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Book Synopsis Riding Denver's Rails by : Kevin Pharris
Download or read book Riding Denver's Rails written by Kevin Pharris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1872, the Mile High City embraced a new way to get around and eventually boasted one of the largest streetcar systems in the nation. Enjoy the varied stops the transit system made as it grew along with the city, from the early horsecars of the Denver Horse Railroad Company and the steam-powered Colfax Avenue Railway to the running cable cars of the Denver Tramway and the electric trolleys of the South Denver Cable Railway Company. Though the last of the city's streetcars were pulled from service in the 1950s, Denver continues to expand its modern public transportation system with today's growing Light Rail. Join Denver historian Kevin Pharris on a tour of the city's glorious transit past as well as the modern improvements that are getting people onto the rails once again.
Book Synopsis Trains, Buses, People by : Christof Spieler
Download or read book Trains, Buses, People written by Christof Spieler and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit—rail or bus rapid transit. Nearly all of them are talking about expanding. Yet discussions about transit are still remarkably unsophisticated. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service (not the technology that delivers it), all kinds of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places. Christof Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone—regardless of training or experience—can identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun and accessible Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 47 metropolitan areas in the US that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. The best and worst systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. Using appealing visuals, Trains, Buses, People is intended for non-experts—it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. While the book is built on data, it has a strong point of view. Spieler takes an honest look at what makes good and bad transit and is not afraid to look at what went wrong. He explains broad concepts, but recognizes all of the technical, geographical, and political difficulties of building transit in the real world. In the end,Trains, Buses, People shows that it is possible with the right tools to build good transit.
Book Synopsis Union Station in Denver by : Rhonda Beck
Download or read book Union Station in Denver written by Rhonda Beck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 1, 1881, Denver's Union Station opened as the largest structure west of the Mississippi. The station welcomed people from all walks of life, from pioneers and miners to U.S. presidents and Buffalo Bill Cody--and even royalty from abroad. It served as the center point for transporting cargo to Denver before the rise in popularity of air travel. Due to revitalization efforts, Union Station is the centerpiece of the nation's largest transportation hub and the pride of the city. Author Rhonda Beck explores the history and stories behind one of the Mile High City's most iconic historic landmarks.
Book Synopsis The Ghostly Tales of Denver by : Shelli Timmons
Download or read book The Ghostly Tales of Denver written by Shelli Timmons and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost stories from the Mile-High City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Denver comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the state capitol and you may see a haunted head floating through the halls. Stop in at the Peabody-Whitehead mansion for any number of ghostly interactions. Or stroll along Market Street to see if the spirit of a young woman is again stealing people's shoes. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Book Synopsis Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Project, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Jefferson County by :
Download or read book Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Project, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Jefferson County written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Riding the Rails by : Errol Lincoln Uys
Download or read book Riding the Rails written by Errol Lincoln Uys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through letters and photographs, profiles teenagers who hopped the freight trains during the Great Depression in order to find adventure, seek employment, or escape poverty.
Download or read book Biking Iowa written by Bob Morgan and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "50 Great Road Trips and Trail Rides" by Bob Morgan - From cruising the flats to challenging climbs, Iowa has everything a cyclist could want. This is your guide to two-wheeled fun.
Book Synopsis US 36 Corridor Project, Denver, Colorado Metropolitan Area by :
Download or read book US 36 Corridor Project, Denver, Colorado Metropolitan Area written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis "Seeing Denver". by : American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company
Download or read book "Seeing Denver". written by American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Southeast Corridor Project, Denver by :
Download or read book Southeast Corridor Project, Denver written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Los Angeles Eastside Corridor Project by :
Download or read book The Los Angeles Eastside Corridor Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rolling Nowhere written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hopping a freight in the St. Louis rail yards, Ted Conover0́4winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award0́4embarks on his dream trip, traveling the rails with "the knights of the road." Equipped with rummage store clothing, a bedroll, and his notebooks, Conover immerses himself in the peculiar culture of the hobo, where handshakes and intoductions are foreign, but where everyone knows where the Sally (Salvation Army) and the Willy (Goodwill) are. Along the way he encounters unexpected charity (a former cop goes out of his way to offer Conover a dollar) and indignities (what do you do when there are no public bathrooms?) and learns how to survive on the road.But above all, Conover gets to know the men and women who, for one reason or another, live this life. There's Lonny, who accepts that there are some towns he can't enter before dark because he's black, and Pistol Pete, a cowboy who claims his son is a doctor and his daughter a ballerina, and Sheba Sheila Sheils, who's built herself a house out of old tires. By turns resourceful and desperate, generous and mistrusting, independent and communal, philosophical and profoundly cynical, the tramps Conover meets show him a segment of humanity outside society, neither wholly romantic nor wholly tragic, and very much like the rest of us.
Download or read book Colorado written by Thomas J. Noel and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thoroughly revised edition of the Historical Atlas of Colorado, which was coauthored by Tom Noel and published in 1994. Chock-full of the best and latest information on Colorado, this new edition features thirty new chapters, updated text, more than 100 color maps and 100 color photos, and a best-of listing of Colorado authors and books, as well as a guide to hundreds of tourist attractions. Colorado received its name (Spanish for “red”) after much debate and many possibilities, including Idaho (an “Indian” name meaning “gem of the mountains” later discovered to be a fabrication) and Yampa (Ute for “bear”). Noel includes other little-known but significant facts about the state, from its status as first state in the Union to elect women to its legislature, to its controversial “highest state” designation, elevated by the 2013 legalization of recreational cannabis. Noel and cartographer Carol Zuber-Mallison map and describe Colorado’s spectacular geography and its fascinating past. The book’s eight parts survey natural Colorado, from rivers and mountains to dinosaurs and mammals; history, from prehistoric peoples to twenty-first-century Color-oddities; mining and manufacturing, from the gold rush to alternative energy sources; agriculture, including wineries and brewpubs; transportation, from stagecoach lines to light rail; modern Colorado, from the New Deal to the present (including politics, history, and information on lynchings, executions, and prisons); recreation, covering not only hiking and skiing but also literary locales and Colorado in the movies; and tourism, encompassing historic landmarks, museums, and even cemeteries. In short, this book has information—and surprises—that anyone interested in Colorado will relish.
Download or read book Death Rides the Rail written by R.G. Yoho and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the advent of the U.S. Secret Service, Kellen Malone is called upon by the president to protect him from a ruthless and determined group of assassins, hell-bent on his destruction. Malone and Joe Clements team up as they ride across the Old West, putting themselves in harm’s way at every stop. See if Kellen Malone has what it takes to derail the assassination of President Grover Cleveland.
Book Synopsis Frommer's Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs by : Don Laine
Download or read book Frommer's Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs written by Don Laine and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2003-01-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously researched by an experienced husband-and-wife team, this handbook offers coverage of all three Rocky Mountain cities. Discover the best places to buy Western wear and Western art; the top restaurants, from downhome steakhouses to trendy brewpubs; and the best skiing, hiking, biking, and fishing in the glorious landscapes nearby.
Book Synopsis Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition by : Christof Spieler
Download or read book Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition written by Christof Spieler and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fully updated and expanded"--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Riding Denver's Rails by : Kevin Pharris
Download or read book Riding Denver's Rails written by Kevin Pharris and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-138) and index.
