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Sunset cluster : a shortline railroad saga /
"Discover the Sunset Cluster-railroads that were doomed to fail? The first two decades of the 20th century were the twilight of the railroad age. Major routes had long been established, and local service became the focus of new construction. Beginning in 1907, a cluster of five shortline railro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2023]
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| Colección: | Railroads Past and Present Series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Grant, H. Roger, |d 1943- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Sunset cluster : |b a shortline railroad saga / |c H. Roger Grant. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Bloomington, Indiana : |b Indiana University Press, |c [2023] | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : |b illustrations, maps. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a "Discover the Sunset Cluster-railroads that were doomed to fail? The first two decades of the 20th century were the twilight of the railroad age. Major routes had long been established, and local service became the focus of new construction. Beginning in 1907, a cluster of five shortline railroads were established in otherwise unconnected parts of Iowa. By the dawn of the Great Depression, all these routes would be discontinued. The five Iowa 'sunset cluster' railroads might appear to deserve eternal obscurity, being at best minor footnotes to American railroad history. After all, their total mileage barely exceeded 100 miles. Their average life span, moreover, covered about five years, and the Des Moines & Red Oak Railway (DM&RO) never turned a wheel. Yet, to understand the rise of the railroad empires of the 19th century, it is necessary to study their fall. Using contemporary newspapers, government reports, and other little-known sources, renowned railway historian H. Roger Grant offers a fascinating look at these shortline railroads. Sunset Cluster explores the almost desperate desire by communities to benefit from steel rails before the regional railroad map finally imploded and the challenges faced by latter-day shortline builders"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a "Discover the Sunset Cluster-railroads that were doomed to fail? The first two decades of the 20th century were the twilight of the Railroad Age. Major routes had long been established, and local service became the focus of new construction. Beginning in 1907, a cluster of five shortline railroads were established in otherwise unconnected parts of Iowa. They, however, would short lived. The five Iowa 'sunset cluster' railroads might appear to deserve eternal obscurity, being at best minor footnotes to American railroad history. After all, their total mileage barely exceeded 100 miles. Their average life span, moreover, covered about five years, and the Des Moines & Red Oak Railway (DM&RO) never turned a wheel. Yet, these Iowa shortlines had an immediate positive impact to their service area, but disappointingly they became victims of modal competition and the Good Roads Movement.Using contemporary newspapers, government reports, and other little-known sources, renowned railway historian H. Roger Grant offers a fascinating look at these shortline railroads. Sunset Cluster explores the almost desperate desire by communities to benefit from steel rails before the regional railroad map finally imploded and the challenges faced by latter-day shortline builders"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 16, 2023). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sunset Years -- 2. Atlantic Northern & Southern Railway -- 3. Iowa & Southwestern Railway -- 4. Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railroad -- 5. Iowa & Omaha Short Line Railway -- 6. Des Moines & Red Oak Railway -- 7. Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author | |
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