Author: Dale W. Jones
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In the late 1890s, the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Railways had a firm grip on all West Coast rail traffic. In 1905, Milwaukee Road officials voted to extend the line into Seattle, securing Pacific Coast markets. As the Milwaukee built into Montana, numerous obstacles emerged; frigid winter temperatures and steep mountain grades challenged steam-powered operations. In the early 1910s, electric locomotives became a viable alternative for steam engines in long-haul rail service; at the same time, waterpower for generating electricity was developing in the Northwest. The mines and smelters of Butte and Anaconda supplied the resources needed to electrify 440 miles of track in Montana and Idaho. The longevity of the Milwaukee Road electrification into the 1970s highlights the determination of faithful employees on what was known as America's Resourceful Railroad.
Milwaukee Connection, The: Spokane to Butte
Author: Dale W. Jones
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In the late 1890s, the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Railways had a firm grip on all West Coast rail traffic. In 1905, Milwaukee Road officials voted to extend the line into Seattle, securing Pacific Coast markets. As the Milwaukee built into Montana, numerous obstacles emerged; frigid winter temperatures and steep mountain grades challenged steam-powered operations. In the early 1910s, electric locomotives became a viable alternative for steam engines in long-haul rail service; at the same time, waterpower for generating electricity was developing in the Northwest. The mines and smelters of Butte and Anaconda supplied the resources needed to electrify 440 miles of track in Montana and Idaho. The longevity of the Milwaukee Road electrification into the 1970s highlights the determination of faithful employees on what was known as America's Resourceful Railroad.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In the late 1890s, the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Railways had a firm grip on all West Coast rail traffic. In 1905, Milwaukee Road officials voted to extend the line into Seattle, securing Pacific Coast markets. As the Milwaukee built into Montana, numerous obstacles emerged; frigid winter temperatures and steep mountain grades challenged steam-powered operations. In the early 1910s, electric locomotives became a viable alternative for steam engines in long-haul rail service; at the same time, waterpower for generating electricity was developing in the Northwest. The mines and smelters of Butte and Anaconda supplied the resources needed to electrify 440 miles of track in Montana and Idaho. The longevity of the Milwaukee Road electrification into the 1970s highlights the determination of faithful employees on what was known as America's Resourceful Railroad.
The Official Railway Guide
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1930
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1930
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Official Port Warden's Annual
Author: Seattle (Wash.). Harbor Department
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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The Far Eastern Review
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
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Tourist
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Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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The Trans-Pacific
Author: Benjamin Wilfried Fleisher
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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A Rational Economic Geography
Author: Frederick Leslie Fox
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Category : Commercial geography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Category : Commercial geography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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The Weekly Review
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Millard's Review of the Far East
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Vol. 34 includes "Special tariff conference issue" Nov. 6, 1925.
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Vol. 34 includes "Special tariff conference issue" Nov. 6, 1925.