Scenes Along the Line of the San Jose and Los Gatos Injerurban Railroad
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Page : 101 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 1994-11-01
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ISBN : 9780914139119
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Page : 101 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 1994-11-01
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ISBN : 9780914139119
Author : Edward Kelley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1439633991
The picturesque town of Los Gatos stands between the once verdant orchards of the Santa Clara Valley and the forested slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad arrived in 1878 and, within two years, laid track over the mountains to carry passengers, redwood, and tons of ripe produce. Less than a decade later it was purchased by Southern Pacific, and completely converted to standard gauge by 1909. Invigorating business and industry, the railroad remained a vital part of the economy of Los Gatos for over 80 years. Although the era of commercial rail ended in 1959, Billy Jones and his scaled-down Wildcat Railroad" still offered weekend rides at his ranch to guests, including Walt Disney. The Wildcat still operates in two local parks today."
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Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 29,36 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Electric engineering
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Author : Paul Castelhun Trimble
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,87 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Transportation
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Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.
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Page : 592 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 1973
Category : United States
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 1903
Category : San Francisco (Calif.)
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Page : 756 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Railroads
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Author : Mel Scott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520055124
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Bus lines
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Vols. include the Proceedings of the association's 12th-27th annual conventions.
Author : Alvin A. Fickewirth
Publisher : Gem Guides Book Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 32,48 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
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An encyclopedia listing describing every known railroad that operated within the state of California between 1851-1992. Includes cable car, common carrier, horsecar, industrial, interurban, logging, monorail, motor and terminal railroads.