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Across the Columbia Plain (Paperback)
Railroad Expansion in the Interior Northwest, 1185-1893
Peter J. Lewty
Continuing the saga he started in
To the Columbia Gateway: The Oregon Railway and the Northern Pacific, 1879-1884
, Peter J. Lewty traces the rivalry and expansion of the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific railway systems in the interior Northwest, 1885-93.
Photographs • maps • notes • glossary • index • 6"x 9" • 344 pages (1995)
Railroads/Northwest History
Price :
US$21.25
North Bank Road (Paperback)
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
John T. Gaertner
Gaertner begins his story in the 19th century, continues the saga through 1905 when the SP&S was incorporated, and ends in the 1970s when the railroad was assimilated into the massive Burlington Northern system.
Photographs • maps • notes • bibliography • index • 6" x 9" • 288 pages (1991)
Railroads
Price :
US$21.25
Orphan Road (Paperback)
The Railroad Comes to Seattle, 1853–1911
Kurt E. Armbruster
This well-illustrated account describes the growth of railways across the Puget Sound region—from the initial 1853–54 government surveys to the completion of the Milwaukee Road in 1911. Included are descriptions of the individual lines, the intense Seattle-Tacoma rivalry, and the colorful personalities and urban aspirations that eventually brought Seattle to the forefront of Washington commerce.
Illustrations • photographs • maps • notes • bibliography • index • 10 1/2" x 9" • 280 pages (1999)
Railroads/Seattle/Washington
Price :
US$24.95
Railroad Shutterbug (Hardbound)
Jim Fredrickson’s Northern Pacific
Jim Fredrickson
Fredrickson, an amateur photographer, began a 39-year career with the Northern Pacific in 1943. He took exceptional photographs throughout that time—depicting the last glories of the steam era as coal-fired locomotives were replaced by diesel engines in the 1940s and 1950s.
Illustrations • photographs • maps • index • 10 1/2" x 9" • 160 pages (2000)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$45.00
Railroad Shutterbug (Paperback)
Jim Fredrickson’s Northern Pacific
Jim Fredrickson
Fredrickson, an amateur photographer, began a 39-year career with the Northern Pacific in 1943. He took exceptional photographs throughout that time—depicting the last glories of the steam era as coal-fired locomotives were replaced by diesel engines in the 1940s and 1950s.
Illustrations • photographs • maps • index • 10 1/2" x 9" • 160 pages (2000)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$29.95
Railscapes (Hardbound)
A Northern Pacific Brasspounder's Album
Jim Fredrickson
Brimming with spectacular photographs and trainman's vivid memories,
Railscapes
journeys through more than six decades of American railroading.
Illustrations • photographs • index • 10 1/2 x 9 • 160 pages (2003)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$45.00
Railscapes (Paperback)
A Northern Pacific Brasspounder's Album
Jim Fredrickson
Brimming with spectacular photographs and trainman's vivid memories, "Railscapes" journeys through more than six decades of American railroading. The author worked and traveled in some of the most beautiful territory in the United States, from the Bitteroot Mountains of Montana and Idaho to the Cascade Range of Washington and the Puget Sound coastal region. Arranged thematically, this album features sections on train wrecks, special and futuristic trains, the last of the steam engines, depots, railroad folks, and more.
Illustrations • photographs • index • 10 1/2 x 9 • 160 pages (2003)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$29.95
Steam to Diesel (Hardbound)
Jim Fredrickson’s Railroading Journal
Jim Fredrickson
Fredrickson’s career with the Northern Pacific spanned a period of far-reaching technological change, which he thoroughly documented through photography.
Steam to Diesel
presents some of his best photos of the NP and its competing lines. Insightful essays give fascinating behind-the-scenes information about everyday working men and women.
Illustrations • photographs • index • maps • 10 1/2" x 9"• 160 pages (2001)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$45.00
Steam to Diesel (Paperback)
Jim Fredrickson’s Railroading Journal
Jim Fredrickson
Fredrickson’s career with the Northern Pacific spanned a period of far-reaching technological change, which he thoroughly documented through photography.
Steam to Diesel
presents some of his best photos of the NP and its competing lines. Insightful essays give fascinating behind-the-scenes information about everyday working men and women.
Illustrations • photographs • index • maps • 10 1/2" x 9"• 160 pages (2001)
Railroads/Art/Photography
Price :
US$29.95
To the Columbia Gateway (Tapebound)
The Oregon Railway and the Northern Pacific, 1879-1884
Peter J. Lewty
The excitement of the 19th-century frontier comes alive in this history of early-day railroading in the Pacific Northwest. Combining narrative with fascinating photographs and maps, the author successfully conveys a sense of the enormous time, money, and hard work required to build the first Pacific Northwest rail lines.
Index • bibliography • illustrations • maps • figures • 6" x 9" • 202 pages (1988)
Railroads/Oregon
Price :
US$30.00
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