This 50-year saga of the “Weary Erie” describes in vivid detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovative railroad. It also tells us much about what happened to Ame
A colorful group of animals works on board a busy train throughout the livelong day, in a sturdy board book that comes complete with rolling wheels and is based on the classic song.
Provides a history of the Chicago & North Western Railway system from its beginnings in 1848 until its sale to the Union Pacific, exploring the growth of the company and its role in shaping the We
The Man Who Found the Money is a critical biography of John Stewart Kennedy, an "Eastern" banker, whose contributions to railroad development are often left unmentioned in the writing of American rail
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThis 352-page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north Pacific coast states. All known common carrier ste
Author of six earlier books about United States railroads, John F. Stover packs this narrative history with careful scholarship and colorful description which will appeal to the railroad buff and the
This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, is an essential contribution not only to
Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies is an invaluable reference manual for everyone interested in regional transportation history, the history of railroading, and Michigan history in general. It
Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embraces a much broader scope.?Railroads of Nevada and Ea
Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embraces a much broader scope.?Railroads of Nevada and Ea
