Author: Robert T. Royem
Publisher: Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN: 9780964343016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
An American Classic
Author: Robert T. Royem
Publisher: Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN: 9780964343016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher: Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN: 9780964343016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Durango to Silverton by Narrow Gauge Rails
Author: Spencer Crump
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
All Aboard!
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439655309
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A journey through part of the Colorado Rockies aboard a steam locomotive of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Includes historical and descriptive notes on the Durango & Silverton trains.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439655309
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A journey through part of the Colorado Rockies aboard a steam locomotive of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Includes historical and descriptive notes on the Durango & Silverton trains.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads
Author: Robert L. MacDonald
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143962867X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143962867X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.
Cinders & Smoke
Author: Doris B. Osterwald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780931788000
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A guidebook describing scenic viewpoints, plants, wildlife, geology, and history along the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Contains details about the train cars, engines, and track. Includes photographs, maps, and plans.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780931788000
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A guidebook describing scenic viewpoints, plants, wildlife, geology, and history along the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Contains details about the train cars, engines, and track. Includes photographs, maps, and plans.
Little Trains to Faraway Places
Author: Karl R. Zimmermann
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253001498
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Narrow-gauge railroading conjures images of marginal track, wooden coaches, and antique steam locomotives. Yet consider the extraordinarily glamorous and comfortable South African Blue Train and Australia's Queenslander as well as the electrified network of meter-gauge mountain railways in Switzerland that run with a precision similar to that of the country's famed timepieces. Often used to penetrate the most challenging and breathtaking terrain that larger trains are unable to reach, narrow-gauge railways offer even the most seasoned of travelers an experience to remember. Karl Zimmermann, railroad author and accomplished photographer, chronicles his journeys aboard these rarest of trains. Individual chapters weave history and travelogue, complemented by more than 100 color illustrations. The result is a spirited tribute to the world's most charismatic railways.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253001498
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Narrow-gauge railroading conjures images of marginal track, wooden coaches, and antique steam locomotives. Yet consider the extraordinarily glamorous and comfortable South African Blue Train and Australia's Queenslander as well as the electrified network of meter-gauge mountain railways in Switzerland that run with a precision similar to that of the country's famed timepieces. Often used to penetrate the most challenging and breathtaking terrain that larger trains are unable to reach, narrow-gauge railways offer even the most seasoned of travelers an experience to remember. Karl Zimmermann, railroad author and accomplished photographer, chronicles his journeys aboard these rarest of trains. Individual chapters weave history and travelogue, complemented by more than 100 color illustrations. The result is a spirited tribute to the world's most charismatic railways.
Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World
Author: Anthony Lambert
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 178131747X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
From the great cathedral-like railways stations of the steam age to obscure lines built through spectacular landscapes to open up countries before the advent of motorised road transport, this book is a celebration of our lost railway heritage and the lines that can no longer be travelled. Through stunning images, Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World evokes the romance and drama of these journeys, taking the reader as close as they can possibly get to this lost world of dining cars, sleeping cars, station porters and international rail travel. Organised by continent, all of these routes have stories to tell and the lost journeys are captured in the old postcards and posters that accompany photographs drawn from collections and archives across the world.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 178131747X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
From the great cathedral-like railways stations of the steam age to obscure lines built through spectacular landscapes to open up countries before the advent of motorised road transport, this book is a celebration of our lost railway heritage and the lines that can no longer be travelled. Through stunning images, Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World evokes the romance and drama of these journeys, taking the reader as close as they can possibly get to this lost world of dining cars, sleeping cars, station porters and international rail travel. Organised by continent, all of these routes have stories to tell and the lost journeys are captured in the old postcards and posters that accompany photographs drawn from collections and archives across the world.
Three Little Lines
Author: Josie Moore Crum
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Three Little Lines" by Josie Moore Crum. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Three Little Lines" by Josie Moore Crum. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Durango to Silverton
Author: Spencer Crump
Publisher: Route 66 Magazine
ISBN: 9780918376107
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher: Route 66 Magazine
ISBN: 9780918376107
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Thunder of Their Passing
Author: Robert D. Turner
Publisher: Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This stunning new volume chronicles the story of the most spectacular preserved steam railroad in North America, from its origins as the Denver & Rio Grande's San Juan Extension to its present-day operations as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The book spans more than 120 years of railroading in the breathtaking high country of Colorado and New Mexico.
Publisher: Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This stunning new volume chronicles the story of the most spectacular preserved steam railroad in North America, from its origins as the Denver & Rio Grande's San Juan Extension to its present-day operations as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The book spans more than 120 years of railroading in the breathtaking high country of Colorado and New Mexico.