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Railroads of Indiana Author: Richard S. Simons, Francis Parker (Contributor) Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
Historic lines, train disasters, personalities -- the first ever overall history and reference on the railroads in Indiana from 1838 to the present.
The first steam train ride in Indiana took place on November 29, 1838, when Governor James Wallace and a group of fellow Hoosiers inaugurated service along fifteen miles of track on the state-financed Madison & Indianapolis Railroad. But the English locomotive in use for that historic ride actually belonged to a Kentucky company. It was hastily borrowed when the M & I's own first locomotive was lost at sea during transport -- a commentary on the difficulty of travel in that era.
Despite the great interest in railroads, until now no complete reference source for the railroads of Indiana has been available. This handsome book fills that need, providing an exhaustive description while detailing the fascinating history of Hoosier railroads, from that first ride to the present. Simons and Parker see Indiana's railroads as passing through five distinct eras -- 1830 to 1860, 1860 to 1900, 1900 to 1930, 1930 to 1960, and 1960 to 1996. The broad themes of Indiana railroad history are sketched within the framework of these periods. In addition, the authors provide a brief synopsis of each individual railroad system, tracing the corporate and physical growth and transition of each. A final section is devoted to commonalities among the various railroads -- their services, facilities, disasters, and personalities. All railroad aficionados will want to own a copy of Railroads of Indiana.
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Between 1988 and 1997, photojournalist Burkhardt shot dozens of artistic photos -- most of them in color -- in order to preserve portraits of railroad settings in the Pacific Northwest. The 88-page book visually celebrates the region's rail heritage during a time of major realignments in the industry. Several historical photos are included. ROLLING DREAMS focuses on Washington and Oregon, with glimpses into northern California as well. The author even includes two photos from his home state of Michigan. Scenes from the Columbia River Gorge are a primary focus. Included are 78 color photos; 12 B&W photos.
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Words, drawings, and vintage photographs tell the stories of the hardy men who lived, labored, and often died in the forests of the West during the heyday of America's timber industry. Reprint.
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The Iron Goat Trail : A Guidebook Author: Becky Wandell, Paula Thurman, Volunteers for Outdoor Washington Publisher: Mountaineers Books; ISBN: 0898866243
The Iron Goat Trail traces the route of the historic, long-gone Great Northern Railway line through Washington's beautiful Stevens Pass. This compact guidebook describes the difficult history of this twelve-mile stretch of railway, which was a vital link to western Washington from 1890 to 1929, as it guides hikers past the many remnants of this piece of American history. Under construction since 1992, the completed trail will be formally dedicated in the fall of 1999. This updated edition includes the newest sections of the trail, along with lists of plants and birds likely to be seen from the trail, nearby places of interest, and a bibliography of historical references on the region.
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The purchase in 1888 of 83,000 acres of fir, cedar, and hemlock in Washington's Cascade Mountains by four midwestern entrepreneurs was the largest timberland sale to date. It led to the creation of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, for a decade the world's largest timber operation. A giant sawmill was built in an area of Tacoma know as The Boot, a low island of the main tideflats, bordered by branches of the Puyallup River and Commencement Bay.
The St. Paul and Tacoma played a major role in developing markets for American lumber around the Pacific rim. It built the first standard gauge logging railroad and introduced the band-saw into Pacific Northwest lumber operations. Locally, it began the industrial development of the Tacoma tideflats. In addition, the company was instrumental in the formation of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and it led campaigns to regulate railroad freight rates, to prevent forest fires, and to search for a legal way to control lumber prices.
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