Author: Stanley Huntington Barriger
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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A Modern Empire Builder, Ralph Budd
Author: Stanley Huntington Barriger
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Modern Railroads
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Author: William D Middleton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027993
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1295
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027993
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1295
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.
The Great Northern Goat
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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James J. Hill
Author: Michael P. Malone
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806174269
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In this volume, Michael P. Malone provides a succinct interpretive biography of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder"-so called for his work in developing the region of the United States between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. Malone explores Hill’s complex life and personality, his activities and interests, and recreates both the story of the railroad race to the Pacific and the complex interactions involved in the development of the region. "Michael Malone has written a model. . . .interpretative biography of James J. Hill. He has drawn on the research of others, published and unpublished, as he says, but also on his own knowledge of American economic development in Hill’s time as a leading historian of mining and of a state in whose development Hill’s railroads were major factors." -Earl Pomeroy, Professor of History, Retired, University of Oregon and University of California, San Diego
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806174269
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In this volume, Michael P. Malone provides a succinct interpretive biography of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder"-so called for his work in developing the region of the United States between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. Malone explores Hill’s complex life and personality, his activities and interests, and recreates both the story of the railroad race to the Pacific and the complex interactions involved in the development of the region. "Michael Malone has written a model. . . .interpretative biography of James J. Hill. He has drawn on the research of others, published and unpublished, as he says, but also on his own knowledge of American economic development in Hill’s time as a leading historian of mining and of a state in whose development Hill’s railroads were major factors." -Earl Pomeroy, Professor of History, Retired, University of Oregon and University of California, San Diego
Otto Perry
Author: Otto Perry
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Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Railway Journal
Author: E. C. Cook
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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People, Land & Water
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Railroad History
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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The Railroad Enthusiast
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
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