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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Railway Age
Iowa Railroads
Author: Frank Pierce Donovan (Jr.)
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9780877457237
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
What began as a study of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway stretched into more than a dozen contributions on Hawkeye state railroad topics. By 1969 Donovan had examined Iowa's “Little Three”: Chicago Great Western, Illinois Central, and Minneapolis & St. Paul as well as the state's “Big Four”: Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. In addition to these seven core carriers, Donovan covered the state's less prominent railroads: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; and Union Pacific and Wabash. Moreover, he contributed an issue on Iowa's principal interurbans, most of which survived into the 1950s as electric-powered freight-only short lines. In uniting Donovan's articles into a single volume, Iowa Railroads provides the most complete history of Iowa's rail heritage.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9780877457237
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
What began as a study of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway stretched into more than a dozen contributions on Hawkeye state railroad topics. By 1969 Donovan had examined Iowa's “Little Three”: Chicago Great Western, Illinois Central, and Minneapolis & St. Paul as well as the state's “Big Four”: Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. In addition to these seven core carriers, Donovan covered the state's less prominent railroads: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; and Union Pacific and Wabash. Moreover, he contributed an issue on Iowa's principal interurbans, most of which survived into the 1950s as electric-powered freight-only short lines. In uniting Donovan's articles into a single volume, Iowa Railroads provides the most complete history of Iowa's rail heritage.
Special Publication
The Tootin' Louie
Author: Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816643660
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The definitive history of one of the Midwest's most remarkable railroads.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816643660
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The definitive history of one of the Midwest's most remarkable railroads.
Books, Bulletins and Briefs, 1926-1958
Author: Henry Harrison Bakken
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 862
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 862
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John W. Barriger III
Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253032903
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
“Readers will find in his biography an extraordinary tale of the travails of twentieth-century railroading through the career of this one man.” —The Annals of Iowa After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (1899–1976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname “doctor of sick railroads,” and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry. “Thanks to Roger Grant’s latest book, Barriger and his amazing legacy endures, waiting to be rediscovered by a new generation of readers. Trust me, you’ll learn a lot.” —Classic Trains “H. Roger Grant’s biography, John W. Barriger III, offers a new and much needed perspective on this prominent individual. Grant brings together an overview of Barriger’s career developments with an appropriate balance of insights into his early life and introduction to railroads.” —Journal of Transport History
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253032903
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
“Readers will find in his biography an extraordinary tale of the travails of twentieth-century railroading through the career of this one man.” —The Annals of Iowa After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (1899–1976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname “doctor of sick railroads,” and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry. “Thanks to Roger Grant’s latest book, Barriger and his amazing legacy endures, waiting to be rediscovered by a new generation of readers. Trust me, you’ll learn a lot.” —Classic Trains “H. Roger Grant’s biography, John W. Barriger III, offers a new and much needed perspective on this prominent individual. Grant brings together an overview of Barriger’s career developments with an appropriate balance of insights into his early life and introduction to railroads.” —Journal of Transport History
Special Publications
Report of the Superintendent ... Showing the Progress of the Work
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Bulletin
The Official Price Guide to Collectible Rock Records
Author: Randal C. Hill
Publisher:
ISBN: 0876371276
Category : Rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0876371276
Category : Rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description