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Author: Robert P. Palazzo Publisher: Imaginary Lines, Inc. ISBN: 9780738574790 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Railroads have played an important part in the history of Death Valley. The Pacific Coast Borax Company first used the Death Valley Railroad to transport its ore to market and then to transport Death Valley tourists to its Furnace Creek Resort. "Death Valley Scotty's" leap to national fame came as a direct result of his chartering a private train to break the Los Angeles to Chicago speed record. The Carson & Colorado Railroad on the west and the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad on the east provided support to Death Valley's mining activity, its associated boomtowns, and early tourism.
Author: Robert P. Palazzo Publisher: Imaginary Lines, Inc. ISBN: 9780738574790 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Railroads have played an important part in the history of Death Valley. The Pacific Coast Borax Company first used the Death Valley Railroad to transport its ore to market and then to transport Death Valley tourists to its Furnace Creek Resort. "Death Valley Scotty's" leap to national fame came as a direct result of his chartering a private train to break the Los Angeles to Chicago speed record. The Carson & Colorado Railroad on the west and the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad on the east provided support to Death Valley's mining activity, its associated boomtowns, and early tourism.
Author: Steven "Blast" Halteman Publisher: ISBN: 9781549622052 Category : Languages : en Pages : 443
Book Description
"The Death Q," from author/adventurer, Steven "Blast" Halteman, is an offbeat desert guide sprinkled with entertaining short stories. It chronicles the 811 mile winter hike he created, after an inordinate amount of investigative footwork. The hike circles Death Valley along ten abandoned railroads, one active railroad, and passes through multiple ghost towns. The first in a series of unusual adventures titled, "Stories from Steve," this book is also part memoir, part unearthed history and part humorous tall tales, all of which were inspired by life on the trail. For thru-hikers, "The Death Q" gives practical advice and breaks down the journey into 35 days with a guide to routes and support services available at critical points along the way. For non-hikers, railroad buffs and armchair travelers, it provides an opportunity to take a vicarious trip into a heretofore unknown adventure. For travelers to the Death Valley region, it offers an alternative guidebook to a remote and timeless part of the world. However you decide to slice it, "The Death Q" is an unforgettable and engrossing read. And one heck of a hike.
Author: Robert P. Palazzo
Author: Robert P. Palazzo
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Author: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Author: Steven "Blast" Halteman
Author: David F. Myrick
Author: Railroad Commission of the State of California
Author: Railroad Commission of the State of California