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'Speedway to Sunshine' is the first and only complete history of the fabled Florida East Coast Railway. It's predecessors go back to 1885, and it's creator, of course, was the legendary Henry M. Flagler. In this 352 page book, the story is told from the very beginning -- going back to the earliest predecessor -- to late 2001. Even for those who are not railroad buffs but have an interest in Florida's long and glorious history, the photos alone make the book worthwhile. With over 400 photos -- many published for the first time, 'Speedway to Sunshine' is, indeed THE story of the FEC and the men and women who, through more than 120 years, have made this great and still in existence railway the single finest, most respected, and most imitated railroad in America.
There are extensive appendices on train names, schedules, passenger agents, locomotive rosters, mail service, freight equipment, passenger equipment, intrastate connections, and track layout.
About the Author
Seth Bramson's interest in the Florida East Coast Railway began at the age of three, when his father took him to Miami's Buena Vista Yard each Sunday. Today, he owns the largest collection of Florida East Coast and Florida transportation memorabilia and is known in railroading circles as Mr. F.E.C.
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The Penn Central debacle has much to teach investors, businessmen, and financiers about giant corporations caught in economic recessions or industries suffering a slow decline.
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The Great Northern Railway: A History Author: Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott, and Don L. Hofsommer Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd); (March 2004)
The definitive history of one of the nation?s great transcontinental railroads?now in paperback!
In the sprawling Northwest, from the upper Mississippi River valley to Puget Sound, no railroad shaped the landscape and society like the Great Northern Railway Company. This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of James J. Hill?known as the Empire Builder?to its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight-thousand-mile Great Northern was incorporated into the massive Burlington Northern.
The Great Northern Railway highlights the changes brought on by economic, political, social, and technological advances, including world wars, increased competition from other modes of transportation, and tighter government restrictions. The first part of the book (1856?1916) examines the railway?s early strategies and philosophy, relations with employees, and vigorous campaigns to develop the service area. The second part of the history (1916?1970) offers an assessment of a dramatic period of transition for the railroad?international conflicts, the Great Depression, the rise of motor vehicles, increasing labor costs, and stronger unions.
Illustrated with more than two hundred maps, period photographs, and drawings, the volume also includes appendixes listing the original track-laying history, track removals, ruling grades on main freight routes, and main line ruling grades from Minneapolis to Seattle.
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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.
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Fascinating text-and-photo documentary details economic, social upheaval following inauguration of Long Island Rail Road?s service in 1844. 225 rare photos provide splendid views of early coaches, locomotives, snow-removal operations, stations, passengers, crew, much more. Extensive captions.
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The story of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, established at the turn of the century and expanded over the years to connect New Orleans to Dallas, is largely a collective biography of William Edenborn, William Buchanan, and Harvey Couch--the men who built and extended it by shrewd acquisition. In this first history of the L&A, Fair traces its development from the early boom days of railroading to its dissolution in the modern era of takeovers. Photographs, maps, and diagrams illustrate the developments and operations of L&A during its 100 years as a premier railroad system.
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The Milwaukee Road in Idaho: A Guide to Sites and Locations is a detailed listing of notable sites and former locations of the Milwaukee Road in Idaho including both the east-west main line and all the branch lines. Tunnels, trestles, stations, sidings, historical event locations, and disaster sites are all included. It contains specific data for locating each site or location, relevant background information, geographical data, historical explanations and first-hand descriptions obtained through on-site visits by the author, consultations with former Milwaukee railroaders, civil engineers, historians, pioneers and the descendants of many of those who worked on these right-of-ways. Railroad milepost data, site elevations, and trail and road locations are also included.
The book was designed to be a field guide for those who traverse any part of The Route of the Hiawatha that crosses Idaho, and notes relevant features of that USFS hiking and biking trail. Topographic quadrangle map references are noted. Useful appendices include chronological notations, a resource bibliography, and an index.
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