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Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Company Timetable No. 40
Author: Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway
Author: John SchmalePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738559599
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With a schedule regulated by the tides and the needs of chickens, the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway operated for 81 years as a delightfully quirky egg-hauling enterprise. Modern electric railroad technology paired with ancient low-tech steamboats made possible the overnight shipping of fresh produce to a voracious San Francisco market. The railroad helped Petaluma earn the moniker athe egg basket of the world.a Incorporated in 1903, the railroad provided efficient train service to this fertile farm region. The famous botanist Luther Burbank located his experimental farm near Sebastopol and proclaimed it is natureas achosen spot of all the earth.a The railroad survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, opposition from three larger railroads, the Great Depression, and fierce auto-truck competition. The corporation was, mercifully, abandoned in 1984, and most of the rails were removed by 1988. Happily, recent plans call for a tourist trolley to operate over a portion of surviving Petaluma tracks.
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History
Author: Donald B. RobertsonPublisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870043857
Category : Mountain railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed reports on dates of operation, mergers, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge and rail weight. It also includes the histories of thousands of locomotives.
World Railways
Author: The Official Railway Guide
Author: The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author: AERA.
Author: Railroad Age Gazette
Author: Merchant Vessels of the United States...
Author: United States. Coast GuardPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
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