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Minnesota Railroads : A Photographic History, 1940-2012 by Steve Glischinski (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN-100816675910
ISBN-139780816675913
eBay Product ID (ePID)117191302
Product Key Features
Book TitleMinnesota Railroads : a Photographic History, 1940-2012
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicRailroads / History, Railroads / Pictorial, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorSteve Glischinski
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight54.7 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width11.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-008203
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal385.09776
Table Of ContentContents Author's Note on Railroad Terminology Acknowledgments Introduction. Dominant, Disappearing, Reborn: Seventy Years of Minnesota Railroad History 1. An Industry in Transition, 1940-1960 2. The Struggle for Survival, 1960-1980 3. Revival and Rehabilitation, 1980-2000 4. Railroading in the Twenty-first Century Minnesota Railroads in 1940 and 2011 Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisA lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steamlocomotives and luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation today., "The Great Northern Railway, in the eventful year of 1941, met every requirement made of it as the Nation hurriedly prepared for war." So Great Northern's president spoke of the Minnesota railroad that transported the tanks and airplanes, materiel and troops, that were critical to America's military success. This illustrated volume offers an enlightening--and irresistibly entertaining--look at Minnesota railroads from that shining moment, near the end of the romantic era of steam locomotives and luxury passenger lines, to the reemergence of railroads as one of the few profitable transportation industries in our day. Remarkable photographs, many never before published, take us inside the cab of a monumental steam locomotive, which hauled iron ore from the Mesabi Range, and into the lounge car of the luxurious North Coast Limited streamliner. We visit the huge shops that worked on massive locomotives and go trackside to witness the morning rush hour at the St. Paul Union Depot. From the modest St. Charles depot welcoming the Rochester 400 in 1962 to brand-new locomotives speeding container trains west at Hawley in 2009, Minnesota Railroads combines thrilling close-ups and an edifying long view, fine details and a full history. Traveling from Winton to Worthington, Noyes to Winona, tracking the transition from steam to diesel and the mergers that created today's mega railroads, Minnesota Railroads gives readers a richly textured picture of railroading's past and future and its impact on life in Minnesota.
LC Classification NumberTF24.M6G55 2012
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- 19 Mar, 2016
Interesting facts and reference
Throughout the book, pictures show and describe the different roads in Minnesota and how they were intertwined competing with each other. All the mergers that took place without reading a lot of material to see what happened throughout the railroad history in Minnesota. Very interesting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Jul, 2024
Minnesota railroads
Going to Minnesota and wanted to learn out their railroads. This book has been very good for my planningVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Jun, 2017
Great
Very complete book with ample quality picturesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
