Railroads of Northern Colorado
Author : Kenneth Christian Jessen
Publisher :
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780871085993
A Brief History of Erie, Colorado: Out of the Coal Dust
Author : James B. Stull
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 162585580X
Book Description
From 1866 until 1979, Erie was one of the largest coal-producing towns in the nation. Numerous settlers contributed to building Old Town and making it one of the liveliest communities in northern Colorado. The Columbine Mine massacre in 1927 incited major changes to coal mining practices, inspiring unionization efforts nationally. The improved rights and working conditions that miners struggled to win benefit employees across America today. Emeritus Professor James B. Stull illuminates Erie's earliest pioneers, houses, schools and churches and the town's enduring evolution.
Colorado's Mountain Railroads
Author : R. A. LeMassena
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 29,92 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Mountain railroads
ISBN :
Book Description
American Narrow Gauge Railroads
Author : George W. Hilton
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780804723695
Book Description
This is a comprehensive, illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. It documents a long-gone era, bringing to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace. The basic facts and information on the subject are heavily illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, presented in an encyclopedia format.
History of Larimer County, Colorado
Author : Ansel Watrous
Publisher :
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Estes Park (Colo.)
ISBN :
Book Description
Nothing Like It In the World
Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2001-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743203173
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Poor's Manual of Railroads
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 2268 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Book Description
Burlington Northern Adventures
Author : William J. Brotherton
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780942035681
Book Description
The Rainbow Route
Author : Robert Evan Sloan
Publisher : Sundance Publications Limited
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780913582121
Book Description
Extension of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads. Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, Third Session, on the Extension of Time for Relinquishment by the Government of Railroads to Corporate Ownership and Control
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce
Publisher :
Page : 1512 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
