Railroads of Lake Charles
Railroads of Lake Charles

Author: Thad Hillis Carter

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1467106151

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This book tells the story of the growth of the railroad industry in southwest Louisiana through photographs and documentation of the first street railroads in Lake Charles and the arrival of logging trains and passenger service. Railroads of Lake Charles revisits the saga of the Kansas City Southern, Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific, and other early lines. It also details the branch lines that originated in Lake Charles--the Lake Charles & Northern, which operated a mixed train daily to DeRidder, and the Southern Pacific line, which operated from Lake Charles to Lake Arthur to service the rice-farming communities along its route. The Lake Charles-to-DeQuincy line of the Kansas City Southern is also included."--Back cover.

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History

Author: Donald B. Robertson

Publisher: Caxton Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780870043857

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed reports on dates of operation, mergers, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge and rail weight. It also includes the histories of thousands of locomotives.

Rails Around Houston
Rails Around Houston

Author: Douglas L. Weiskopf

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738558844

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Several 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.

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: Oregon, Washington
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: Oregon, Washington

Author: Donald B. Robertson

Publisher: Caxton Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780870043666

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This 352-page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north Pacific coast states. All known common carrier steam powered operations of ten or more miles are included, plus numerous logging companies, electric traction and diesel operations. The account covers their histories from inception until sale or abandonment - or until 1993 if still active. Railroad titles are full and exact.