The Silverton Branch Of The D&RGW

The Silverton Branch Of The D&RGW
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2011-06-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1105626415

A history of the Denver & Rio Grande's Silverton Branch. Also includes a history of the Mears Short-lines. Discover the history of the line and how it went from a working railroad to the successful tourist line. Including many photographs and maps.

The Rainbow Route

The Rainbow Route
Author: Robert Evan Sloan
Publisher: Sundance Publications Limited
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1975
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780913582121

Three Little Lines

Three Little Lines
Author: Josie Moore Crum
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2023-11-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Three Little Lines" by Josie Moore Crum. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Saving the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

Saving the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Author: Spencer Wilson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2012-06-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614235791

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has operated for more than three decades as a tourist ride over the breathtaking Cumbres Pass, ten thousand feet above sea level in the Rocky Mountains. The sixty-four miles of the former San Juan Extension of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway were saved twice by volunteers from the railroad graveyard. In 1970, the States of Colorado and New Mexico bought the railroad, which runs from Chama, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, to Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado. New Mexico historian and C&TSRR commissioner and spokesman Spencer Wilson offers an insiders account of this triumphant tale of historical preservationists succeeding on an impressive scale.

History of the Georgetown Loop in Images

History of the Georgetown Loop in Images
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2019-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359420990

"The Georgetown Loop became a major railroad landmark in the 19th-century. It was one of the most popular tourist attractions in Colorado and remained so well into the twentieth century. Silver Plume could be reached by rail on a day trip from Denver via the Georgetown Loop. A thrilling ride into the Colorado Rockies thru Clear Creek Canyon and over the loop could be done for a modest fee. ... Eventually automotive travel after WWI brought an end to passenger service over the line in 1928. ... Freight traffic continued until 1939 when the line was abandoned."--Page 1

Across The Great Divide The History of Alpine Tunnel In Images

Across The Great Divide The History of Alpine Tunnel In Images
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2019-08-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359828310

A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.

The History of the Death Valley Region

The History of the Death Valley Region
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1329535189

A comprehensive history of the Death Valley Region. Beginning with the native people who inhabited the area and the eventual discovery of the area by Europeans. The book details the history of the area from its initial development of mining and transportation to its eventual development into tourism and becoming a National Park. The book includes many maps and vintage photographs of the region.

Classic Locomotives

Classic Locomotives
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610588681

DIVThis massive collection of 700 color photographs (comprising the previously published volumesSteam Power,Vintage Diesel Power, andModern Diesel Power) traces the development of North American locomotives from the early nineteenth century right up to the present, spanning dozens of models from the likes of Alco, Baldwin, Electro-Motive, Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric, and more. Top-notch imagery from dozens of photographers is accompanied by detailed captions from author Brian Solomon that discuss locomotive technology, the roles of specific locomotives in individual railroads, and even the locations and operations depicted in the photographs. Together, this awesome collection stretches from the Baltimore & Ohio’s diminutiveTom Thumbsteam locomotive—generally considered the starting point of North American locomotive technology—right up to today’s high-horsepower “green� models from General Electric and Electro-Motive. The resulting volume, which also reflects the grand geographic and technological breadth of railroading in North America, is the ultimate gathering of great locomotive photographs for casual and hardcore railfans alike./div

Steam Power

Steam Power
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009
Genre: Steam locomotives
ISBN: 1616732105

Chasing Trains

Chasing Trains
Author: Robert Richardson
Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-09-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780911581560

This 432-page 8½ x 11" hardbound tells of the numerous lifetime railroad adventures of Robert W. Richardson, noted author, photographer and historian. Bob, a railfan’s railfan, originally released the book in 1995 under the Sundance Publications label, and it sold out. This new, limited second edition features 425 color and black and white photographs and covers Bob’s favorite locomotives; his travels in the Northeastern and New England states, Canada, Texas and Oklahoma, Old Border states and the Midwest, Southern states, Mexico and Central America, Persian Gulf countries, Colorado and New Mexico; the vanishing interurban; the San Juan; railroading in the snow; the Poncha, Cumbres and Marshall passes; the Gunnison area; Ouray; the Black Canyon; Durango; Silverton; Cerro Summit; Crested Butte; the Baldwin Branch; the San Luis Valley Line; the Colorado & Southern, Rio Grande Southern and much more. The book features 22 chapters and covers such railroads and subjects as the Ohio River & Western, the crookedest railroad in the world; the Aliquippa & Southern; the East Broad Top; Tionesta Valley Railway; Edaville; the Tweetsie; woodburners in the woods; Live Oak, Perry & Gulf; the D&RGW and Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge; and the RGS geese, among many other subjects. Possessing a fascination with trains and railroading as far back as 1931, Bob’s interest quickly developed into a lifelong career of chasing, riding and photographing trains. His train riding has led to many adventures few railfans have experienced. Bob, with his journalistic penchant, tells a great story, weaving together facts and figures of how it used to be on the railroads. He became editor of the Linn’s Weekly Stamp News, was an advertising coordinator, served in the U.S. Army, owned the famous Narrow Gauge Motel in Alamosa and began publishing the Narrow Gauge News.