Author: Maury KleinPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813129150
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Author: Maury KleinPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813129150
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
A Journey into Florida Railroad History
Author: Gregg M. TurnerPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813042925
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
It is safe to say that without railroads, Florida wouldn't be what it is today. Railroads connected the state's important cities and towns, conquered the peninsula's vast and seemingly impenetrable interior, ushered in untold numbers of settlers and tourists, and conveyed to market--faster than any previous means of transportation--the myriad products of Florida's mines, forests, factories, farms, and groves. Gregg Turner traces the long, slow development of Florida railroads, from the first tentative lines in the 1830s, through the boom of the 1880s, to the maturity of the railroad system in the 1920s. At the end of that decade nearly 6,000 miles of labyrinthine track covered the state. Turner also examines the decline of the industry, as the automobile rose to prominence in American culture and lines were abandoned or sold for hiking trails and green spaces. Meticulously researched and richly illustrated--including many never-before-published images--A Journey into Florida Railroad History is a comprehensive, authoritative history of the subject. Written by one of the nation's foremost authorities on Florida railroads, it explores all the key players and companies, and every significant period of development. This engaging and lively story will be savored and enjoyed by generations to come.
History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Author: John F. StoverPublisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557530660
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B & O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service.
A Brief History of the Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad
Author: Todd DeFeoPublisher: The DeFeo Groupe, LLC
ISBN: 1735110302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad emerged from a proposal to build a line between Mobile, Alabama, and Evansville, Indiana. Despite its grand plans, the railroad completed only about 30 miles of narrow gauge track from Clarksville, Tennessee, toward Princeton, Kentucky. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad purchased the railroad in 1886 and converted the line to standard gauge. The Louisville & Nashville abandoned the route, later known as the Clarksville & Princeton Branch, in May 1933, relegating it to the history books. Author Todd DeFeo recounts the captivating story of this largely forgotten railroad.
Tongue River Railroad Company Construction and Operation of Line in Custer/Rosebud/Powder River Counties
Author: Pioneer railroad the story of the Chicago and North Western System
Author: Robert Joseph CaseyPublisher: Robert Joseph Casey
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Pioneer railroad the story of the Chicago and North Western System.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Author: Railroad Museum of PennsylvaniaPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811729567
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
A guidebook to the museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, covering the history of the state's railroad industry, with a tour of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, which displays dozens of historic locomotives and rolling stock significant to Pennsylvania's railroad heritage. A complete checklist of the museum's collection of rolling stock is included.
History of Nashville, Tenn
Author: John WooldridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nashville (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Chicago: America's Railroad Capital
Author: Brian SolomonPublisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760346038
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"--
Reports of the Government Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Made to the Secretary of the Interior
Author: Union Pacific Railroad CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description