Author: Fred Codoni
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738531219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad--the Redwood Empire Route--once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. In between were the two-foot Sonoma Magnesite Railroad, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast, and standard-gauge lines. Determining the route of major highways, this versatile transportation system also incorporated electric interurbans, ferry steamboats, sternwheel riverboats, tugs, car f loats, and unusual connectors like funiculars and scenic tourist railways. From the time of its formation in 1907 until the 1970s, Northwestern Pacific trains and boats were loaded with passengers and freight.
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Author: Fred Codoni
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738531219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad--the Redwood Empire Route--once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. In between were the two-foot Sonoma Magnesite Railroad, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast, and standard-gauge lines. Determining the route of major highways, this versatile transportation system also incorporated electric interurbans, ferry steamboats, sternwheel riverboats, tugs, car f loats, and unusual connectors like funiculars and scenic tourist railways. From the time of its formation in 1907 until the 1970s, Northwestern Pacific trains and boats were loaded with passengers and freight.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738531219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad--the Redwood Empire Route--once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. In between were the two-foot Sonoma Magnesite Railroad, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast, and standard-gauge lines. Determining the route of major highways, this versatile transportation system also incorporated electric interurbans, ferry steamboats, sternwheel riverboats, tugs, car f loats, and unusual connectors like funiculars and scenic tourist railways. From the time of its formation in 1907 until the 1970s, Northwestern Pacific trains and boats were loaded with passengers and freight.
History of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Author: Stanley T. Borden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
History and Rosters of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Predecessor Lines
Author: Stanley T. Borden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Author: Susan J. P. O'Hara
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439644314
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The year 2014 marks the centennial of the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP), celebrated by driving a golden spike at Cain Rock in October 1914. This achievement was the culmination of a massive, six-year engineering effort to connect rail lines ending at Willits with the early lumber company railroads of the Humboldt Bay region. When it was completed, the NWP linked Eureka with San Francisco by rail, a milestone in the history of Humboldt and Northern Mendocino Counties. This book examines the impact of the NWP on Northwestern California. Although no longer operational, the railroad today symbolizes the ongoing struggle to connect this isolated region with the wider world.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439644314
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The year 2014 marks the centennial of the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP), celebrated by driving a golden spike at Cain Rock in October 1914. This achievement was the culmination of a massive, six-year engineering effort to connect rail lines ending at Willits with the early lumber company railroads of the Humboldt Bay region. When it was completed, the NWP linked Eureka with San Francisco by rail, a milestone in the history of Humboldt and Northern Mendocino Counties. This book examines the impact of the NWP on Northwestern California. Although no longer operational, the railroad today symbolizes the ongoing struggle to connect this isolated region with the wider world.
Corporate History of Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company as of the Date of Valuation, June 30, 1916
Northwestern Pacific Steam Locomotives
Author: Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792319112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792319112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Author: Angelo Figone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640085374
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
From the beginning "boom years" of Northern California's lumber traffic to the demise of the Redwood Empire's "Lifeline", this is the 50-year story of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from 1951 to 2001. The 416-page book documents the challenges and rewards of the Southern Pacific Railroad's unique subsidiary including excerpts from former NWPRR employees "who were there."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640085374
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
From the beginning "boom years" of Northern California's lumber traffic to the demise of the Redwood Empire's "Lifeline", this is the 50-year story of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from 1951 to 2001. The 416-page book documents the challenges and rewards of the Southern Pacific Railroad's unique subsidiary including excerpts from former NWPRR employees "who were there."
History of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Author: Eugene Virgil Smalley
Publisher: New York : Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marin County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
BInder containing narrative and pictorial history of railroad route, cars and engines. Includes route through Humboldt County and shows engines and train cars in Marin.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marin County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
BInder containing narrative and pictorial history of railroad route, cars and engines. Includes route through Humboldt County and shows engines and train cars in Marin.