 Tall Tales of the Rails: On the Carolina, Clinchfield, & Ohio
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| By : Tamara Geisert (Illustrator), James L. Lonon, James W. Mintz (Editor) |
sit back, relax, and let's begin our trip on the old-fashioned train. We will start at Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and won't stop until we reach Spartan-burg, South Carolina." This is really a trip back in time, centered around one of the most remarkable railroad lines in the eastern part of the U.S. Making brief commentary about specific locations along the scenic route, Lonon includes some interesting bits of history. Along with a brief biographical sketch of George L. Carter, there are brief sketches about J. Fred Johnson and John B. Dennis and their association with him in building the railroad. The author shares numerous anecdotes. Some are from his childhood in the Blue Ridge Mountains, through which the train ran....
Publisher: Overmountain Press
Sales Rank: 1,656,413
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The Chicago & Alton Railroad: The Only Way
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| By : Gene V. Glendinning |
The first railroad to connect the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes, the Chicago & Alton Railroad played a key role in the economic development of the Midwest. From humble beginnings in 1847 as transport for farm produce, it grew to link three key midwestern cities - Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City - and set the standard for efficient service and luxurious passenger travel. Illustrated with eighty photographs, many of them never before published, The Chicago & Alton Railroad is the first complete history of one of America's most famous small railroads.
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 582,378
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The Fallen Colossus
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| By : Robert Sobel |
This is the story of the 1970s bankruptcy of the Penn Central Railroad, the nation's foremost transportation company. The demise of the Penn Central, which took the form of a death struggle for six years, was a catalyst for legislation that set the stage for future partnerships between the private and public sectors, a relationship enjoyed by other segments of the transportation industry.
Publisher: Beard Group
Sales Rank: 606,725
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The Green Bay and Western: From Moguls to Alcos
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| By : Stan Mailer, Robert L. Hundman (Editor), Cathy H. Lee (Editor) |
Green Bay and Western Railroad began its long and once-troubled life just after the Civil War, in an attempt to capture trans-Mississippi trade for its fabulously wealthy owners. Competitive, modern and solvent today, GB&W finally threw off its luckless past in mid-20th Century, emerging as a time-saving bridge route between northwest and eastern states. The struggles of the smaller road west of Lake Michigan to exploit its advantageous shortcut and the coming of the prosperous automobile age are detailed with rare photos collected over many years. The road's handsome steam power is carefully illustrated from selected photos in the author's collection.
Publisher: Hundman Publishing
Sales Rank: 933,516
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The Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company
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| By : Matthew Bumgarner |
On November 11, 1899, the first regular train of the Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company ran on newly laid narrow gauge tracks from Lawndale to Shelby, NC. Major H.F. Schenck's dream of a railroad to circumvent the muddy wagon roads to his mill had finally been realized. Hauling lumber, raw materials, fertilizer, and finished mill products as well as passengers, the "Lawndale Dummy" connected the isolated Carolina foothills to the rest of the world. The road followed the First Broad River valley for less than 12 miles and became a legend in the area as much for the people involved as for the diminutive cars and locomotives. Farmers in their fields grew used to the chugging of the engines, the whistles and bells, and the thick smoke and cinders. By 1943, the line was truly history, its work taken over by cars and trucks. But memories remain, stories become embellished, details forgotten. For those who let the coal smoke get in their blood, the Lawndale Railway will always be an important part of North Carolina heritage.
Publisher: Tarheel Press
Sales Rank: 1,686,410
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The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line
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| By : James R. Fair |
The story of L&A is largely a collective biography of William Edenborn, William Buchanan, and Harvey Couch - the men who built and extended the line by shrewd acquisitions. These successful businessmen combined wisdom, foresight, and propensity for hard work - traits they had first demonstrated in other careers - with their longtime love for trains. Each applied remarkable talents for industry and commerce toward the development of L&A to mold it into a model regional railroad. In this first history of the L&A, Fair traces the line's development from the early boom days of railroading to its dissolution in the modern era of takeovers.
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 582,377
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The Louisville & Nashville Railroad 1850-1963
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| By : Kincaid A. Herr, Lyle Key |
Kincaid Herr worked for the Louisville & Nashville for more than forty years, and this book originated as a series of articles that he wrote for L&N Magazine between 1939 and 1942. After various printings through the 1940s and '50s, this fifth edition, completely revised and updated, was released in 1964. Herr traces the development and expansion of the L&N system over a century and profiles important company figures, such as longtime L&N president Milton Smith.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Sales Rank: 341,054
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The Ma & Pa: A History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
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| By : George W. Hilton |
Affectionately known as the "Ma & Pa," the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the country's longest running and best known "archaic" railroads, holding on to steam locomotion and other outmoded technologies well into the twentieth century. This paperback edition of Hilton's classic history includes a new introduction and epilogue in which the author recalls the line's final years of service. He also comments on the continuing interest of modelers, enthusiasts, and all who fondly remember the Ma & Pa.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 249,230
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