Author: Frank Pierce DonovanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Mileposts on the Prairie
Author: Frank Pierce DonovanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Railway Age
Author: 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.
The Tootin' Louie
Author: Donovan L. HofsommerPublisher: 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.
John W. Barriger III
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253032911
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and "doctor of sick railroads." 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.
Books, Bulletins and Briefs, 1926-1958
Author: Henry Harrison BakkenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Mid-America Four Corners Pipeline Loop Project, Environmental Assessment (EA).
Author: The Official Price Guide to Collectible Rock Records
Author: Randal C. HillPublisher:
ISBN: 0876371276
Category : Rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Annual Report of the Director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, to the Secretary of Commerce
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Report of the Superintendent ... Showing the Progress of the Work
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description