Author: William OxfordPublisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Ferry Steamers
Author: William OxfordPublisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Lake Michigan Passenger Steamers
Author: George Woodman HiltonPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804742405
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This is the definitive account of the rise, fall, and extinction of steam passenger transportation on Lake Michigan from its origin in the late 1840s to the demise of the last steamers in 1970.
The Steamers
Author: William OxfordFerries Across the Humber
Author: Kirk MartinPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526769506
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Starting with an introduction about discovering the coal-burning paddle steamers of the Humber in the early 1970s the book continues with a brief history of the ferries of the Humber Estuary, the coming of the first paddle steamer, the Caledonia, in 1814 and the rapid expansion of steamers operating on the estuary. It includes personal memories of those who worked on, used and loved the Humber ferries. It especially looks at the paddle steamers, Tattershall Castle, Wingfield Castle and Lincoln Castle, which became the last coal-burning paddle steamers operating a regular service in the United Kingdom. An appendix lists over 80 paddle steamers from the Caledonia of 1814 to the last of the line the Lincoln Castle identified as working on the Humber Estuary from published and archive sources. It includes the diesel powered paddle vessel Farringford which saw out the service in 1981 and also other vessels associated with the Hull to New Holland ferry.
Crossing Puget Sound
Author: Steven J. PickensPublisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634991537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For over a century, water has connected the communities on Puget Sound, starting with days of the iron-hulled steamers of the Black Ball Line and continuing to the vessels of Washington State Ferries. Puget Sound continues to be a vital link between cities, well into the era of smart phones and self-driving cars. From the recycled ferries of San Francisco Bay to the elegant pocket liners of the Canadian Pacific Railway, transporting people from one isolated community to another has grown to carrying 25 million commuters and tourists every year. Modern ferry travel on Puget Sound begins with the converted passenger steamers at the early part of the twentieth century. Built in the days before cars became the main mode of travel, these small steamers morphed into the blueprint of today's largest double-ended ferries in the United States. Ferry travel today is as scenic as in the days of Model Ts and steamships. Puget Sound remains a nautical highway as much now as it was in the era of high button shoes and derby hats.
Stability of Ferry Steamers
Author: Claude William Johnston BarkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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... The Railroad Ferry Steamer "Solano".
Author: Robert L. HarrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Solano (Ferry steamer)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Story of the Island Steamers
Author: Harry Baker TurnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Side Wheel Steamers of the Chesapeake Bay, 1880-1947
Author: John Antonio HainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Ferries and Pleasure Steamers
Author: David L. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711032729
Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
SHIPS & SHIPPING: GENERAL INTEREST. The United Kingdom has an extensive network of regular ferry services employing a wide spectrum of craft types and sizes. From large short-sea ferries maintaining open sea route links to continental Europe and Ireland, to numerous inter-island ferries, these vessels are an intrinsic part of our maritime history. This excellent new book concentrates on a period of great transition in ferry shipping, from the 1950s to the early 1970s. It was a time that witnessed the emergence of roll-on roll-off and roll-through capabilities for accompanied vehicles, recognising the explosion in private car ownership as well as the growth of road haulage. It also saw the introduction of novel new marine craft: hydrofoils, hovercraft and surface effect vehicles. With an arresting array of vibrant colour photographs, the majority of which have never seen before it provides a delightful snapshot of the ferry scene of almost half a century ago.