Sunset Cluster – A Shortline Railroad Saga: Railroads Past and Present
Autor H. Roger Granten Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 sep 2023
The first two decades of the 20th century were the twilight of the Railroad Age. Major routes had long been established, and local service became the focus of new construction. Beginning in 1907, a cluster of five shortline railroads were established in otherwise unconnected parts of Iowa. They, however, would short lived.
The five Iowa 'sunset cluster' railroads might appear to deserve eternal obscurity, being at best minor footnotes to American railroad history. After all, their total mileage barely exceeded 100 miles. Their average life span, moreover, covered about five years, and the Des Moines & Red Oak Railway (DM&RO) never turned a wheel. Yet, these Iowa shortlines had an immediate positive impact to their service area, but disappointingly they became victims of modal competition and the Good Roads Movement.
Using contemporary newspapers, government reports, and other little-known sources, renowned railway historian H. Roger Grant offers a fascinating look at these shortline railroads. Sunset Cluster explores the almost desperate desire by communities to benefit from steel rails before the regional railroad map finally imploded and the challenges faced by latter-day shortline builders.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253066718
ISBN-10: 0253066719
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Seria Railroads Past and Present
ISBN-10: 0253066719
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Seria Railroads Past and Present