Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The desert states

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The desert states
Author: Donald B. Robertson
Publisher: Caxton Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Railroads are listed alphabetically by state with detailed company descriptions including dates of operation, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge, rail weight, and the histories of thousands of locomotives. With maps and black and white photos. The book also has chapters discussing the development of West, including construction of forts and post offices, and notes on railroad construction in the area (locomotive census, major builders, mileage, fuel consumption, etc.). The information in the book was gleaned from federal and state government data, and newspapers of the period.

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: Oregon, Washington

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: Oregon, Washington
Author: Donald B. Robertson
Publisher: Caxton Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780870043666

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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This 352-page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north Pacific coast states. All known common carrier steam powered operations of ten or more miles are included, plus numerous logging companies, electric traction and diesel operations. The account covers their histories from inception until sale or abandonment - or until 1993 if still active. Railroad titles are full and exact.

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History
Author: Donald B. Robertson
Publisher: Caxton Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1986
Genre: Mountain railroads
ISBN: 9780870043857

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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed reports on dates of operation, mergers, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge and rail weight. It also includes the histories of thousands of locomotives.

The Story of the Western Railroads

The Story of the Western Railroads
Author: Robert E. Riegel
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1926
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Account of the railroad conquest of the United States.

The Great West

The Great West
Author: Edward Hepple Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1866
Genre: Utah
ISBN:

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Rocky Mountain West

Rocky Mountain West
Author: Duane A. Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN:

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The West the Railroads Made

The West the Railroads Made
Author: Carlos A. Schwantes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.