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Book Synopsis American Narrow Gauge Railroads by : George W. Hilton
Download or read book American Narrow Gauge Railroads written by George W. Hilton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive, illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. It documents a long-gone era, bringing to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace. The basic facts and information on the subject are heavily illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, presented in an encyclopedia format.
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge in the Rockies by : Lucius Morris Beebe
Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Rockies written by Lucius Morris Beebe and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a nostalgic 100 year Journey through the Rocky Mountains aboard the narrow gauge railways that snaked through them.
Book Synopsis American Narrow Gauge by : John Krause
Download or read book American Narrow Gauge written by John Krause and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land by : Richard Dunn
Download or read book Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land written by Richard Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge in Ohio by : John W. Hauck
Download or read book Narrow Gauge in Ohio written by John W. Hauck and published by West Winds Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An American Classic by : Robert T. Royem
Download or read book An American Classic written by Robert T. Royem and published by Limelight Pr/Royem Photography. This book was released on 1995 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Little Book Cliff Railway by : Lyndon J. Lampert
Download or read book Little Book Cliff Railway written by Lyndon J. Lampert and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis West Virginia Narrow Gauge, Mann's Creek Railway by : Ron Lane
Download or read book West Virginia Narrow Gauge, Mann's Creek Railway written by Ron Lane and published by TLC Publishing (CT). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Birth of California Narrow Gauge by : Bruce A. MacGregor
Download or read book The Birth of California Narrow Gauge written by Bruce A. MacGregor and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. The topic is approached through an unusual lens: the history of the relatively small but extraordinarily inventive contracting and engineering firm of the brothers Thomas and Martin Carter. The Carters were able to reduce the cost and complexity of light railroad construction to the point where local narrow gauge lines could initially compete with the state’s notorious railroad monopolies. Pioneering a mobile manufacturing operation that could supply locally funded short lines with rolling stock (which traditionally came from East Coast manufacturers), the Carter Brothers began with a line to serve Salinas Valley wheat farmers, desperate to achieve an independent means for conveying their crops to the wharf in Monterey. The narrow gauge railroad that resulted was an act of political and economic defiance, but ultimately a hopeless assault on the "Octopus"—the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. Rallying around the example set in Monterey, a narrow gauge movement in California flourished in the mid-1870s, with the rapid launching of five more companies—the North Pacific Coast, the Santa Cruz Railroad, the Santa Cruz & Felton, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, and the South Pacific Coast—all of which drew on the Carter Brothers for manufacturing and engineering. Soon, Thomas and Martin Carter were not only selling railroad supplies and engineering to all six short lines, but had won management positions with the strongest, the South Pacific Coast. Until personal and financial disaster overtook them in 1880, the Carters were at the forefront of not just a new business, but a new technology.
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge Modelling in 009 Scale by : Bob Barnard
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Modelling in 009 Scale written by Bob Barnard and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 009 scale, which is used to represent narrow gauge lines of 2ft to 2ft 6in, is experiencing a steady growth in popularity and trade support. This new book explains issues of scale and gauge for narrow gauge models, considers the origins of 009 scale, and identifies some of its pioneers. It outlines the diverse range of prototype narrow gauge railways in Britain and overseas, along with some of the different traditions and practices adopted in different parts of the world. The book covers: how to select a subject to model based on experience and models available; construction of a compact prototypical 009 layout, its locomotives and rolling stock; control and signalling of layouts; layout maintenance and improvement and the challenges of exhibiting models; how to share experience with like-minded modellers. A comprehensive and informative book, that provides a detailed insight into railway modelling techniques in the 009 scale, and is fully illustrated throughout with 256 colour, 16 black and white photographs and 43 diagrams.
Author :Mallory Hope Ferrell Publisher :Heimburger House Publishing Company ISBN 13 :9780911581614 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (816 download)
Book Synopsis Nevada Central by : Mallory Hope Ferrell
Download or read book Nevada Central written by Mallory Hope Ferrell and published by Heimburger House Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deluxe narrow gauge volume traces the amazing story of this three-foot-gauge railroad that ran through the heart of the great American Basin. Built to carry the commerce of rich silver and gold strikes, the Nevada Central struggled against tremendous odds for six decades. Often called “a line in the sand,” the 93-mile-long rail route ran between Battle Mountain, where it connected with the Central Pacific, in a southwesterly direction to Austin, Nevada. Most of the rail was 35# iron; the struggling railroad line crossed 66 timber trestles between its end points. The railroad began construction in 1879 to help open up the vast and virtually unpopulated area of the Silver State. Running through some of the most barren and remote high desert sagebrush and mountain country in the West, the Nevada Central rolled down through the years with much of its original equipment, mainly because it could never afford to purchase anything newer. The line was finally abandoned in December of 1937 and was sold for scrap the next year. The narrow gauge equipment that forms a major part of the California State Railroad Museum collection came from the Nevada Central. In 1938, the late Disney artist Ward Kimball purchased the Nevada Central’s 1881-built #2 Mogul for $400. The former Sidney Dillon was transported to the orange grove where Ward and his wife, Betty, were building a new home. The locomotive joined a former Carson & Colorado coach, and Ward’s railroad collection started to grow. For author Ferrell, a former combat fighter pilot, this is his 20th book about railroads. He has been called the best-loved narrow gauge railroad author in the United States. The Virginia native has authored hundreds of railroad articles and won dozens of awards with his exquisite models. Ferrell’s picture collections of railroads and the Old West number well over 150,000 prints. Ferrell says his research on his latest book included “mixing with cowboys, sheepmen, ranchers and thirsty miners at Austin’s (Nevada) Golden Club Saloon, and listening to their stories of the real Old West.”
Author :Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. Publisher :Railroads Past and Present ISBN 13 :9780253060297 Total Pages :352 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (62 download)
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge in the Tropics by : Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr.
Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Tropics written by Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. and published by Railroads Past and Present. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II. During the mid-19th century under colonial rule, the Dutch East Indies experienced enormous increases in production of sugar, coffee, and other commodities, resulting in a great dilemma: How were these goods to be moved to port when wagons hauled by animals was the only available form of transportation? The solution was to build a railway network through some of the most challenging terrain on the planet. Lavishly illustrated, Narrow Gauge in the Tropics explores technical aspects of the construction of the railways over difficult terrain, the origin of the technicians who made the seemingly impossible happen, and the social impact of the railways on the indigenous population.
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge East from Denver by : John C. Newell
Download or read book Narrow Gauge East from Denver written by John C. Newell and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge by : John Tigges
Download or read book Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge written by John Tigges and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge in the Americas by : JAMES. WAITE
Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Americas written by JAMES. WAITE and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full color 120 page hardback photographic album by renowned photographer James Waite of the narrow gauge railway lines of the American continents in the 21st century. The reader is taken on an illustrated journey across North America from New England in the east to the West Coast, and then south through Central America and on into South America; journey's end being in Patagonia, at the southern tip of Argentina. Features many lesser-known lines, as well as the popular Cumbres & Toltec and Durango & Silverton operations.
Book Synopsis Narrow Gauge Album by : Patrick Bruce Whitehouse
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Album written by Patrick Bruce Whitehouse and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis El Dorado Narrow Gauge by : Mallory Hope Ferrell
Download or read book El Dorado Narrow Gauge written by Mallory Hope Ferrell and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
