Off the Main Lines : A Photographic Odyssey /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Narrow gauge railroads.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
Chemins de fer à voie etroite > Colorado > Ouvrages illustres.
Chemins de fer à voie etroite > Colorado > Histoire.
Narrow gauge railroads > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Narrow gauge railroads > Colorado > Pictorial works.
Narrow gauge railroads > Colorado > History.
Narrow gauge railroads > West (U.S.) > History.
West United States.
Colorado.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780253008688

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