Great Northern Railway Route Of The Empire Builder

Author : John Kelly
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583883020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Northern Railway - Route of the Empire Builder written by John Kelly and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Northern Railway (GN) main line stretched 1,700 miles from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, and was the most northern transcontinental railroad in the United States. In addition, GN branch lines stretched north from the Twin Cities to Superior and the Minnesota Iron Ore Range, and from Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Winnipeg, Manitoba; through Montana to Great Falls, Helena and Butte, and from Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia. Other popular Great Northern passenger trains were the Badger-Gopher (St. Paul-Superior-Duluth), Dakotan (St. Paul-Minot), Cascadian (Seattle-Spokane), Red River (St. Paul-Grand Forks), Internationals (Seattle-Vancouver) and Winnipeg Limited (St. Paul-Winnipeg). Historic images include 4-4-0 steam locomotive William Crooks, the first steam locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Like other railroads, Great Northern purchased diesel locomotives from Electro-Motive Division consisting of the FT, F3, F7 and E7. Later models were U25B, U28B, U33C, SDP40, SDP45 and the first SD45 named “Hustle Muscle.” Also pictured are boxcab Z-1, Y-1 and W-1 electric locomotives.

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760318478
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Northern Empire Builder written by Bill Yenne and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel the rails of the American West in this stunning illustrated history Names for renowned entrpeneur James J. Hill, founder of the Great Northern Railway, the incomparable Empire Builder was jaunched in 1929 by legendary CEO Ralph Budd. Powered by steam until 1947, the Empire Builder charged into the diesel era at full-bore with streamlined EMD E7As trailing Pullman cars from St. Paul to Spokane and generating millions for the railroad. This authoritative and richly illustrated history [Illegible] the Empire Builders through their 1970s demise. Included here are the trains, their various forms of motive power and rolling stock, and their services. wealth of black and white archival images and period color photography depict the Empire Builder along one of the nation's most scenic routes. Also shown are uniforms, dinnerware, terminals and stations, interior views of Pullman and dome cars, period advertisements, and route maps.

Author : Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time Tables written by Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452907102
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Northern Railway written by and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by historians at Harvard Business School, Mississippi State U., and St. Cloud State U. (Minn.), this history details the development and day- to-day affairs of this powerful business, and the careers of the main figures instrumental in its operation. This definitive work, first published by

Author : Charles Raymond Wood
Publisher : Seattle : Superior Publishing Company, [n.d.]
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lines West written by Charles Raymond Wood and published by Seattle : Superior Publishing Company, [n.d.]. This book was released on 1967 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Raymond Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Northern Railway written by Charles Raymond Wood and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dale Peterka
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634990080
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Northern Railway Through Time written by Dale Peterka and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Northern Railway Through Time takes us on a tour of the American Northwest―the last American frontier―from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. The Great Northern opened up the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, the dramatic Cascade Mountains of Washington and the Continental Divide at Marias Pass. President James J. Hill intended the Great Northern to be a freight hauling road, but tourists riding on the GN's premier passenger train, The Empire Builder were delighted by the prairie, the farmland, the Big Sky Country, the mountains, and Glacier National Park. The G.N.'s reputation grew. Today, Amtrak's Empire Builder traverses the same territory. The Great Northern Railway Through Time presents photos taken over the course of seventy five years by photographers of the era. The author has provided ample photo captions pointing out features that have changed over the years and features that have ​stayed the same. The early photos are fresh―never before published. The more recent shots were made by twenty of America's finest rail enthusiast photographers.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760347360
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Railroads written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.

Author : Dale W. Jones
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439660964
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Northern Railway in Marias Pass written by Dale W. Jones and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Montana's Marias Pass is the lowest rail crossing through the Rocky Mountains. The tracks snake through narrow canyons, traverse the swift Middle Fork of the Flathead River, and twist through numerous snowsheds and tunnels to crest the 5,213-foot Continental Divide. James Jerome Hill was the driving force behind Great Northern Railway's mission to find the most economical route to the Pacific coast, with surveyor John F. Stevens taking a major role in locating the pass. Browning is the eastern gateway into Marias Pass as the railroad approaches the Rocky Mountain Front; continuing west from Summit, the tracks parallel Bear Creek and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River downgrade through Essex to Glacier National Park and into the Flathead Valley.

Author : C. W. Guthrie
Publisher : Farcountry Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560372769
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Aboard! for Glacier written by C. W. Guthrie and published by Farcountry Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glacier National Park and the Great Northern Railway became synonymous in the early 20th century. Original photographs, posters, menus, postcards, and other rare materials support this fascinating pictorial history of the creation and promotion of the park by Great Northern as railroad barons raced west and competed for precious territory to expand their empires.