The Hiawatha Story
Author: Jim Scribbins
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1452912963
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published: Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1970.
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North American Railroads
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0760347360
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary railroads features histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. It is the go-to resource for railfans of all stripes.
The Milwaukee Road
Author: Tom Murray
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2005-10-29
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0760320721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe true grit and glory days of one of America's greatest railroads come to dramatic life in this full-scale illustrated history by industry veteran Tom Murray. Words and pictures carry readers across the vast tracts of land and time traversed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific-better known to history as the Milwaukee Road. Ranging from the railroad's late-nineteenth-century beginnings to its purchase by onetime rival Soo Line in 1985, the book looks at The Milwaukee Road's famed streamlined Hiawatha passenger trains, the "Little Joe" electric locomotives, and the sprawling fabrication and repair facilities in its namesake city. Whether surveying the railroad's routes and the trains that plied them, and the people who worked behind the scenes, or focusing on the line's motive power, rolling stock, passenger and freight operations, The Milwaukee Road provides a broad-scale, brilliantly detailed portrait of a great railroad, an industry, and a bygone era.
LIFE
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Publisher:
Published: 1955-03-14
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Railroad Advertising
Author: Tad Burness
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-02-28
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1440224641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelive the glory years of American railroading Return to an era when passenger trains represented the height of luxury and riding the rails was the only way to travel. Classic Railroad Advertising covers nearly a century of memories - of powerful steam locomotives and elegant streamliners, of the brute force of diesel power and the patriotic effort to keep America on the move during a tumultuous world war. During their heyday, railroads employed the top ad agencies and some of the era's best-known illustrators to create compelling magazine advertising. The ads are a wonderful time capsule into a different era, a time when travel meant less about speed and economy and more about comfort and style. Through these ads you'll watch technology advance as railroads embrace streamlined designs and diesels locomotives; ride along as America fights a war, with railroads at front and center of the effort; witness a long, slow decline as passenger trains nearly succumb to competition from automobiles and airplanes, only to re-emerge with a new revitalized role in the guise of Amtrak. Join us for a great railroad journey in print - one that you won't soon forget. • Enjoy nearly 200 color advertisements and authoritative commentary • Remember America's greatest railroads: Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, New York Central, Southern Pacific, and many more • Experience the finest passenger trains, including the Super Chief, 20th Century Limited, California Zephyr, Broadway Limited and others
Milwaukee Road 1928-1985
Author: Jim Scribbins
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis huge deluxe 312-page, 8 1/2 x 11” hardbound book tells the history of The Milwaukee Road in 10 chapters of authoritative text, and numerous quality black and white and color photographs! Special Locomotive and Passenger Train chapters are included. The book covers this transcontinental granger railroad between the years of 1928 and 1985. The Milwaukee was a proud line that faced many challenges during its lifetime including transportation rivals, overtaking five mountain ranges and staying afloat financially. Author Scribbins is an authority on The Milwaukee Road, having worked in the passenger, public relations and other departments, starting with the line in 1948. This is his fifth railroad book.
Milwaukee Road Remembered
Author: Jim Scribbins
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1452914257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.
American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated
Author: Mark Wegman
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 2008-11-15
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1616731443
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era� of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passenger service, a time when rail technology saw its greatest advances and railroads became the nation’s favored mode of transportation. These glory years come alive in American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, 1889–1971. For this volume, author and illustrator Mark Wegman has researched original railroad drawings and in some cases even paint chips to render more than 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, along with passenger cars, of three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age. Accompanying the author’s drawings are histories of each train, period photographs, postcards, menus, luggage stickers, vintage print ads, and detailed captions. The book is a lavishly appointed journey back in time to the bygone heyday of passenger-train travel.
The Milwaukee Road's Hiawathas
Author: John E. Gruber
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760323953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn authoritative, illustrated history of the Milwaukee Road's Hiawathas from 1935 to 1971, examining motive power, distinctive rolling stock, services, and memorabilia.
