The Railfan Chronicles Railroads Of Michigans Upper Peninsula 1975 To 2013

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The Railfan Chronicles, Railroads of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1975 To 2013

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781511621069
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Railroads of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1975 To 2013 written by Byron Babbish and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the last quarter of the 20th Century. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class 1 railroads. These books cover this period in photographs taken by the author. The railroads of Michigan's Upper Peninsula were traditionally "western" ones versus the "eastern" ones in the Lower Peninsula. Soo Line, The Milwuakee Road and Chicago & North Western Railroad operated in the "UP" along with shortlines Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad and Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad. The isolated and often hostile environment of the UP made the railroads up there work hard to earn their keep and survive. This book chronicles the UP railroads during the years from 1975, when things were still pretty much as they had been for years, to 2013 when most everything had changed since 1975. The evolution of the UP's railroads during this period are shown in both color and black and white photographs.

The Railfan Chronicles, Ann Arbor Railroad, Volume 1, 1975 To 1981

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502505934
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Ann Arbor Railroad, Volume 1, 1975 To 1981 written by Byron Babbish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the period from 1975 to 2000. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. Ann Arbor Railroad is the subject of this next book in The Railfan Chronicles. This is Volume 1 of our coverage of this unique Michigan railroad, looking at its operations from Toledo, Ohio across Michigan from 1975 to 1981. The Annie had an interesting mix of operations, including railroad carferries sailing across Lake Michigan and motive power which included three models of Alco locomotives. During this period it went from being a stand-alone railroad to one owned by the State of Michigan and operated by different contractors. All the changes occurring with the Annie during this time are seen in color and black and white photographs taken by the author.

The Railfan Chronicles, Short Lines of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, 1976 To 2000

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781503013872
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Short Lines of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, 1976 To 2000 written by Byron Babbish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the period from 1975 to 2000. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. These books cover this period in photographs taken by the author. Short Line Railroads of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is the topic of this book. Covered are most of the short line railroads formed after the creation of Conrail in 1976 when so many miles of former Penn Central track was abandoned by the new national railroad. Included is coverage on Michigan Northern Railway, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway, Huron & Eastern Railroad, Michigan Shore Railroad, Michigan Southern Railroad, Lenawee County Railroad, Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road, Charlotte Southern Railroad, Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Michigan Limestone and Chemical's railroad and two industrial railroads, Michigan State University's and Checker Motors Corporation's.

The Railfan Chronicles, Passenger Trains, Book 2

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500588762
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Passenger Trains, Book 2 written by Byron Babbish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the last quarter of the 20th Century. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. These books will cover this period in photographs taken by the author. This is Book 2 of our coverage of Passengers Trains and it is about tourist, dinner and special passenger trains in Michigan from 1975 to 2000. Included are long-gone tourist trains that operated throughout the state, four different dinner trains, special trains organized by railroad historical societies, trains that the author chartered for special occasions, presidential campaign trains and steam-powered excursion trains.

Detroit & Mackinac Railway, 1988 to 2000

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781501029530
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Detroit & Mackinac Railway, 1988 to 2000 written by Byron Babbish and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the last quarter of the 20th Century. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. These books will cover this period in photographs taken by the author.Detroit & Mackinac Railway is the subject of this next book in The Railfan Chronicles. This is Volume 2 of our coverage of this unique Michigan railroad, continuing where Volume 1 left off by looking at its operations in northern Michigan between the years 1988 and 2000. Not only did D&M travel through beautiful and sometimes harsh countryside on its two routes from Bay City to the tip of Michigan's lower peninsula, but also its locomotive roster consisted entirely of rare ALCO locomotives during this time frame. Both its original route that followed the Lake Huron shoreline and its newer, former Penn Central, route that ran up the middle of the State are covered. Also covered is D&M's affiliate, Central Michigan Railway, and its 1992 successor, Lake State Railway.

The Railfan Chronicles

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles written by Byron Babbish and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books covers in words and photographs by the author the last of the Alco and Baldwin locomotives running on railroads in Michigan from 1975 to 2000.

The Railfan Chronicles, Passenger Trains

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500290856
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Passenger Trains written by Byron Babbish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the last quarter of the 20th Century. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. These books will cover this period in photographs taken by the author. Passenger trains is the topic in this second series of books of The Railfan Chronicles and Book 1 is about Amtrak in Southeastern Michigan from 1974 to 2000.

The Railfan Chronicles, Conrail in Michigan, 1976 to 1999

Author : Byron Babbish
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505667950
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis The Railfan Chronicles, Conrail in Michigan, 1976 to 1999 by : Byron Babbish

Download or read book The Railfan Chronicles, Conrail in Michigan, 1976 to 1999 written by Byron Babbish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conrail had a major presence in Michigan, in particular in the southeastern part of the State including Detroit. This book chronicles Conrail in Michigan from its beginnings in 1976 (including some Penn Central coverage beforehand), through the transition of creating one railroad out of six bankrupt ones, to its coming of age and ending when it was purchased by two other railroads in 1999. Also covered are trips to Toledo, Ohio in the late 1970's and to Canada to see Conrail's operations out of St. Thomas and Windsor, Ontario. Color and black and white photographs from the author's collection of roster and action shots of Conrail locomotives and trains are used.

Three Men and a Forester

Author : Ian S. Mahood
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781550170160
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Three Men and a Forester written by Ian S. Mahood and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ian Mahood began his work for forestry magnate H.R. MacMillan in the 1950s, forest management was something less than a science. Mahood's pioneer silviculture methods were instrumental in changing the forest industry's approach to harvesting and crop management. From his early days of working as a sparkchaser on railway logging in the 1930s to stints as a Chief Executive Officer for top Canadian and international forest companies, Ian Mahood was a close inside observer of the forest industry. Now he brings his expertise to this biting indictment of a forest management policy gone astray. His story, a detailed examination of the industry spiced with personal anecdotes and incisive observations, questions the logic of the controversial Tree Farm Licence system.

Logging Railroads of the Adirondacks

Author : William Gove
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815607946
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Logging Railroads of the Adirondacks written by William Gove and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period of 1890-1950 marked the romantic era of steam power as the rails reached deep into the old growth of the Adirondack woods to harvest the timber crop. In this volume, not only does William Gove provide an in-depth history of railroad activity in the Adirondacks he also describes the logging methods used, the role of railroads in the logging industry, and the influence of the railroads on the condition of the Adirondack forest today. In addition, he addresses the political and economic forces determining the location and viability of logging railroads, villages, and the forest industry.

Logging Along the Moose River

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931271318
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Logging Along the Moose River written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Log Drives on the Connecticut River

Author : Bill Gove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931271080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Log Drives on the Connecticut River written by Bill Gove and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Norfolk & Western

Author : Mallory Ferrell
Publisher : Packages
ISBN 13 : 9780945434603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Norfolk & Western written by Mallory Ferrell and published by Packages. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building Chicago's Subways

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467129380
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Building Chicago's Subways written by David Sadowski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the elevated Chicago Loop is justly famous as a symbol of the city, the fascinating history of its subways is less well known. The City of Chicago broke ground on what would become the "Initial System of Subways" during the Great Depression and finished 20 years later. This gigantic construction project, a part of the New Deal, would overcome many obstacles while tunneling through Chicago's soft blue clay, under congested downtown streets, and even beneath the mighty Chicago River. Chicago's first rapid transit subway opened in 1943 after decades of wrangling over routes, financing, and logistics. It grew to encompass the State Street, Dearborn-Milwaukee, and West Side Subways, with the latter modernizing the old Garfield Park "L" into the median of Chicago's first expressway. Take a trip underground and see how Chicago's "I Will" spirit overcame challenges and persevered to help with the successful building of the subways that move millions. Building Chicago's subways was national news and a matter of considerable civic pride--making it a "Second City" no more

Railroad Wrecks

Author : Edgar A. Haine
Publisher : Associated University Presses
ISBN 13 : 9780845348444
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Railroad Wrecks written by Edgar A. Haine and published by Associated University Presses. This book was released on 1993 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book recounts the most serious railroad accidents worldwide from 1853 to the present time. Relevant specifics of these disasters have been researched and summary narratives written. The central purpose of this volume is to record the horrendous details surrounding railroad calamities and, more importantly, to investigate, analyze, and derive beneficial knowledge about wreck causes and deduce corrective courses of action, setting forth successful principles of accident prevention that might be useful and applicable in rail operations everywhere. The ultimate purpose therefore has been to determine universal railroad safety doctrines, the application of which will lessen the frequency and severity of future rail accidents and thereby reduce death tolls, passenger and employee injuries, and the attendant financial and material losses." "Covered herein in concise form are the accounts of 70 major rail disasters in the United States and 111 train catastrophes in various foreign countries. Included for quick reference are two tabulations showing pertinent particulars for all the railroad disasters treated in this volume. The reader, if he peruses this long list of wreck narratives, will acquire a unique understanding of the widespread incident of rail accidents and, perhaps, arrive at a personal judgment on how to best further the noble cause of accident prevention. Certainly, he will gain an eye-opening view of the dreadful scope of the long-term operational misfortunes that have plagued the mighty "Iron Horse."" "More than one hundred photographs taken at the scenes of the accidents illustrate this volume." "A substantial introduction elucidates the history of railroading in relation to death-dealing mishaps, operating safeguards, railroad personnel, the human factor, the grade crossing dilemma, rail unions and worker discipline, safety research efforts, code of railroad working rules, alcohol and drug problems, the Harriman safety awards, the legendary rail cabooses, and accident prevention guidelines." "The eleven-part appendix includes a historical/statistical review of safety on the United States railroads and reports on the horrendous Louisville & Nashville Railroad hazardous materials spillage at Crestview, Florida, on 8 April 1970. Also summarized are the rail accident prevention philosophies practiced on four foreign railway systems."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Chicago Trolleys

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467126810
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Trolleys written by David Sadowski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's extensive transit system first started in 1859, when horsecars ran on rails in city streets. Cable cars and electric streetcars came next. Where new trolley car lines were built, people, businesses, and neighborhoods followed. Chicago quickly became a world-class city. At its peak, Chicago had over 3,000 streetcars and 1,000 miles of track--the largest such system in the world. By the 1930s, there were also streamlined trolleys and trolley buses on rubber tires. Some parts of Chicago's famous "L" system also used trolley wire instead of a third rail. Trolley cars once took people from the Loop to such faraway places as Aurora, Elgin, Milwaukee, and South Bend. A few still run today.

Chicago's Lost "L"s

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439672911
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Chicago's Lost "L"s written by David Sadowski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's system of elevated railways, known locally as the "L," has run continuously since 1892 and, like the city, has never stood still. It helped neighborhoods grow, brought their increasingly diverse populations together, and gave the famous Loop its name. But today's system has changed radically over the years. Chicago's Lost "L"s tells the story of former lines such as Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Kenwood, Stockyards, Normal Park, Westchester, and Niles Center. It was once possible to take high-speed trains on the L directly to Aurora, Elgin, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The L started out as four different companies, two starting out using steam engines instead of electricity. Eventually, all four came together via the Union Loop. The L is more than a way of getting around. Its trains are a place where people meet and interact. Some say the best way to experience the city is via the L, with its second-story view. Chicago's Lost "L"s is virtually a "secret history" of Chicago, and this is your ticket.