Tacoma Rail
Tacoma Rail

Author: David J. Cantlin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439643911

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Come along for the journey that is todays Tacoma Rail, from its humble beginning as a rickety trolley line to the economic engine that helps power the Port of Tacoma and surrounding communities. Once called the Step Child Utility, today, Tacoma Rail moves more than 82,000 rail shipments on 204 miles of track annually and contributes more than $1.6 million in tax revenues to the city of Tacoma.

Rails to Paradise
Rails to Paradise

Author: Russell H. Holter

Publisher:

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9780977617609

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This long anticipated book features: 552 pages of text--First person accounts of life on the Tacoma Eastern railroad--400 rare photos-- custom drawn maps--plus many other illustrations. Learn the origins of this little logging line that grew from obscurity, survived despite economic panic, wars, limited financing, and both hostile and friendly acquisitions to become a national tourist destination and one of the most profitable rail lines west of Chicago.

Tacoma Rail
Tacoma Rail

Author: Stuart Wade

Publisher:

Published: 2016-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781681840192

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"Tacoma (Washington) Rail has come a long way in the last one hundred years--evolving from a municipal passenger service moving workers to jobs on the Tacoma Tideflats into a self-sustaining freight operation plugged into the global economy. Tacoma Rail : One Hundred Years and Still on Track is a centennial history that explores the path the railroad has taken and the conditions that have led to its success"--Provided by publisher.