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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 se...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Railroads past and present.
Temas:
Narrow gauge railroads > West (U.S.) > History.
Narrow gauge railroads > Colorado > History.
Narrow gauge railroads > Colorado > Pictorial works.
Narrow gauge railroads > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Chemins de fer à voie étroite > Colorado > Histoire.
Chemins de fer à voie étroite > Colorado > Ouvrages illustrés.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Narrow gauge railroads
Colorado
West United States
History
Pictorial works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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 on the Colorado narrow gauge. Off the Main Line carries readers along out-of-the-way railways in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, and South Dakota to see the changes that occurred on these lines from the 1940s to the 1990s"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253008688
0253008689
1299680143
9781299680142

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