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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Transcontinental written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon S. Chappell
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ISBN 13 : 9780918654465
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (544 download)
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Transcontinental written by Gordon S. Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1992-06-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Fischer
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781741153286
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (532 download)
Download or read book Transcontinental Train Odyssey written by Tim Fischer and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is both highly educational and a damn good read.' - Sam Burgess, OAM, former chairman Zig Zag Railway 'A fascinating view of railways throughout the world by an Australian railway do-er.' - Mike Mohan, formerly of US Railroader, Southern Pacific Railways and now ARG, Perth Join Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister of Australia and one of the country's best-known (and most energetic) train enthusiasts, on an entertaining and informative journey to the great railways of the world. From the early days of train travel to the heady international race to develop new railways to the inaugural journey of Australia's new Ghan, Tim explores the successes and the disasters of a mode of transport that still captures the imagination today. Here are tales from Tim's many hundreds of train trips around the world, colourful anecdotes about the characters he's met and the far-flung places he's visited, and descriptions of his twelve greatest stations in the world - as well as enough rail history and technical information to satisfy the most ardent trainspotter.
Author : John Westwood
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Pictorial History of Railroads written by John Westwood and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the railroads parallels the history of the United States and Canada. This pictorial history explores the early days of steam, the first transcontinental tracks, the robber barons, the luxury trains, and the decline of the railroads in recent years. 140 photos, 120 in color.
Author : Andrew Brandon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467128457
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Railroads of Nevada County written by Andrew Brandon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Central Pacific Railroad was the first railroad to enter Nevada County as it constructed eastward in 1865. At the base of the eastern slope of Donner Pass, the railroad established a construction camp, now known as Truckee, before following the Truckee River to the Nevada state line. Truckee became home to expansive locomotive facilities for helper locomotives on trains westbound over Donner Pass after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Through the end of the 19th century, additional railroads were constructed, bringing the outside world closer to the remote corners of the county. Railroads like the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Nevada County Traction Company served the gold rush-era boomtowns of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Lumber companies like the Towle Brothers and the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company brought rail into the forests and filled the demand for lumber throughout the region.
Author : W. Awdry
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781405203487
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine written by W. Awdry and published by Egmont Books (UK). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.
Author : David F. Myrick
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826311856
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (118 download)
Download or read book New Mexico's Railroads written by David F. Myrick and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From narrow-gauge lines to Amtrak, this railroad lover's book shows the importance of trains to New Mexico's heritage.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Dearborn Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780760305430
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives written by Brian Solomon and published by Dearborn Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wales to the modern steam-powered tourist trains of Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Colorado. Features coal-consuming behemoths and the men and women who keep them chugging along tracks that measure just two to three feet in width.
Author : Edwin Ferry Johnson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Trans-continental Railways of the United States written by Edwin Ferry Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Sommers and Roger Staab
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467127647
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Railroads of Placer County written by Arthur Sommers and Roger Staab and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though small in geographic size, Placer County is large in its rich history of railroading in California. This book covers 14 different railroads that did or still do exist in some association with Placer County. There were narrow-gauge and standard-gauge, long transcontinental, and short point-to-point railroads. Some railroads were fully contained within the county, and others just touched the county. Some railroads were short-lived operations, while others operated for decades. One railroad still functions today, undiminished after 150 years in service. This book is more than just a collection of photographs of locomotives; it provides the reader with a visual history of various aspects of the many railroads operating in Placer County over the years.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (222 download)
Download or read book Western Endeavour written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Crofutt's Trans-continental Tourist's Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ed Austin
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531675103
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (751 download)
Download or read book Oregonian Railway written by Ed Austin and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To those with an interest in railroad history in the United States, mention of the words "narrow gauge" may bring to mind the extensive three-foot-gauge railroads of Colorado and Utah or perhaps the famous two-foot-gauge lines in Maine. However, few would think first of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Nonetheless, between 1877 and 1893, an extensive narrow-gauge railroad developed in Oregon-- one that had aspirations of crossing the Cascade Mountains and connecting with the Central Pacific Railroad, thus giving Oregon its first access to the transcontinental railroad system. It is this railroad system, from its inception in 1877 to the present day, that Ed Austin explores herein.
Author : Walter R. Borneman
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316371793
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Iron Horses written by Walter R. Borneman and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "masterly" account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad (Douglas Brinkley) by the author of the bestselling The Admirals. After the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the United States was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In Iron Horses, Borneman recounts the rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way across the country. Borneman brings to life the legendary robber barons behind it all and also captures the herculean efforts required to construct these roads -- the laborers who did the back-breaking work, the brakemen who ran atop moving cars, the tracklayers crushed and killed by runaway trains. From backroom deals in Washington, DC, to armed robberies of trains in the wild deserts, from cattle cars to streamliners and Super Chiefs, all the great incidents and innovations of a mighty American era are made vivid in Iron Horses.
Author : Ed Austin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143964490X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book The Oregonian Railway written by Ed Austin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To those with an interest in railroad history in the United States, mention of the words "narrow gauge" may bring to mind the extensive three-foot-gauge railroads of Colorado and Utah or perhaps the famous two-foot-gauge lines in Maine. However, few would think first of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Nonetheless, between 1877 and 1893, an extensive narrow-gauge railroad developed in Oregon" one that had aspirations of crossing the Cascade Mountains and connecting with the Central Pacific Railroad, thus giving Oregon its first access to the transcontinental railroad system. It is this railroad system, from its inception in 1877 to the present day, that Ed Austin explores herein.
Author : Dale W. Jones
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143966983X
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Montana Rails written by Dale W. Jones and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 150 years, railroads have been transforming the Montana landscape, from Continental Divide peaks to windswept prairies. Steel rails arrived on May 9, 1880, when the narrow-gauge Utah & Northern reached Monida Pass south of Butte. At the zenith of rail line construction during the 1890s and early 20th century, all major transcontinental railroads crisscrossed Montana: the Union Pacific; Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q); Great Northern; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul (Milwaukee Road); and Soo Line. Through the years, many original railroads evolved into the Burlington Northern Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), and Montana Rail Link with unique short lines along the way. Though routes and operations have changed, the scenery of Big Sky Country remains the same. Take a journey across Montana rails, from the mountains to the prairies.
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382826453
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (828 download)
Download or read book written by and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
