Northern Pacific Railway: Supersteam era, 1925-1945

Northern Pacific Railway: Supersteam era, 1925-1945
Title Northern Pacific Railway: Supersteam era, 1925-1945 PDF eBook
Author Robert L. Frey
Publisher
Pages 228
Release 1985
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9780870950926

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Encyclopedia of North American Railroads

Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Title Encyclopedia of North American Railroads PDF eBook
Author William D Middleton
Publisher Indiana University Press
Pages 1295
Release 2007-04-06
Genre Transportation
ISBN 0253027993

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Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.

Railroad History

Railroad History
Title Railroad History PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 710
Release 1987
Genre Railroads
ISBN

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Field Guide to Trains

Field Guide to Trains
Title Field Guide to Trains PDF eBook
Author Brian Solomon
Publisher Voyageur Press (MN)
Pages 211
Release 2016-06-15
Genre History
ISBN 0760349975

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The ultimate guide for train lovers, Field Guide to Trains is fully loaded with pictures and fun facts on all the machines that ride the rails

Railroad Shutterbug

Railroad Shutterbug
Title Railroad Shutterbug PDF eBook
Author Jim Fredrickson
Publisher
Pages 168
Release 2000
Genre History
ISBN

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Fredrickson, an amateur photographer, began a 39-year career with the Northern Pacific in 1943. He took exceptional photographs throughout that time--depicting the last glories of the steam era as coal-fired locomotives were replaced by diesel engines in the 1940s and 1950s. His photos and yarns tell of the NP's men and women as well as steam engines, depots, diners, cabooses, sidings, yards, shops, bridges, and tunnels.

Leaders Count

Leaders Count
Title Leaders Count PDF eBook
Author Lawrence H. Kaufman
Publisher Texas Monthly
Pages 444
Release 2005
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN

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Mergers have affected railroads in ways few other industries have experienced, and in the last 50 years they have steered the business direction of American railroads. Leaders Count brings readers the dramatic story of how the Aurora Branch Railroad, which spanned from Aurora, Illinois, to Chicago, grew and developed into the modern-day BNSF Railway. The story begins with the many ways railroads shaped and settled the country and tells how the founders commitment to their dreams ensured the railroad's success. The profiles of tenacious leaders like James J. Hill, known as The Empire Builder, and Matthew Rose, current CEO of BNSF, will inspire readers. This is a case history of the business strategies that have taken this company from its humble beginnings to the industry giant that it is today. More than 75 photos from the company's extensive archives accompany the story of BNSF's evolution. As one of the largest and most successful of U.S. railroads, BNSF Railway is a vibrant example of today's freight railroad industry. While the book provides a brief history of railroads in general, including the five principal companies making up the present day BNSF, its focus is on the critical decisions and strategies implemented by its leaders, choices that ensured the railroad's survival. Leader Count will be released on the tenth anniversary of the merger that brought the Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe railroads to create the industry titan that it is today.

North American Railroad Family Trees

North American Railroad Family Trees
Title North American Railroad Family Trees PDF eBook
Author Brian Solomon
Publisher Voyageur Press
Pages 158
Release 2013-10-20
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1610589106

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The history of railroading in North America is as much a story of boardroom intrigue as it is a story of the brute force that stamped thousands of miles of train track across a rugged continent. Today’s nine U.S. and Canadian Class I railroads are the result of well over a century of convoluted bankruptcies, mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. North American Railroad Family Trees marks the first time in book form that this major aspect of railroad history has been presented in a clear, graphic format, helping the railfan make sense of the many smaller train lines that shaped North American rail as it is today. In these pages, renowned rail author Brian Solomon takes a visual and chronological approach, presenting 50 “family trees” in the style of human lineages. The story begins with the railroads of the “Golden Age” (1890–1930), continuing through the second wave of consolidations between the World Wars, the merger mania of the 1950s through the 1970s, the creation of major passenger networks, and the megamergers of the last three decades that have left railroading close to its current incarnation. Solomon even offers a selection of maps tracing the evolution of the North American rail system and diagrams proposing what-if scenarios for the industry’s future. Including chapter-by-chapter narrative overviews of key eras, along with a selection of rare photography and period advertising to lend historical context, North American Railroad Family Trees provides an unprecedented retrospective of the continent’s iconic rail network.