History of the Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad Company
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Published: 1918*
Total Pages: 27
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Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRailroad History Short History of Railroads - Indiana Edition covers the evolution of railroads from the first primitive tramways to the development of the diesel locomotives. Indiana Railroad History Also included in the book is a short history of railroading in Indiana. Historical markers about railroads and other interesting facets of early trains in Indiana provide a fascinating insight into early Indiana railroads. Railroad Museums In addition to a comprehensive list of railroad museums in the United States, a listing of railroad museums and tourist railways in Indiana is also included. Railroad history, railroad museum, train museums, first train robbery, indiana railroad, railroad evolution traction, railray, electric, museums, accidents, first, train, robbery
Author: Kenneth L. Reed
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781424331925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wylie J. Daniels
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-29
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781527910577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Village at the End of the Road: A Chapter in Early Indiana Railroad History The Bloomington Post is mistaken in supposing that 'that strong and spirited writer, T. J. Barnett, still presides over the editorial department' of the Indiana Journal. On the contrary, the principal editor of the Journal for some months, has been Mr. Kent, formerly one of the editors of the New Hampshire Statesman, we believe. Aside from politics, Mr. Kent appears to be a gentleman, a scholar, and a good bit of a poet also, judging from some of the hob nail songs of which he is the author; and for these reasons, and with an eye to the just dis position oi rewards, should Mr. Clay, by any possibility happen to be elected - of which by the way, we have not the slightest fear - we cannot permit the honors of editing the Journal to be misapplied. The saddle should be put upon the right horse, and the panniers upon the right Jackass - and when the latter happens to be the case, the Editor of the Bloomington Post will be ready for a load.' With so much material available, the writer has felt justi fied in endeavoring to give the contemporary View of railroads by means of copious quotations. Some such use of its files was forecast by the daily Sentinel in its issue of April 30, 1851: we all know that bound files of newspapers become valuable for their antiquity. With what delight would the curious citizens of Indianapolis, two hundred years hence, when Indianapolis shall cover two or three townships, look over a file of the 'sentinel, ' and note the discussions in rela tion to new buildings, streets, railroads, &c. - the latter, per haps, being displaced by daily lines of balloons, to all parts of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Will Hartwell Lyford
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 104
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Published: 1897
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Rund
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2011-11-28
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0253356954
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Indiana Rail Road Company is a story of extraordinary success among the scores of independent short line and regional railroads spawned in the wake of railroad deregulation. Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the company from its origins as part of America's first land grant railroad, the Illinois Central, through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purchase the line when it fell into disrepair. Reborn as a robust, profitable carrier, the INRD has become a model for the new American regional railroad. This revised edition, with a new foreword by acclaimed author Fred Frailey and four new chapters, brings readers up to date on Tom Hoback's amazing railroad adventure.
Author: Jeffrey Darbee
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2017-08-21
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0253029503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of how railroads aided in the growth of Indiana and its capital city, featuring maps and illustrations. In an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads reveals the important role two small railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier State. After Indianapolis was founded in 1821, early settlers struggled to move people and goods to and from the city, with no water transport nearby and inadequate road systems around the state. But in 1847, the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad connected the new capital city to the Ohio River and kicked off a railroad and transportation boom. Over the next seven decades, the Indiana railroad map expanded in all directions, and Indianapolis became a rail transport hub, dubbing itself the “Railroad City.” Though the Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads traditionally dominated the Midwest and Northeast and operated the majority of rail routes radiating from Indianapolis, these companies could not have succeeded without the two small railroads that connected them. In the downtown area, the Indianapolis Union Railway was less than two miles long, and out at the edge of town the Belt Railroad was only a little over fourteen miles. Though small in size, the Union and the Belt had an outsized impact, both on the city’s rail network and on the city itself. It played an important role both in maximizing the efficiency and value of the city’s railroad freight and passenger services and in helping to shape the urban form of Indianapolis in ways that remain visible today. “A good history book explains why things are the way they are. This is a great history book, neatly telling the value of railroads in the development of the United States as well as in Indianapolis. Footnotes and bibliography combined with maps and ephemera and photos of everything from track construction to buildings to locomotives make it of interest to architects and engineers as well as rail fans and Hoosier history buffs. It’s a super tour guide, too.” —Cynthia L. Ogorek, coauthor of The Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad “An interesting history not only of these two railroads but how they ultimately served as a model for the many other belt railroads . . . [The book discusses] how and why railroads transformed Indianapolis into a major city; in fact, the largest U.S. city not on navigable water.” —Tom Hoback, Owner, Indiana Rail Road Company
Author: Evansville, Indianapolis, and Cleveland Straight Line Railroad Co
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Published: 1854
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