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Illustrated History of the American Railroad 3 volume set ATSF SP UP Slip Cover
The Illustrated History of the American Railroad Three Volume Set The History of the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific & the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads
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All books are hard cover with dust jacket
The History of the Union Pacific edited by Marie Cahill & Lynne Piade
CONTENTS
Introduction 6
Early History 8
How We Built the Union Pacific 18
Meeting at Promontory and After50
The Credit Mobilier Scandal58
The Golden Age of Railroading64
The UP Under Jay Gould72
The Presidency of Charles Francis Adams, Jr 80
The Harriman Era58
The Early Twentieth Century96
The Years Between the World Wars100
World War II and Beyond 108
Mergers and Consolidations116
The Union Pacific and the Railroad Industry Today120
The History of the Southern Pacific by Bill Yenne
CONTENTS
A Golden Dream 1850-1861 6
Judah Comes to California6
The Big Four 10
The Golden Spike: 1862-1869 12
Across the Sierra17
The Dash to Promontory20
The Golden State: 1870-1890 26
Expanding the Network29
Putting California on the Map30
San Francisco, Hub of an Empire 32
The Empire Expands34
A New Kentucky Home40
Whither the Big Four40
The Early Locomotives45
The Golden West: 1870-1890 48
Rails Across Texas48
The Battle of Yuma52
The Sunset Route52
North to Oregon54
The Cotton Belt59
The Golden Years: 1890-1917 60
Huntington at the Helm60
Edward Henry Harriman64
Disaster on the Colorado66
The Government Versus the Railroad 68
Triumph Over Disaster70
Agricultural Development73
Consolidation74
The Golden Century: 1917-198576
The Roaring Twenties76
Southern Pacific de Mexico81
Crash and Depression84
Recovery84
Ferries and Bridges91
The Cab-Aheads96
World War II100
Postwar Expansion and Innovation101
Diversification108
One Last Piece114
The Southern Pacific-Santa Fe Merger118
A Portrait of Southern Pacific123
Index and Acknowledgments 126
The History of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe edited by Pamela Berkman
CONTENTS
In the Beginning6
The Old Santa Fe Trail6
Cyrus Holliday6
Settling Kansas11
Construction into Colorado13
Wars in the Canyons of Coloradoby Thomas York 14
Straight and Steady20
Rails from East to West20
Steam Power27
A Classic Symbol28
The Fred Harvey Story34
A New Century50
Built for speed50
World War 155
A Step Ahead by Thomas York60
Passenger Trains60
Freight Innovations67
Troubled Times68
The Great Depression68
World War II77
After the War86
Santa Fe Skyway86
Expansion Under Gurley89
Modernization Under Reed95
New Questions, New Answers99
The Santa Fe Today100
An Open Future100
Transportation: Railroads and Pipelines100
Real Estate: Developing Our Nation108
Natural Resources: Fuel, Forest and Precious Minerals110
Services and Construction: Leasing and Building113
Innovations116
Conclusion124
Index126
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