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Author : Donald Ray Floyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Role of Narrow-gauge Railroads in California's Transportation Network written by Donald Ray Floyd and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald R. Floyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book California Narrow Gauge written by Donald R. Floyd and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Barton Turner
Publisher : Oso Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781931064026
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (64 download)
Download or read book California High Country Narrow Gauge Railroads written by George Barton Turner and published by Oso Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : California Central Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)
Download or read book California Central Narrow Gauge Railroad Company Transit Notes for the Red Bluffs Division written by California Central Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce A. MacGregor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804735506
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (355 download)
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.
Author : P. R. Griswold
Publisher : American Traveler Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558381216
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Railroads of California written by P. R. Griswold and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California offers travellers a gold mine of railroad points of interest. California has it all: narrow gauge, logging railroads, cable cars, trolleys, interurbans, light rail, main line limiteds, model railroads, historic depots, museums, tourist railroads, and mountain passes. California railroads began in the dark days of the Civil War. Californians have developed numerous railroad museums and tourist railroads that recall the state's wonderful railroad history, making this a true rail fans paradise.
Author : George Barton Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Nostalgia written by George Barton Turner and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 168 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.
Author : Walter Rice
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738555911
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)
Download or read book Rails of California's Central Coast written by Walter Rice and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diversity is the prime characteristic of the California Central Coast's many rail operations. Readers will be attracted by the varying scope of Central Coast--Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties--rail systems. They range from local horsecar services and the narrow-gauge electrified plant railroad that served the Santa Cruz Cement Company at Davenport to the Southern Pacific Railroad's Coast Line and its engineering marvel Cuesta Grade, highlighted by the world-famous horseshoe curve. Local streetcar systems and long-ceased regional railroads are part of the area's rail legacy. Rare historic images blended with contemporary photography chronicle the region's railways from times past to the present.
Author : Kenneth E. Westcott
Publisher : Benchmark Publications, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780961546748
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (467 download)
Download or read book The Pacific Coast Railway written by Kenneth E. Westcott and published by Benchmark Publications, Limited. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ables Bray Dickinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods written by Ables Bray Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history covers the lifetime of a small but important California railroad and ferry line which once transported thousands from San Francisco each year north across the bay into Marin County and beyond. The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a common carrier narrow gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) and which rebuilt the southern section into a standard gauge electric railroad. The NPC operated in the northern California counties of Marin and Sonoma that carried redwood lumber, local dairy and agricultural products, express and passengers. The NPC operated almost 93 mi (150 km) of track that extended from a pier at Sausalito (which connected the line via ferry to San Francisco) and operated northwest to Duncans Mills and Cazadero (also known as Ingrams). The NPC became the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) on March 7, 1902. In 1907 the North Shore Railroad became part of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP). Southern portions of the line were standard gauged and electrified by the North Shore for suburban passenger service, though most of the trackage north of San Rafael remained 3 ft (914 mm) gauge until abandonment in the late 1930s. All of the NPC trackage has been abandoned either by the NPC or the NWP. Some of the original right of way can be seen at the Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Fairfax, along the shore of Tomales Bay and Keyes Estuary and passenger depots remain in San Anselmo and Duncan Mills. One NPC steam locomotive, No.12, "The Sonoma," remains as a restored static exhibit in its circa 1870s appearance at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
Author : David F. Myrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: The southern roads written by David F. Myrick and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David F. Myrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: The northern roads written by David F. Myrick and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fred Codoni
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738531219
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)
Download or read book Northwestern Pacific Railroad written by Fred Codoni and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northwestern Pacific Railroad--the Redwood Empire Route--once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. In between were the two-foot Sonoma Magnesite Railroad, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast, and standard-gauge lines. Determining the route of major highways, this versatile transportation system also incorporated electric interurbans, ferry steamboats, sternwheel riverboats, tugs, car f loats, and unusual connectors like funiculars and scenic tourist railways. From the time of its formation in 1907 until the 1970s, Northwestern Pacific trains and boats were loaded with passengers and freight.
Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Select Committee on Mass Transit
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Scope and State Role in California Passenger Railroad Development written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Select Committee on Mass Transit and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alvin A. Fickewirth
Publisher : Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book California Railroads written by Alvin A. Fickewirth and published by Gem Guides Book Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia listing describing every known railroad that operated within the state of California between 1851-1992. Includes cable car, common carrier, horsecar, industrial, interurban, logging, monorail, motor and terminal railroads.
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.
