Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars, V2
Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars, V2

Author: Patrick Dorin

Publisher: TLC Publishing

Published: 2004-06-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781883089931

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A second volume in Dorin's series on the Western Pacific, this book takes a closer look at passenger and freight train operations, including the locomotives and cars. Offers a historical review of WP and its subsidiaries, traffic handled by WP, and data on patterns and seasonal trends. A variety of maps, timetables and schedules set both passenger and freight trains in context. There are many photos featuring steam and diesel locomotives and freight trains. The book portrays the feel and positive, customer-oriented attitude of WP in fulfilling passenger and shipping needs.

Out of Steam
Out of Steam

Author: Jeffrey W. Schramm

Publisher: Lehigh University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0982131372

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About the Author: Jeff Schramm is an associate professor of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology. --Book Jacket.

Niles Canyon Railways
Niles Canyon Railways

Author: Henry J. Luna

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738529837

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All aboard for this photographic journey through the unique railroad history of Niles Canyon, near the city of Fremont. The melodic wail of the steam whistle first echoed off these canyon walls in 1866 when the Western Pacific Railroad laid track into Niles as part of a planned route from San Jose to Sacramento. That was three years before the transcontinental route from Sacramento to Omaha was completed in May 1869. Four months after the driving of the Golden Spike that joined the eastern and western United States by rail, the connecting route from Sacramento to Oakland through Niles Canyon was finished--the very last leg of a rail route that truly joined the Atlantic to the Pacific waters for the first time.

GE and EMD Locomotives
GE and EMD Locomotives

Author: Brian Solomon

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0760346127

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Acclaimed rail author Brian Solomon's landmark histories of General Electric's and Electro-Motive's machines are showcased in one beautifully designed, photo-packed volume.

North American Railroad Family Trees
North American Railroad Family Trees

Author: Brian Solomon

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2013-10-20

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0760344884

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"Illustrated history of the North American Railroad industry's mergers and acquisitions illustrated with historical photography and 50 specially commissioned maps and line diagrams charting that evolution"-Provided by publisher.