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.
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.
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
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Category : Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Languages : en
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Category : Northwestern Pacific Railroad
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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."
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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."
Northwestern Pacific Steam Locomotives
Author: Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society
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ISBN: 9781792319112
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Languages : en
Pages :
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ISBN: 9781792319112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Electric Railway Pioneer
Author: Harre W. Demoro
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Redwood Empire Route
Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Its Successors
Author: Wesley Fox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884831010
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884831010
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Interurban Railways of the Bay Area
Author: Paul Castelhun Trimble
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
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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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
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.