Author: William Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
An entertaining and historical account of Gould's life as a railroad engineer. His fifty-year career spanned the transition from steam engines to diesel locamotives.
My Life On Mountain Railroads
Author: William Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
An entertaining and historical account of Gould's life as a railroad engineer. His fifty-year career spanned the transition from steam engines to diesel locamotives.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
An entertaining and historical account of Gould's life as a railroad engineer. His fifty-year career spanned the transition from steam engines to diesel locamotives.
The Rocky Mountain Railroad & the Runaway Caboose
Author: Glenn Brooks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975060704
Category : Cabooses (Railroads)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975060704
Category : Cabooses (Railroads)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Santa Cruz Trains
Author: Derek R. Whaley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508570738
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Once there was an endless redwood wilderness, populated by only the hardiest of people. Then, the sudden blast of a steam whistle echoed across the canyons and the valleys-the iron horse had arrived in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Driven by the need to transport materials like lumber and lime to the rest of the world, the railroad brought people seeking out new ways of living, from the remote outposts along Bean and Zayante Creeks to the bustling towns of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Bridges and tunnels marked the landscape, and each new station, siding and spur signaled activity: businesses, settlements, and vacation spots. Summer resorts in the mountains evolved into sprawling residential communities which formed the backbone of the towns of the San Lorenzo Valley today. Much of the history of the locations along the route has since been forgotten. This is their story. Third Revision (February 2016) Addenda available at http://www.whaleyland.com/downloads/addenda1.3.pdf Exclusive CreateSpace Discount: Enter MU236Q6V into the coupon code field and get this book for $5.00 off! Offer only valid through CreateSpace. Review this book at GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25144919)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508570738
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Once there was an endless redwood wilderness, populated by only the hardiest of people. Then, the sudden blast of a steam whistle echoed across the canyons and the valleys-the iron horse had arrived in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Driven by the need to transport materials like lumber and lime to the rest of the world, the railroad brought people seeking out new ways of living, from the remote outposts along Bean and Zayante Creeks to the bustling towns of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Bridges and tunnels marked the landscape, and each new station, siding and spur signaled activity: businesses, settlements, and vacation spots. Summer resorts in the mountains evolved into sprawling residential communities which formed the backbone of the towns of the San Lorenzo Valley today. Much of the history of the locations along the route has since been forgotten. This is their story. Third Revision (February 2016) Addenda available at http://www.whaleyland.com/downloads/addenda1.3.pdf Exclusive CreateSpace Discount: Enter MU236Q6V into the coupon code field and get this book for $5.00 off! Offer only valid through CreateSpace. Review this book at GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25144919)
Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Author: Gordon H. Chang
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.
Tehachapi
Author: Steve Schmollinger
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A photographic and textual description of the heavily congested Tehachapi rail freight route in California.
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A photographic and textual description of the heavily congested Tehachapi rail freight route in California.
Smoky Mountain Railways
Author: Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467144592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Great Smoky Mountains were a remote and inaccessible place with no major highways or railroads until well after the Civil War. Using first enslaved and later convict labor, the Western North Carolina Railroad and Murphy Branch connected the mountains with the remainder of the state by 1891. The railroad brought commerce and tourism, and tourists and rail buffs continue to come to Bryson City to experience travel by steam train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The history of this line is a story like no other. It is a tale filled with tragedy, heroism, brains, blood, sweat, tears, nitroglycerin and humor. Local authors Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott tell the story of a line that refused to die.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467144592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Great Smoky Mountains were a remote and inaccessible place with no major highways or railroads until well after the Civil War. Using first enslaved and later convict labor, the Western North Carolina Railroad and Murphy Branch connected the mountains with the remainder of the state by 1891. The railroad brought commerce and tourism, and tourists and rail buffs continue to come to Bryson City to experience travel by steam train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The history of this line is a story like no other. It is a tale filled with tragedy, heroism, brains, blood, sweat, tears, nitroglycerin and humor. Local authors Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott tell the story of a line that refused to die.
Rip Van Winkle Railroads
Author: William F. Helmer
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Howell-North Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
"These four railroads/railways steamed in the Catskill Mountains of New York State and were primarily passenger carriers. For forty years these operations connected with the steams of the Hudson River Day Line, the Catskill Night Line, the N. Y. C. & Hudson River Railroad and the West Shore Railroad."--Flap.
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Howell-North Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
"These four railroads/railways steamed in the Catskill Mountains of New York State and were primarily passenger carriers. For forty years these operations connected with the steams of the Hudson River Day Line, the Catskill Night Line, the N. Y. C. & Hudson River Railroad and the West Shore Railroad."--Flap.
Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains: Cold Mountain, Black Mountain and White Top
Author: Thomas T. Fetters
Publisher: Timbertimes Incorporated
ISBN: 9780965021395
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Timbertimes Incorporated
ISBN: 9780965021395
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Jemez Mountains Railroads
Author: Vernon J. Glover
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountain railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountain railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Mountain Top Track
Author: Charles Ellet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountain railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountain railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description