Author: SueAnn Martell Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738548067 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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In 1880, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was hard-pressed to find a suitable rail route from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. With the coal deposits of eastern Utah luring them on, railroad officials chose a difficult route over Soldier Summit. The railroad established the town where "helper" engines were attached to the heavy trains, and Helper grew into a division point with branch operations that reached into the nearby canyons to serve the blossoming coal industry. Numerous smaller towns sprang up to service the railroad, and in 1912, the newly incorporated Utah Railway laid tracks to share the right-of-way with the Denver and Rio Grande. The town of Helper is still a mecca for rail fans, and the story of its past lives on.
Author: Glenn T. Harding Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cattle brands Languages : en Pages : 182
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An account of the construction of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway with history of the towns and ranch stations created as a result. History of Raymondville, Tex. emphasized on the occasion of its centennial.
Author: Allan C. Lewis Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738548593 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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In the 1880s, the Denver & Rio Grande began building its three-foot railroad toward the San Juan Mountains alongside the Animas River and the budding community of Durango. The D&RG quickly established itself in Durango, constructing a depot as well as a 45-mile connection to the regional mining hub of Silverton. Over 60 years, the towns, the railroad, and the mines it served would weather plummeting silver values and a turbulent economy. By the end of World War II, declining freight volumes left the future of the railroad in doubt, but by the late 1940s, a growing number of train enthusiasts were journeying to Durango for one last ride. The new popularity of the Silverton Branch brought rail fans to the area in increasing numbers through the 1950s. Today the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad continues to preserve the region's railroading past and has become a unique aspect of the history of Southwestern Colorado.
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics Publisher: ISBN: Category : Railroads Languages : en Pages : 544
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1921-1942 contain abstracts of periodical reports.
Author: SueAnn Martell
Author: Glenn T. Harding
Author: Allan C. Lewis
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics
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Author: João Emilio Gerodetti
Author: United States. Congress. House. Public lands
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