Santa Cruz Trains

Santa Cruz Trains

Author: Derek R. Whaley

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781508570738

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Once there was an endless redwood wilderness, populated by only the hardiest of people. Then, the sudden blast of a steam whistle echoed across the canyons and the valleys-the iron horse had arrived in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Driven by the need to transport materials like lumber and lime to the rest of the world, the railroad brought people seeking out new ways of living, from the remote outposts along Bean and Zayante Creeks to the bustling towns of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Bridges and tunnels marked the landscape, and each new station, siding and spur signaled activity: businesses, settlements, and vacation spots. Summer resorts in the mountains evolved into sprawling residential communities which formed the backbone of the towns of the San Lorenzo Valley today. Much of the history of the locations along the route has since been forgotten. This is their story. Third Revision (February 2016) Addenda available at http://www.whaleyland.com/downloads/addenda1.3.pdf Exclusive CreateSpace Discount: Enter MU236Q6V into the coupon code field and get this book for $5.00 off! Offer only valid through CreateSpace. Review this book at GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25144919)


Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific

Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific

Author: Stuart Daggett

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13:

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This work by Stuart Daggett presents with great detail and precision the business and political activities with respect to the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad lines. The study has been concluded after years of research and consultation from three collections of Bancroft Library of the University of California; the Hopkins' Railway Library of Stanford University; the State Library at Sacramento. The data present at the office of the Secretary of State of California and of the State Railroad Commission was also used for the production of this work. Content includes: Inception of the Project Resources for Construction—State and Local Aid Federal Land Grants and Subsidies Progress of Construction—Construction Companies The Search for a Terminal Acquisition of the California Pacific Building of the Southern Pacific Organization of the Central Pacific-Southern Pacific System From 1870 To 1893 The Case of David D. Colton Financial Difficulties from 1870 To 1879 The Railroad Commission of 1880 To 1883 The Southern Pacific and Politics Water Competition The Rate System of the Central Pacific Local Rates in California The Transcontinental Tariff The Traffic Association of California The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Operating Characteristics of the Southern Pacific Lines The Thurman Act Final Settlement of the Central Pacific Indebtedness to the Government The Southern Pacific Merger Cases Oil and Timber Land Litigation


The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

Author: Donovan L. Hofsommer

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781603441278

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Don Hofsommer chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. Here is a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special. " . . . a treasure house of information about the Southern Pacific Company . . . . This book is a joy to read."--Richard C. Overton, from the Foreword