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The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century (Railroads Past and Present) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jeremy Taylor, Ray Poteat
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 598353
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 165
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0253350859
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0974
EAN: 9780253350855
ASIN: 0253350859
Publication Date: July 2008
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Product Description
CSX's Clinchfield Railroad follows one of the most scenic routes in the country and runs through the most rugged mountain barriers in the eastern United States. More than 3,000 laborers built the Clinchfield, using construction standards unheard of at the time. The railroad was finished in 1915 when George Carter, the driving force who put it all together, hammered in the last spike. Because of its enduring innovative construction, engineers have yet to enlarge its tunnels or strengthen its bridges. In its heyday, the Clinchfield was not well known outside its territory, but its history, including its genesis and challenging assembly, has fascinated railfans for years. Jerry Taylor and Ray Poteat take us on a mile-by-mile trip through the tunnels and over the bridges of the Clinchfield's route in their fascinating portrayal of this railroad's current operations.
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The CSX Clinchfield Route, for Clinchfield fans only only August 4, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unless you are a fan of the Clinchfield, AND a seasoned railroad fan, this lovely photographed volume may be lost on you. It was me. Most pictures are of 2 CSX grey/blue/yellow engines pulling cars of coal, as on the cover. A fair amount of unexplained railroad speak left me wondering, and tantalizing notions of rotary couplers, bottom dumps, or rotating car in action never shown nor explained. The author and photographer did a marvelous job with what they had to work with, but it appears this volume belongs with a series designed for the professional railroad man or highly knowlegable fan
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