the world's shortest, steepest railroad.

Annual Report

Author : Iowa. Railroad Commissioners
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by Iowa. Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota

Author : Jim Angel and Ashley Mantooth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467102881
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota written by Jim Angel and Ashley Mantooth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.