Railroads Of Cape Cod And The Islands

Author : Andrew T. Eldredge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0738511579

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Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands by Andrew T. Eldredge Pdf

In 1848, the railroad extended to Cape Cod to serve the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. By 1887, fourteen of the fifteen towns on Cape Cod were connected by the railroad. For a short time, even the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard had railroad lines. As the highways expanded in the years following World War II, the automobile became the primary mode of transportation. By 1959, year-round Cape Cod passenger service had been discontinued. Today, many miles of track have been removed to accommodate recreational bike paths.Using hundreds of historic images, Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands illustrates the rich heritage of passenger and freight rail transportation on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Mainland connections once involved transfer between ship and rail at wharves in Provincetown, Hyannis, and Woods Hole. Since 1935, trains have crossed the Cape Cod Canal on the world's second longest vertical-lift bridge.

Author : Robert H. Farson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0961674016

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Cape Cod Railroads by Robert H. Farson Pdf

This is a loving look at a special place and its railroads that carried people from small town to town, and sometimes to Boston. And from there on the Dude Train. The islands has railroads and they are here with the island steamers, the ferries. People came to New England on the famous night boats of the Fall River Line and on direct trains from New York. The Cape Codders and the Neptune. Hundreds of anectodes help the story. This heavily illustrated volume includes trains, locomotives, stations, bridges, wrecks, snow and storm damage, maps, railroad workers, broadsides and steamboats. A major book on trains that was thirteen years of research and writing,. Three paintings reproduced in color by Ted Rose America's finest railroad artist. Cape Cod Historical Publications Address: Winter: November-May, 3200 Binnacle Drive, C-1, Naples, Fl. 34103. Phone: 239-403-8224. Summer: May-November: P.O. Box 281, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. Phone: 508-362-4761. Pay by check or money order. No credit cards accepted. Please add $4.75 for shipping/handling.

Author : Gregory Wright
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493014279

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Best Bike Rides Cape Cod and the Islands by Gregory Wright Pdf

Best Bike Rides Cape Cod and the Islands describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Cape Cod area. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 35-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures. Best Bike Rides Cape Cod and the Islands includes a map of each ride, a log of significant milepoints, a text description of the ride, a start-finish point with nearby motor vehicle parking, the GPS coordinates of the start-finish point, and color photos. Also included is information on local restaurants, lodging, maps, bicycle shops, other facilities for cyclists, and community resources.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556032755688

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New Bedford Regional Airport Improvements Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eleanor Berman
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998-05
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
ISBN : 0890098816

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Cape Cod & the Islands by Eleanor Berman Pdf

History and the natural beauty of this coastal area combine in this stunning portrait. Feel the salt air as you breeze through the pages that reveal classic New England architecture. windmills, stretches of beach and rustic seaports. Discover towns and villages along Martha's Vineyard. Nantucket and throughout the Cape. Loaded with color photography.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556034775411

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Cape Wind Energy Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : Massachusetts Historical Commission. State Survey Team
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
ISBN : WISC:89064063043

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Historic and Archaeological Resources of Cape Cod and the Islands by Massachusetts Historical Commission. State Survey Team Pdf

Author : David Weintraub
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780897326032

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Walking the Cape and Islands by David Weintraub Pdf

The Cape and IslandsÑCape Cod, MarthaÕs Vineyard, and NantucketÑprovide some of the best walking and hiking in coastal New England. There is a great variety of terrain and scenery, from the crashing Atlantic Ocean to pristine kettle ponds, from densely wooded tracts to open expanses of salt marsh, and from sandy shorelines to wildflower-carpeted grasslands. Walking the Cape and Islands is the first comprehensive guide to the areaÕs best walking and hiking trails. In includes: 72 walks ranging in length from 0.4 miles to 11.2 miles and in difficulty from easy to difficult; for each walk, a complete route description, driving directions to the trailhead, and a detailed, easy-to-read map; at-a-glance Info providing essential information such as distance, difficulty, time to walk, trail surface, and more; trail-use data showing whether bicycles, dogs, or hunting are allowed on the described route; and health stats showing the number of steps and estimated calories burned. Although designed primarily for walkers and hikers, this book will also appeal to joggers and mountain bicyclists. The book is illustrated with photographs by the author, a professional photographer.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX7J7W

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Pinole Shoals and Mare Island Channel, Calif by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors Pdf

Author : Old Colony Railroad Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Massachusetts
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011849338

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Southeastern Massachusetts: Its Shores and Islands, Woodlands and Lakes, and how to Reach Them ... by Old Colony Railroad Company Pdf

Author : Erica Bollerud
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0762729996

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Cape Cod and the Islands by Erica Bollerud Pdf

Each edition of the "Insiders' Guides" series details hotels, restaurants, annual events, attractions, nightlife, parks and recreations, real estate, and much more. Maps, photos & index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : PURD:32754075490395

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United States Coast Pilot by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bill Dalton
Publisher : Bill Dalton
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : 9781566910620

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Indonesia Handbook by Bill Dalton Pdf

Introduces the history and culture of the nation's provinces and offers advice on accommodations, transportation, languages, restaurants, and interesting places to visit.

Author : Mike Schafer
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780760307588

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More Classic American Railroads by Mike Schafer Pdf

In the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford investigates an old murder that occurred during her childhood in India, a search for the truth that will transform her and leave her pondering a troubling question: How can facts lie? Bess Crawford enjoyed a wondrous childhood in India, where her father, a colonel in the British Army, was stationed on the Northwest Frontier. But an unforgettable incident darkened that happy time. In 1908, Colonel Crawford's regiment discovered that it had a murderer in its ranks, an officer who killed five people in India and England yet was never brought to trial. In the eyes of many of these soldiers, men defined by honor and duty, the crime was a stain on the regiment's reputation and on the good name of Bess's father, the Colonel Sahib, who had trained the killer. A decade later, tending to the wounded on the battlefields of France during World War I, Bess learns from a dying Indian sergeant that the supposed murderer, Lieutenant Wade, is alive—and serving at the Front. Bess cannot believe the shocking news. According to reliable reports, Wade's body had been seen deep in the Khyber Pass, where he had died trying to reach Afghanistan. Soon, though, her mind is racing. How had he escaped from India? What had driven a good man to murder in cold blood? Wanting answers, she uses her leave to investigate. In the village where the first three killings took place, she discovers that the locals are certain that the British soldier was innocent. Yet the present owner of the house where the crime was committed believes otherwise, and is convinced that Bess's father helped Wade flee. To settle the matter once and for all, Bess sets out to find Wade and let the courts decide. But when she stumbles on the horrific truth, something that even the famous writer Rudyard Kipling had kept secret all his life, she is shaken to her very core. The facts will damn Wade even as they reveal a brutal reality, a reality that could have been her own fate.

Author : William Martin
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
ISBN : 1455580570

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Cape Cod by William Martin Pdf

By the bestselling author of Back Bay, this is a majestic multi-gnerational saga that brings to life the story of Cape Cod, from the landing of the Mayflower to the present. From its highly-charged opening to its shattering conclusion, Cape Cod is a novel as impressive and captivating as the land it portrays.