Author : Al Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0933269323
Rails to the Rim
Al Richmond
Grand Canyon Railroad
Grand Canyon Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Grand Canyon Railroad book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Grand Canyon Railroad
Rudy J. Gerber
Author : Rudy J. Gerber
Publisher : American Traveler Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0935810447
Grand Canyon Railroad by Rudy J. Gerber Pdf
All about the railroad: old coaches made new, ancient steam engines, historic hotels, stations and campsites along 64 miles of scenic track unlike any other railroad in the USA and the only one ever to penetrate to the heart of a national park. On 17 September 1989, 88 years to the day from the date the first steam engine puffed to the Grand Canyon, a reborn Grand Canyon train made its way from Williams to the Grand Canyon along the same historic route. The resurrection of the Grand Canyon Railway signifies more than steam and thunder, nostalgia and history. It is part of a growing recognition of the need to soften the environmental impact made by four million annual visitors to the Canyon. The railroad uses a clean burning fuel of oil and grey water for engine power and may reduce peak motor traffic in the Canyon park by as much as 4000 vehicles per day.
The Railroad and the Canyon
Rudy J. Gerber
Author : Rudy J. Gerber
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1455610860
The Railroad and the Canyon by Rudy J. Gerber Pdf
Exploration of the Grand Canyon has attracted the attention of adventurers from Coronado to Roosevelt and captured the imaginations of millions worldwide. In the early part of the twentieth century, development of the canyon as a tourist destination, a source of mining prospects, an artistic subject, and a geological wonder increased at tremendous rates due to the linking of the Santa Fe railroad line with the canyon's edge from Williams and Flagstaff. Rudy J. Gerber's The Railroad and the Canyon is a historical expedition into the events that led to the building of the railroad and its impact on the canyon. From the first deadly attempts to run trains through the canyon to the industries that sprouted up alongside its tracks, this story of man's quest to conquer the canyon by train is both fascinating and enlightening. Gerber introduces the famous figures from John Hance, whose stagecoaches brought adventurous spectators to the rim; to Buckey O'Neill, who convinced financiers to run the rails to his property; to Mary Jane Colter, the architect whose work remains today as part of the national park grounds. The race to the canyon was not without legal battles and dry spells for tourism. This book tells how landowners battled for rights to the rails, how the railroad marketed its canyon trips, how the hotels developed and grew, and how roads and cars competed with the rails for carrying visitors to the canyon. Included are also stories of the archeological finds along the tracks and sights found along the guideposts of the trek. Rudy J. Gerber has been a longtime college professor, lawyer, writer, and explorer of the canyon lands. He currently sits as a judge on the Arizona State Court of Appeals in Phoenix. Escaping from the city, he can be found at his mountain cabin outside of Williams, still within earshot of the famed train lines he has written this book about.
Kaibab National Forest (N.F.) Amd Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Railway, Inc. Passenger Rail Service, Grand Canyon Airport to Maswik Transportation Area, Grand Canyon Village
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030838676
Kaibab National Forest (N.F.) Amd Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Railway, Inc. Passenger Rail Service, Grand Canyon Airport to Maswik Transportation Area, Grand Canyon Village by Anonim Pdf
Grand Canyon
Robert H. Webb
Author : Robert H. Webb
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0816515786
Grand Canyon by Robert H. Webb Pdf
Photographs made in Grand Canyon a century ago may provide us with a sense of history; photographs made today from the same vantage points give us a more precise picture of change in this seemingly timeless place. Between 1889 and 1890, Robert Brewster Stanton made photographs every one to two miles through the river corridor for the purpose of planning a water-level railroad route; he produced the largest collection of photographs of the Colorado River at one point in time. Robert Webb, a USGS hydrologist conducting research on debris flows in the Canyon, obtained the photographs, and from 1989 to 1995, he replicated all 445 of the views captured by Stanton, matching as closely as possible the original camera positions and lighting conditions. Grand Canyon, a Century of Change assembles the most dramatic of these paired photographs to demonstrate both the persistence of nature and the presence of humanity. The level of detail obtained from the photographs represent one of the most extensive long-term monitoring efforts ever conducted in a national park and the most detailed documentation effort ever performed using repeat photography. Much more than simply a picture book, Grand Canyon, a Century of Change is an environmental history of the river corridor, a fascinating book that clearly shows the impact of human influence on Grand Canyon and warns us that the Canyon's future is very much in our hands.
Cowboys, Miners, Presidents & Kings
Al Richmond
Author : Al Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0933269021
Cowboys, Miners, Presidents & Kings by Al Richmond Pdf
USA by Rail
John Pitt
Author : John Pitt
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1841622559
USA by Rail by John Pitt Pdf
Fully updated to take into account route and timetable changes, this is the only book specifically designed for US train travel. Rugged charm sets the train apart from more mundane means of transport and its low environmental impact is of particular current interest. Pampered by helpful attendants, you can travel from coast to coast, explore the Rocky Mountains and ride directly alongside two oceans. Less expensive than flying and more comfortable than the bus, the train keeps you relaxed and in touch with an ever-changing landscape as the world becomes a framed but moving picture.
Mary Colter
Arnold Berke
Author : Arnold Berke
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781568982953
Mary Colter by Arnold Berke Pdf
"Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter ... was an architect and interior designer who spent virtually her entire career working simultaneously for the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway."--p. 9.
The Grand Canyon
Randy Moore,Kara Felicia Witt
Author : Randy Moore,Kara Felicia Witt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216091509
The Grand Canyon by Randy Moore,Kara Felicia Witt Pdf
This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces. The Grand Canyon is one of the most internationally recognized landscapes and symbols of nature in North America. In this one-volume encyclopedia, readers can dive into the many people, places, stories, and issues associated with the Grand Canyon as well as the scientific, religious, and social contexts of events that have made the Grand Canyon what it is. At the front of the encyclopedia are thematic essays that examine the Grand Canyon's history, geography, and culture. Essays cover topics including John Wesley Powell, to whom the Grand Canyon "belongs," the Native Americans who live at the Grand Canyon, and the future of the Grand Canyon. Following the thematic essays are approximately 150 topical entries focusing on more specific aspects of the Grand Canyon, such as trails and camps, natural formations, and courageous heroes as well as shameless profiteers who have influenced the Grand Canyon's history. The encyclopedia is rounded out by a chronology of human history at the Grand Canyon, a Grand Canyon "at a glance" section, and multiple fact-based sidebars. Through the people, places, and stories explored in this work, readers will gain a better understanding of how the history of the Grand Canyon is relevant to the world today.
All Aboard the Polar Express
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0618477926
All Aboard the Polar Express by Anonim Pdf
The Polar Express train visits the North Pole and passengers find out what the first gift of the season is going to be from Santa Claus.
The Story of Grand Canyon Railway
Al Richmond
Author : Al Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 1934656917
The Story of Grand Canyon Railway by Al Richmond Pdf
The Wonderful Romance
Favre de Coulevain,Pierre de Coulevain
Author : Favre de Coulevain,Pierre de Coulevain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : French fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433075818728
The Wonderful Romance by Favre de Coulevain,Pierre de Coulevain Pdf
Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Author : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Interstate commerce
ISBN : UIUC:30112105101353
Interstate Commerce Commission Reports by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission Pdf
Awards ... First Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board
United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Author : United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Arbitration, Industrial
ISBN : UOM:35112101951434
Awards ... First Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board by United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board Pdf
Bingham Canyon Railroads
Don Strack
Author : Don Strack
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0738584894
Bingham Canyon Railroads by Don Strack Pdf
Railroads and mining in Bingham Canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was constructed in the canyon in late 1873. Bingham Canyon in the early years was a gold and silver mining camp, and the railroads were small operations. Copper mining took hold in the late 1890s, and the mines, mining companies, and railroads that served them expanded rapidly. Bingham Canyon soon became the largest and richest mining district in the western United States and was the source for as much as a third of the copper mined in the nation. A variety of locomotives worked in the canyon, including a small number of Shay locomotives, several large articulated steam locomotives, and the nation's largest roster of electric locomotives. The last Bingham Canyon ore train ran in late 2001. While the railroad tracks have been removed, the mine itself is very much in full production and remains the source for 25 percent of the nation's copper production.