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Author : Gerald M. Best
Publisher : Howell-North Books, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails written by Gerald M. Best and published by Howell-North Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1964 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald M. Best
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ISBN 13 : 9780963379115
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Pacific Coast Company written by Gerald M. Best and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald Best
Publisher : Heimburger House Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780911581461
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Download or read book Nevada County Narrow Gauge written by Gerald Best and published by Heimburger House Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heimburger House announces another new book offering, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge by Gerald M. Best, a 214-page hardbound history of this well-known narrow gauge line in California. With 284 photographs, maps, diagrams and rosters, Nevada County Narrow Gauge recounts the story of this short line railroad that served California’s northern mines, mostly quartz gold mines. The line opened for business on May 24, 1876 when the first regular train ran between the two end points. High trestles, tunnels, steep grades and sharp curves, picturesque stations and yards are what this shortline was all about. The railroad ran between Colfax, through Grass Valley and up to Nevada City, California, north and east of Sacramento. The railroad, besides carrying large quantities of lumber, farm produce and feeds, Bartlett pears and peaches, grapes, walnuts, apples and citrus fruits, carried gold shipments for the San Francisco Mint—and never was this part of the business marred by a holdup or even an attempted one, though the total amount of gold shipped was $250 million. With the war in Europe, and permits to mine gold cancelled, the NCNG became more valuable as scrap. The gross revenue for 1941 was down $50,000 in two years to $118,000, and a Federal order to shut the mines in October of 1942 was the final blow. On July 10, 1942, the railroad ran its last revenue train. Some of the equipment went to the White Pass & Yukon, while some went to Hawaii for use by the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge was a pioneer, there being only four other common carrier railroads of 3-foot gauge completed in California before May of 1876. It had been built without subsidy and outlasted many of its contemporaries except the Carson & Colorado. Over its 66-year life span, the rail line gave employment to hundreds of people, and made it possible for the mines to operate without interruption, and earning $7.2 million in revenues along the way. It’s gone—but not forgotten! The book features a beautiful color painting of NCNG locomotive #5 on the dustjacket, painted by noted artist John Hugh Coker. The book was first printed many years ago.
Author : Joseph A. Strapac
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253336019
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cotton Belt Locomotives written by Joseph A. Strapac and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only complete study of the Southwest's most successful railway is back in print! This book documents a proud history with diagrams, maps, and over 300 photographs. Includes a roster of every steam and diesel locomotive owned by the Cotton Belt and its predecessors up to 1977. A must-have for any locomotive enthusiast.
Author : Donald Ray Floyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Role of Narrow-gauge Railroads in California's Transportation Network written by Donald Ray Floyd and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald R. Floyd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)
Download or read book California Narrow Gauge written by Donald R. Floyd and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Railway Historical Society
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bulletin written by National Railway Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781603441278
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985 written by Donovan L. Hofsommer and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Hofsommer chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. Here is a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special. " . . . a treasure house of information about the Southern Pacific Company . . . . This book is a joy to read."--Richard C. Overton, from the Foreword
Author : George W. Hilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804723695
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)
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.
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Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book Union Oil Project/Exxon Project Shamrock and Central Santa Maria Basin Area Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
