From its beginnings after World War II, the history of one of the world's most famous motorcycles manufacturers is charted through its increasingly sophisticated race machines and the burgeoning number of race victories it claimed. Always synonymous with some of the most famous names in motorcycle sport, from Hailwood to Fogarty, Ducati has gained a place at the very top of the motorcycle hall of fame. Mick Warner's well researched and illustrated book is a tribute to the company, the bikes, the teams and the riders that built the legend.A companion volume to the author's Minnesota-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads, this all new book looks at the history, operations and equipment of the railroads that funnelled iron ore form mines in Minnesota and Northern Ontario to railroads on Lake Superior. Historical and contemporary coverage of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming, Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, DSS&A, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Escanaba & Lake Superior, Wisconsin Central, and Agoma Central operations will appeal to modelers and fans, as well as those interested in the development of this important resource and region.

The Iron Mining Industry was quite extensive throughout the area known as the Lake Superior Iron Ore District. All of the iron ore was transported by rail to a wide number of lake ports on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. This book lists all of the ore docks constructed on The Great Lakes. Includes photos of the ore docks and ore cars, ore car schematics and pertinent data.

The World's Heaviest Trains. This book describes the Iron Ore hauling railroads of the Lake Superior regions.

The availability of inexpensive steel, so crucial to the United States' emergence as a leading industrial power in the late nineteenth century, relied upon the rise of an ore transport system on the Great Lakes that would feed American industry as a whole and come to alter the face of the region. This detailed history recounts innovations in shipping, the improvement of channels and harbors, the creation of locks, technical advances in loading and unloading equipment, and the ability to attract capital and government support to fund the various projects. When government support was lacking, reinterpretations of the Constitution were introduced to justify federal involvement. These changes, which often functioned symbiotically, represent one of the key untold stories in the spectacular rise of American industry.