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Originating as the Wichita Falls & Northwestern and later combining the Beaver, Meade & Englewood under Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad's ownership, Katy's Northwestern system radiated from Wichita Falls, Texas, into the Oklahoma panhandle. Although the primary purpose of these branch lines was to haul agricultural products, during its peak, the Katy was also flush with the short-lived traffic of an oil and liquid pertroleum gas boom. The Katy Northwest ceased running in 1973.
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In Last Train to Paradise novelist Les Standiford has written a lively, felicitous account of the building of the Florida East Coast Railway, which, for a little over two decades, connected mainland Florida with Key West. Henry Morrison Flagler, John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil partner and, in many eyes, the true genius behind that company, embarked on the project in 1905 when he was 74 years old. The railroad, which crossed more than 150 miles of open sea, was an engineering feat nearly equal in scale and difficulty to the digging of the Panama Canal. Standiford's narrative skillfully blends tales of construction perils (not the least of which were escadrilles of mosquitoes) with brief, illuminating travelogues and natural histories, pocket descriptions of life in early 20th-century Florida, and a truly gripping description of an epic standoff between Mother Nature, in the form of a monstrous hurricane, and a stalled, 160-ton steam locomotive. With nary a single missed note, this fascinating tale is popular history at its best. --H. O'Billovich
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When the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the west, and the only one headquartered in Kentucky. In the twentieth century, the L&N grew into one of the nation?s major rail systems, reaching from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley and down to Florida and the Gulf Coast.
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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. Connecting Baltimore and York, the line had everything needed to endear itself to local residents and rail enthusiasts: picturesque equipment, marvelous scenery, antique passenger trains, handsome small-scale locomotives, and enough curves -- 476 -- for a railroad many times longer than its 77 miles. All this made the Ma & Pa one of the most popular prototypes for model railroaders, George Hilton notes, and thousands of miniature versions of the line became part of model railroads throughout the world.
This new 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.
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A companion volume to the Minnesota-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads, the author presents the story of iron ore transportation on railroads around Lake Superior. Coverage includes the Lake Superior & Ishpeming, Chicago & Northwester/Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, DSS&A, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Escanaba & Lake Superior, Wisconsin Central, and Algoma Central operations. A mix of vintage and modern content and illustrations is a valuable reference to both modelers and rail historians.
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From its beginning as a regional railroad to its halcyon years as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific, a photographic collection of Milwaukee Road engines, rolling stock, workers, depots, rail and tunnel construction, & more. Includes steam, electric, and diesel engines from 1850 to 1960.
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A companion volume to the Michigan-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads, the author takes a look at the history, operations, and equipment of the railroads that moved iron ore from mines in Minnesota and Northern Ontario to railroads on Lake Superior. Coverage includes the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Burlington Northern, Soo Line, Canadian National, North Shore Mining and LTV operations; should appeal to both modelers and rail enthusiasts.
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