Author: Roy W. CampbellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780979575273
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Wisconsin Shortline and Logging Steam
Author: Roy W. CampbellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780979575273
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
The Lake Shore and Eastern
Author: John BergPublisher:
ISBN: 9780578167367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A short century past, lumber companies large and small used the railroad and other steam powered equipment to harvest the vast forests, the consequence of which brought great and lasting change to the Great Lakes States. Upon the demise of these companies, the once-common sight of the logging railroad faded rapidly, and apart from those who actually worked on it, little was remembered about these operations. Having originated in humble beginnings in northern Wisconsin, the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad was one of the earliest established at the headwaters of vast Chippewa River watershed, and grew to be one of the most extensive and long-lived logging railroads in the state. Early in 1888 the leaders of the Phillips Lumber Company, John R. and Benjamin W. Davis, secured the assistance of the officers of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to build a spur into the rich pine timberlands east of Phillips. This act brought into existence the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad, one of a handful of logging railroads being built by various lumber companies in Wisconsin at that time. By the summer of 1926, Pierson Kneeland, successor to the Davis brothers, ceased operations of the Lake Shore And Eastern east of Phillips. He directed company crews to dismantle the spur. In the autumn of 1932, Kneeland terminated the existence of the Lake Shore And Eastern by ending operations at the Company's branch in Morse, Wisconsin, some 45 miles to the north. The impact of loss of the lumber industry upon these communities and their citizens lingered on as sales continued on a reduced scale and abruptly ended. With it's thoroughly researched and well-paced narrative, stunning photographs and concise maps, The Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad is not just another typical railroad story. Students of railroad history interested in the industrial short lines and steam-era aficionados will find this work of immense interest. Those who enjoy a good book about Wisconsin history will experience great satisfaction in learning about what happened "up north," while those engaged in land use policy will find pertinent resources in the thorough documentation and photographic record.
The Pine Logging Era in Northwest Wisconsin
Author: Forest History Association of Wisconsin. MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author: The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Also time tables of railroads in Central America. Air line schedules.
Short-line Railroader
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Steam Locomotive and Railroad Tradition
Author: American Lumberman
Author: Short-line Annual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Author: