Americas long romance with the train has been the subject of many books, but none has used contemporary maps to comprehensively illustrate the story. Northern pacific railroad history smalley 1883 credit mobilier of america crawford 1880. Dont forget to bookmark this page so you can return easily and often. Here the latest of derek hayess historical atlases delves into the history of the. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Some of them are stories and picture books, others are guides from the railroad companies to employees, manuals, train listings and other textbooks on locomotives with technical documents and plates. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad, fish camp, ca. We had some time after leaving the park and stumbled upon the railroad. Navigate to the global search form search landmark.
Relive this rich california history of the postgold rush era at the yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad located just outside yosemite national park. Penn central power, a visual history of an american railroad tragedy, was a success and paved the way for many more railroad books covering the united states. Using cuts and trestles, the flume was engineered to maintain a steady flow of water by gravity during a drop of nearly 4,000 feet in elevation. Restaurants near yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad, fish camp on tripadvisor. The complete book of north american railroading kindle edition. The yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad is a funfilled excursion for the entire family, located only 10 minutes from the southern entrance of yosemite national park off of highway 41. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
Discover librarianselected research resources on railroad history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Purchase of the domain name does not include contents of the website. Marshall published by tuolomne county historical society, sonora, ca 1991. The ride will travel over four miles on the historic madera sugar pine railroad. 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. Restaurants near yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad, fish.
Montana hiline, history and great northern railroad books. Online shopping for history railroads from a great selection at books store. The floods of july 1916 foreward by matthew bumgarner this reprint of a historic southern railway publication details the tragedy of july, 1916 across the american southeast and the epic heroism of the railroads response. As an official cooperating organization with state parks, the nonprofit california state railroad museum foundation is dedicated to enhancing the educational and interpretive programs of the california state railroad museum and railtown 1897 state historic park. Railroad books, colorado, rare books, western americana. This authoritative account traces the southern railways 88year tenure as the transportation force in the south, in the process paying tribute to the railroads profitable operations and wellmaintained infrastructure and equipment, and presenting an important chapter in the regions history. Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. Jeff moore spent most of his youth in the pine forests of northeastern california and the redwoods along the pacific coast, where his lifelong passion for trains developed into an intense interest in the history of those railroads associated with the timber industry, especially in northeastern california and eastern oregon.
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We live in fresno and we have been to the sugar pine railroad many, many times. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad my yosemite park. Books railways of canada trout 1871 online book search engines more free books. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. Hillknown as the empire builderto its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eightthousandmile great northern was incorporated into the massive burlington northern. Karens books offers transportation books and videos at discount prices delivered right to your door.
Rudy stauffer organized the ymsprr in 1961, utilizing historic railroad track, rolling stock and locomotives to construct a tourist. This page consists of various books about the hiline region specifically, the great northern railroad, or books that provide good information about the hiline along with other info about montana. Elsewhere, the seach will be visibly opened after this button is selected. We were pleased to get the last ride of the day on the jenny. Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, the complete book of north american railroading examines locomotives from steam to electric and diesel, passenger travel, freight operations, and infrastructure including stations, bridges, and railyards. The asmr was the first railroad to use switchbacks to gain altitude, the first excursion tourist railroad 18981947, the steepest, 4300 to 9600 in 30 miles of track. We specialize in railroad books, train books, train dvds, military, tanks, trucks, automobiles, aviation, motorcycles, buses, tractors, ships, locomotives, calendars and all forms of transportation books and dvds. It is a successor and enlargement of central valley railroad publications, and has acquired rights to more than fifty former titles of howellnorth, darwin and superior railroad books. Railroads history united states eastern, railroads, books.
With map on rear end paper, locomotive roster, bibliography, and index. History of the madera sugar pine railroad and the sugar pine railroad. A fun historic railroad ride for the whole family, located near yosemite national park. Also click here to view part 2 of gn books also click here to view part 3 of gn books also click here to view part 4 of gn books also click here to view part 5 of gn books. The history of the madera sugar pine lumber company will be shared by local railroad enthusiast and realtor scott mcghee for the fresno flats friday night lecture series at 6. Since then, his photographs of railroads in action have been published in many books and magazines. Arizona hobbies selection of railroad books is divided into three main subcategories to help the customer see all titles available for a specific railroad company, geographic location or subject.
The current railroad follows a portion of grade originally carved into the mountain by the madera sugar pine lumber company in the early 20th century. Publishers of railroad history books signature press. This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of james j. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Youll find books of all sorts on the shelves of the sugar pine trading company. Cunningham and company, to build from sugar land to arcola, both in fort bend county, and to connect with the international and great northern railroad company. Search the history of over 411 billion web pages on the internet. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. The history and the recipes of americas golden age of railroad cuisine by james d. That first erie and kalamazoo train consisted of stagecoachlike vehicles linked together and pulled by. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad fish camp 2020. List of books and articles about railroad history online. Collectible railroad books the car might be king today but thousands of devoted writers have ensured the railroads will never be forgotten. Countless books, guides, manuals, texts have been written about railroads. The yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad opened in 1962 and operates steam powered tourist trains through the mountains from april through october each year. The nycshs online store has numerous nycs books go to the collinwood shop and see many more click here to visit the book section nycshs announces another new silver rails through the heart of the park new york central railroads adirondack division by john taibi this book celebrates the past operation of the. We specialize in railroad books, train books, train dvds, military, tanks, trucks, automobiles, aviation, motorcycles, buses, tractors, ships, locomotives, calendars. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad home facebook. Home browse science and technology technology transportation railroad history. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad fish camp, ca. Page 22 the object of your mission is to explore the missouri river, and such principal streams of it, as, by its course and communication with the waters of the pacific ocean, whether the columbia, oregan, colorado, or any other river, may offer the most direct and practicable water communication across the continent, for the purposes of commerce.
The floods of july 1916 foreward by matthew bumgarner this reprint of a historic southern railway publication details the tragedy of july, 1916 across the american southeast and the epic heroism of the railroad s response. As i researched railroad history while writing trouble at mono pass, i was amazed to learn how many ways railroads continue to impact our lives and how many innovations have stood the test of time. Bessettes rods down and fires dropped and john stovers history of the illinois central railroad. Lucius beebes 20th century describes the history of new york centrals crack streamliner. Started in 1874, the lumber flume, a manmade vshaped wooden stream, stretched from the mountains to the railroad in the san joaquin valley, a distance of more than 50 miles. If you wanted to wade into the quagmire of corrupt railroad financeand, admittedly, thats a pretty big ifwhites article would be a good place to begin. The national railway historical society is an organization that deals with all aspects of railroad history and restoration.
Railroads history united states eastern, railroads. Relive this rich california history of the postgold rush era at the yosemite mountain sugar pine. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Learn more about railroad history with this selection of books available in the museum store. Aug 01, 2016 jeff moore spent most of his youth in the pine forests of northeastern california and the redwoods along the pacific coast, where his lifelong passion for trains developed into an intense interest in the history of those railroads associated with the timber industry, especially in northeastern california and eastern oregon. Restaurants near yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad. After more than 30 years and hundreds upon hundreds of titles later, morning sun books generates around 50 new titles across its hardcover, softcover, and ebooks catalog each year. Railroad news from quicktravel, a travel directory with travel news and weather, flight tracking, travel search, and travel links.
We have plucked from obscurity 30 fascinating books most of them outofprint about railways from cairo to new south wales to yosemite encompassing engineering, history, industry, photography, policing. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad fish camp 2020 all. Californias lumber shortline railroads history books. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single selfpropelled cars, cabledrawn railways used to ascend steep grades, and monorails whose cars. Sugar pine railway memories recollections of a steam engineer manuel j. Enjoy a brief stopover in the lewis creek canyon to see the locomotive up close, or explore the outdoors before your return trip to the station.
Railroad books, colorado, rare books, old maps, photographs, western americana, colorado history, arizona, new mexico, wyoming, utah, gold mining, transcontinental. The company originated in 1874, when it was organized as the california lumber company to log the area surrounding oakhurst, california. This morning i made another discovery when i opened the local newspaper, which included an article about a 100 th anniversary being celebrated by corning. He is a correspondent for trains magazine and organizes railroad photography charter trips and the railfan weekend at the lake superior railroad museum. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad train national park duration.
Mar 14, 2020 yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad, fish camp. Sugar land railway the handbook of texas online texas. Some other organizations are of special interest to those interested in railroad memorabilia and history. Discover the best history of railroads in best sellers. The steam train ride is a onehour narrated excursion through the beautiful sierra national forest. Please feel free to submit a lower offer for us to consider. The sugar land railway company was chartered on april 14, 1893, in the interest of ed.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete book of north american railroading. Tom murray first untangles a complex prehistory that involved some 150 predecessor railroads. For ease of browsing, the page is divided into 4 sections, depending on the theme of the book. Californias lumber shortline railroads by jeff moore. Yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad fish camp 2020 all you. The complete book of north american railroading kindle edition by kevin eudaly, mike schafer, steve jessup, jim boyd. The car might be king today but thousands of devoted writers have ensured the railroads will never be forgotten. Featuring railroad books the domain name is available for purchase. Signature press has been publishing highquality railroad history books since 1993. Michigan has a rich railroad history, which began in november 1836, when the erie and kalamazoo railroad initiated service between toledo, ohio, and adrian, michigan.
Oct 03, 2019 long gone, but not forgotten, these are the days of the madera sugar pine lumber company and its logging operation during the turn of the 20th century in the sierra nevada mountains. Hillknown as the empire builderto its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight. The yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad ymsprr is a historic 3 ft 914 mm narrow. Long gone, but not forgotten, these are the days of the madera sugar pine lumber company and its logging operation during the turn of the 20th century in the sierra nevada mountains. The yosemite mountain sugar pine railroad ymsprr is a historic 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad with two operating steam train locomotives located near fish camp, california, in the sierra national forest near the southern entrance to yosemite national park. Ride on a steam train and learn about the local history. They have a number of regional chapters, many that have their own web sites.