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13 produkter
Iowa Route
A History of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Inbunden, 2015
882 kr
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The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway was an important part of the commercial life of the upper Midwest during the age of railways. Don L. Hofsommer uses the BC&N as the vehicle for his investigation of the birth, evolution, and disappearance of an important regional carrier, offering an …
Electric Interurbans and the American People
Av H. Roger Grant, Don L. Hofsommer
Inbunden, 2016
590 kr
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One of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of American transportation history, electric interurban railroads were designed to assist shoppers, salesmen, farmers, commuters, and pleasure-seekers alike with short distance travel. At a time when most roads were unpaved and horse and buggy travel …
Crossroads of a Continent
Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921
Av Peter A. Hansen, Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
643 kr
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Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4, 1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began …
Missouri Railroads
A Modern Crossroads 1921-2023
Av Don L. Hofsommer, Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
Inbunden, 2025
605 kr
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Missouri Railroads: A Modern Crossroads 1921-2023 delves into the rich history of Missouri's railroads during their second century. From the roaring 1920s, when opulent "Limited" passenger trains crisscrossed the state, to the tumultuous times of the Great Depression and World War II, this book …
Iowa's Railroads
An Album
Av Don L. Hofsommer, H. Roger Grant
Häftad, 2009
518 kr
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At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume to Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state …
Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland
Iowa's Railroad Experience
Inbunden, 2005
590 kr
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"Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland offers a comprehensive examination of railroads in Iowa from the introduction of the iron horse to the present. It is more than a study of a single, albeit significant American state. Hofsommer superbly relates local events to the national picture. His is a …
John H. Burdakin
Railroader
Inbunden, 2015
645 kr
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Genuinely talented and successful managers in any field—business, government, military, academia—are scarce. John Howard Burdakin was a happy exception to the norm. This engaging biography examines Burdakin’s life in the railroad industry—at Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and finally at Grand …
Off the Main Lines
A Photographic Odyssey
Häftad, 2013
614 kr
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In this visually stunning and comprehensive photographic essay, railroad historian and photographer Donovan L. Hofsommer records the end of branchline passenger service, the demise of electric railroads, the transition from steam to diesel power, as well as the end of common carrier freight service …
Tootin' Louie
A History of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Häftad, 2004
470 kr
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The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL), affectionately known as the Tootin' Louie, was founded in 1870 to serve a Minneapolis business community threatened by powerful railway interests emerging from both Chicago and Milwaukee. Although its goal of providing a direct rail artery to St. Louis …
Minneapolis and the Age of Railways
Häftad, 2012
340 kr
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With the recent revitalization of the Minneapolis Warehouse District and the surge in construction of condominiums and other buildings near the banks of the Mississippi, the landscape of the city seems to change almost daily. Not so long ago, however, this newly desirable area was blanketed by …
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
A Photographic History
Häftad, 2009
558 kr
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The ultimate pictorial history of the midwestern railway M&StLIn this photographic history of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL), railroad historian Don L. Hofsommer revives the memory of a storied regional railroad.The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway was created on May 26, 1870, by a …
Southern Pacific, 1901-1985
Häftad, 2009
427 kr
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Chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. This book presents a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special.
