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Author: Ron Brown
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2016-07-09
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1459733584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplore western Canada’s rich railway history, travelling from the grand railway hotels and rustic stations to the creative engineering that created spiral bridges and soaring trestles. Relive this time through a trip on one of the many steam trains, visit a railway museum, or walk the trails where trains used to rumble.
Author: Dale W. Jones
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-05-17
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 143966983X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor nearly 150 years, railroads have been transforming the Montana landscape, from Continental Divide peaks to windswept prairies. Steel rails arrived on May 9, 1880, when the narrow-gauge Utah & Northern reached Monida Pass south of Butte. At the zenith of rail line construction during the 1890s and early 20th century, all major transcontinental railroads crisscrossed Montana: the Union Pacific; Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q); Great Northern; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul (Milwaukee Road); and Soo Line. Through the years, many original railroads evolved into the Burlington Northern Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), and Montana Rail Link with unique short lines along the way. Though routes and operations have changed, the scenery of Big Sky Country remains the same. Take a journey across Montana rails, from the mountains to the prairies.
Author: Joseph L. Sax
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2018-04-02
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 0472037145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA controversial, informed, and important look at the protection and management of America's national parks
Author: John R. Signor
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Douglas L. Weiskopf
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738558844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeveral railroads were chartered by the Republic of Texas, but the first line built was the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado, which began construction near the Port of Houston Turning Basin in 1851. The BBB&C would become the oldest segment of the countryas first transcontinental railroad under sole ownership: the Southern Pacificas Sunset Route, connecting New Orleans and Los Angeles and completed in 1883. By the time oil was discovered near Beaumont in 1901, Houston was such a transportation hub that it became the heart of the petrochemical industry. Houston saw narrow-gauge lines, two interurban lines, light rail, and even a monorail. For many years, the chamber of commerce proudly proclaimed that Houston was the place awhere seventeen railroads meet the sea.a More than 30 beautiful trains with names like Sunset Limited, Sunbeam, Sam Houston Zephyr, Twin Star Rocket, Bluebonnet, Texas Rocket, and Texas Chief would serve three depots.
Author: W. Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 0307976742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a little engine is blamed for something he didn't do, Thomas becomes determined to clear his name. This full-color storybook, based on the new Thomas & Friends direct to DVD/Blue-ray movie Blue Mountain Mystery, is sure to thrill young boys ages 3-7.
Author: William Gould
Publisher:
Published: 1995-10
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn entertaining and historical account of Gould's life as a railroad engineer. His fifty-year career spanned the transition from steam engines to diesel locamotives.
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Published: 2011-01-04
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0899976670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcross the country, more than 1,600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this newest addition to the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Northeast's finest rail-trails. Rail-Trails Northeast covers one hundred of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania's rail-trails. With a rich industrial and passenger rail history, the Northeast is one of the densest rail-trail regions in the country. Rural, suburban, or urban, rail-trails serve as the backbone of an impressive trail system. This two-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.
Author: Edward Taylor Bollinger
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Published: 1950
Total Pages: 430
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sidney Dillon Ripley
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780919880078
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