American Narrow Gauge Railroads

Author : George W. Hilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804723695
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Narrow Gauge Railroads written by George W. Hilton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive, illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. It documents a long-gone era, bringing to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace. The basic facts and information on the subject are heavily illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, presented in an encyclopedia format.

Author : Robert L. MacDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738511795
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads written by Robert L. MacDonald and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.

Author : George Woodman Hilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804717311
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Narrow Gauge Railroads written by George Woodman Hilton and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading, a singular and still not fully understood episode in the history of American transportation.

Author : John Krause
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Narrow Gauge written by John Krause and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert T. Royem
Publisher : Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN 13 : 9780964343016
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An American Classic written by Robert T. Royem and published by Limelight Pr/Royem Photography. This book was released on 1995 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucius Morris Beebe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780911581287
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Rockies written by Lucius Morris Beebe and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a nostalgic 100 year Journey through the Rocky Mountains aboard the narrow gauge railways that snaked through them.

Author : Ian Dean
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780852637524
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways written by Ian Dean and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines those railways in Britain that served industry and had a track gauge smaller than the British 'standard gauge' of 4 feet 81/2 inches. Whether they were temporary contractor's lines or more permanent installations, these meandering, often poorly maintained railways have a special fascination. This book deals in turn with the locomotives, the rolling stock and the track, describing their development. It pays tribute to the inventors of an earlier age and to the more recent groups of enthusiasts who have been keeping the 'narrow' tradition alive. About the author Ian Dean was appointed founder Director of the Amberley Working Museum, Sussex in 1979. Developing this new open-air museum involved the incorporation of a major collection of narrow-gauge equipment. In 1989 he became Managing Director of the Mid Hants Railway, later a freelance consultant. He is now retired.

Author : John B. Norwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rio Grande Narrow Gauge written by John B. Norwood and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There's a high level of excitement and interest in the Rio Grande's narrow gauge lines today. Perhaps more so now than at any other time since the narrow gauge lines were built. There has always been a certain romance of the rails where 3-foot-gauge trackage is concerned, and even more so with those lines that ran through the scenic wonders of our country, such as the Rocky Mountains. Dreamer and railroad builder General William J. Palmer projected a railroad to Mexico City, but instead his 3-foot railroad went west, to Salt Lake City and Ogden." --From inside of book jacket

Author : John B. Norwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780911581072
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections written by John B. Norwood and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bruce A. MacGregor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804735506
Total Pages : 673 pages
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Download or read book The Birth of California Narrow Gauge written by Bruce A. MacGregor and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. The topic is approached through an unusual lens: the history of the relatively small but extraordinarily inventive contracting and engineering firm of the brothers Thomas and Martin Carter. The Carters were able to reduce the cost and complexity of light railroad construction to the point where local narrow gauge lines could initially compete with the state’s notorious railroad monopolies. Pioneering a mobile manufacturing operation that could supply locally funded short lines with rolling stock (which traditionally came from East Coast manufacturers), the Carter Brothers began with a line to serve Salinas Valley wheat farmers, desperate to achieve an independent means for conveying their crops to the wharf in Monterey. The narrow gauge railroad that resulted was an act of political and economic defiance, but ultimately a hopeless assault on the "Octopus"—the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. Rallying around the example set in Monterey, a narrow gauge movement in California flourished in the mid-1870s, with the rapid launching of five more companies—the North Pacific Coast, the Santa Cruz Railroad, the Santa Cruz & Felton, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, and the South Pacific Coast—all of which drew on the Carter Brothers for manufacturing and engineering. Soon, Thomas and Martin Carter were not only selling railroad supplies and engineering to all six short lines, but had won management positions with the strongest, the South Pacific Coast. Until personal and financial disaster overtook them in 1880, the Carters were at the forefront of not just a new business, but a new technology.