Railroads of California
The Complete Guide to Historic Trains and Railway Sites
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2009
Voyageur Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-3333-4 (ISBN)
Voyageur Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-3333-4 (ISBN)
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Presents a celebration of Golden State railroading, California's legendary railroads. This illustrated book offers a look at the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible, as well as the railroad's legacy of historic tourist roads and museums. It features coverage of excursion roads and museums.
This wonderfully illustrated book celebrates Golden State railroading, offering a colorful look at Californias legendary railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible, and the legacy those railroads have left in the form of the states historic tourist roads and museums, as well as modern railroad operations.
In addition to examining historic railroads irrevocably linked with California, most notably the Southern Pacific, Railroads of California features coverage of excursion roads and museums such as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the famed California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Also included is coverage of modern real railroad sites and operations such Donner Pass, Feather River Canyon, Tehachapi and Cajon passes, the railroad hub of Barstow, scenic and state-sponsored Amtrak service along the Pacific Coast, and the iconic Los Angeles Union Station. With marvelous modern color photography, historic black-and-white imagery, and a specially commissioned map, the book is a historical, pictorial tour by rail of one of the nations top railroading states.
This wonderfully illustrated book celebrates Golden State railroading, offering a colorful look at Californias legendary railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible, and the legacy those railroads have left in the form of the states historic tourist roads and museums, as well as modern railroad operations.
In addition to examining historic railroads irrevocably linked with California, most notably the Southern Pacific, Railroads of California features coverage of excursion roads and museums such as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the famed California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Also included is coverage of modern real railroad sites and operations such Donner Pass, Feather River Canyon, Tehachapi and Cajon passes, the railroad hub of Barstow, scenic and state-sponsored Amtrak service along the Pacific Coast, and the iconic Los Angeles Union Station. With marvelous modern color photography, historic black-and-white imagery, and a specially commissioned map, the book is a historical, pictorial tour by rail of one of the nations top railroading states.
Brian Solomon is one of today's most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than thirty books about railroads and motive power, including North American Railroads and GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2009 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 280 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
ISBN-10 | 0-7603-3333-5 / 0760333335 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-3333-4 / 9780760333334 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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