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Author : Ward MacAfee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book California's railroad-era, 1850-1911 written by Ward MacAfee and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ward McAfee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book California's Railroad Era, 1850-1911 written by Ward McAfee and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Deverell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520205057
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Railroad Crossing written by William Deverell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Deverell's book will immediately become the one to reckon with in the future historiography of the railroad in California."—R. Hal Williams, Southern Methodist University
Author : California
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (836 download)
Download or read book California Railroad Commission Act written by California and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Railroad Commission of California
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267862795
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (627 download)
Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of California written by Railroad Commission of California and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Railroad Commission of California: From January 1, 1911, to June 30, 1912 Commission at that time to do many things Of value to the State, and in addition, we have actively worked with the legislature and its committees with a view to better legislation and changes in the Constitution which would bring about effective regulation Of all utilities; and we believe that with some minor imperfections the Public Utilities Act as it stands in California today is the furthest advanced in utility regulation in existence. Naturally much difficulty was encountered with the railroads origi nally, when they were solely within our jurisdiction, and with the other utilities after control over them had been placed in the hands Of this Commission, in securing information necessary to proper decision Of cases. We, however, have proceeded to the best of our ability to get all information necessary, and have decided all cases promptly, and any delays which may have occurred have been the direct result of the failure of the utilities to furnish the required information. It is doubtful if any other commission has, within a similar period, rendered more decisions of far-reaching effect, but regardless of this fact, but once have this Commission's decisions been taken into court, and then the Commission was promptly sustained. We have endeavored to act with the utmost fairness toward the utility and the public, and as a fixed policy have always endeavored to have our decisions so fair that no litigant would desire to contest them, but so strongly fortified in the evidence and so carefully prepared as to form that even though a litigant desired to contest them such contest would avail nothing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Richard J. Orsi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520940865
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Sunset Limited written by Richard J. Orsi and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-05-16 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. This magisterial history tells the full story of the Southern Pacific for the first time, shattering myths about the company that have prevailed to this day. A landmark account, Sunset Limited explores the railroad's development and influence—especially as it affected land settlement, agriculture, water policy, and the environment—and offers a new perspective on the tremendous, often surprising, role the company played in shaping the American West. Based on his unprecedented and extensive research into the company's historical archives, Richard Orsi finds that, contrary to conventional understanding, the Southern Pacific Company identified its corporate well-being with population growth and social and economic development in the railroad's hinterland. As he traces the complex and shifting intersections between corporate and public interest, Orsi documents the railroad's little-known promotion of land distribution, small-scale farming, scientific agriculture, and less wasteful environmental practices and policies—including water conservation and wilderness and recreational parklands preservation. Meticulously researched, lucidly written, and judiciously balanced, Sunset Limited opens a new window onto the American West in a crucial phase of its development and will forever change our perceptions of one of the largest and most important western corporations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Author : John W. Robinson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Southern California's First Railroad written by John W. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ernest Marquez
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Port Los Angeles written by Ernest Marquez and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (784 download)
Download or read book The California Limited, Seventeenth Season, 1911-1912 written by Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald B. Robertson
Publisher : Caxton Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870043857
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History written by Donald B. Robertson and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed reports on dates of operation, mergers, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge and rail weight. It also includes the histories of thousands of locomotives.
Author : Railroad Commission of the State of California
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California Covering the Period from ... written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Railroad Commission of the State of California
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gregory Lee Thompson
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814206093
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The Passenger Train in the Motor Age written by Gregory Lee Thompson and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on previously unseen data, The Passenger Train in the Motor Age offers an illuminating portrait of a critical time in railroad history.
Author : William F. Deverell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520917750
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Railroad Crossing written by William F. Deverell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-03-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing so changed nineteenth-century America as did the railroad. Growing up together, the iron horse and the young nation developed a fast friendship. Railroad Crossing is the story of what happened to that friendship, particularly in California, and it illuminates the chaos that was industrial America from the middle of the nineteenth century through the first decade of the twentieth. Americans clamored for the progress and prosperity that railroads would surely bring, and no railroad was more crucial for California than the transcontinental line linking East to West. With Gold Rush prosperity fading, Californians looked to the railroad as the state's new savior. But social upheaval and economic disruption came down the tracks along with growth and opportunity. Analyzing the changes wrought by the railroad, William Deverell reveals the contradictory roles that technology and industrial capitalism played in the lives of Americans. That contrast was especially apparent in California, where the gigantic corporate "Octopus"—the Southern Pacific Railroad—held near-monopoly status. The state's largest employer and biggest corporation, the S.P. was a key provider of jobs and transportation—and wielder of tremendous political and financial clout. Deverell's lively study is peopled by a rich and disparate cast: railroad barons, newspaper editors, novelists, union activists, feminists, farmers, and the railroad workers themselves. Together, their lives reflect the many tensions—political, social, and economic—that accompanied the industrial transition of turn-of-the-century America.
Author : Hank Johnston
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ISBN 13 : 9780870460128
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Railroad that Lighted Southern California written by Hank Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (776 download)
Download or read book The Lands of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of California ... with General Information on the Resources of Southern California ... written by Southern Pacific Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen D. Mikesell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439655774
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Sierra Railway written by Stephen D. Mikesell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sierra Railway is one of the most intact steam railroads in the United States. It is operated today by California State Parks to interpret and celebrate the importance of steam railroading in California history. Located in the Gold Rush town of Jamestown, in Tuolumne County, the railway began operations in 1897 and played an important role in developing the economy of Tuolumne and adjoining Calaveras County. While nearly all other steam short-line railroads in the United States were dismantled in the 1950s, the Sierra line has survived in a remarkably complete condition. The railway was a big hit among railfans, who flocked to it as early as the 1930s and in increasing numbers in the 1950s. Now operated as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, the steam operation of the railroad is very much alive.
