Backwoods Railroads
Backwoods Railroads

Author: D. C. Jesse Burkhardt

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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A reflection of the effects of highways--and their hugely subsidized trucks--upon railroads, and of the incompetence of the Southern Pacific. The trucks took much rail freight on the coast, the SP--partly through government rules & inertia--failed to meet the competition; many lines were closed, most of the rest were sold to small, hungry, competent firms. This is the story. It is well told in a style familiar to rail fans: lists of stations, engine rosters, control blocks. Abundant photos, a few in color. Current through the visit of the X2000 in mid-1993. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

North Bank Road
North Bank Road

Author: John T. Gaertner

Publisher: Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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A detailed history of one of J.J. Hill's enterprises--the line into the lucrative Willamette Valley (Portland and points south) where he could duke it out with Harriman's Southern Pacific. Many photos and charts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans
Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans

Author: Iain Rice

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9780890246238

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Use modules, linked dioramas, and stacking concepts to fit a model railroad into a small sapce. Color plans, layout specifications, and prototype background included. By Iain Rice.

Transformation of a Railroad Company
Transformation of a Railroad Company

Author: Earl J Currie

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780996122597

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During the 1980s, three major events--a Frisco Railroad merger, leadership changes, and deregulation--improved Burlington Northern's railway earnings and radically transformed corporate objectives, standards, work methods, and technology. This volume explores initiatives and strategies Burlington Northern employed to reach the era's ambitious goals, as well as the cost of such profound change.

The Rusty Dusty
The Rusty Dusty

Author: Mac McCullough

Publisher: Yakt Publishing, Incorporated

Published: 2018-03

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 9780996122528

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Two veteran railroaders begin their history with a review of the coming of railroad service to the Pacific Northwest, but quickly move into details of the construction, operation and economic impact of the former Great Northern Railway's "W-O (Wenatchee-Oroville) branch line, a line that became one of its highest revenue branches. Unlike many books on railroading, this book does not consist only of photos of trains and railroad station buildings. Instead, it is a serious study of what was required to support the movement of thousands of cars of apples, lumber, grain and minerals to market centers to the east. Readers will be impressed by the authors' focus on the strong ties the railroad company developed with the parties who had a stake in building the economy on this part of the GN's system. -- Back cover.

The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg
The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Author: Tony Reevy

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0253036682

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Bon vivant, railroad historian, photographer, pioneering food critic, chronicler of New York's café society, and noted newspaperman, Lucius Beebe (1902–1966) was an American original. In 1938, with the publication of High Iron: A Book of Trains, he transformed the world of railroad-subject photography forever by inventing the railroad picture book genre. In 1940, he met creative and life partner Charles Clegg (1916–1979), also a talented photographer. Beebe and Clegg produced an outstanding and diverse portfolio of mid-twentieth century railroad-subject photographs. Beebe, sometimes with Clegg, also authored about forty books, including many focused on railroads and railroading. The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg brings their incredible story and best photographic work together. Providing an extensive biographic introduction to Beebe and Clegg, author Tony Reevy presents a multi-faceted view of the railroad industry that will appeal to rail enthusiasts as well as those interested in American food culture, the history of New York City, and LGBT studies. The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg is an indispensable history to the work of two men who forever changed the way we see and experience American railroads.