Iron Horses by Michael Del Vecchio The illustrated history of the tracks and trains of North America Dust Jacket
Copyright 2000, 2001
176 pages indexed,.
Hard Cover with DUST JACKET has minor damage.
CONTENTS
The History of Steam Railways in America 6
Steam Preservation 26
The Preserved Sites 42
AGE OF STEAM RAILROAD MUSEUM 44
ALTOONA RAILROADERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM 46
AUSTIN á TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD 50
B & O RAILROAD MUSEUM 54
CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM 56
CANADIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM 58
CASS SCENIC RAILROAD 62
CONWAY SCENIC RAILROAD 66
CUMBRES AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD 68
DENNISON RAILROAD DEPOT MUSEUM 72
DURANGO & SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD 74
EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD 82
GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD 84
GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 87
GOLDEN GATE RAILROAD MUSEUM 88
GRAND CANYON RAILWAY 90
HEBER VALLEY RAILROAD 96
HUCKLEBERRY RAILROAD 102
LAHAINA, KAANAPALI & PACIFIC RAILROAD 106
MOUNT WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY 111
NEW HOPE & IVYLAND RAILROAD 112
NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY MUSEUM 114
NEW JERSEY MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION 120
RAILROAD MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLAND 124
RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA 128
ROYAL HUDSON, BC RAIL LTD 130
(ST LOUIS) MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION 132
ST LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY 136
STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 138
STRASBURG RAILROAD 142
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM 148
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD 154
WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD 158
OTHER RAILROADS 164
Index 176
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Take a trip back to the awesome age of steam transportation. The steam train was once the transportation workhorse of North America. These powerful behemoths belched smoke, steam, and sparks as they roared across the vast virgin landscape. A revolution in transportation, steam engines left in their tracks new industrial towns and the prospect of a bright new future for America.
Iron Horses relives those days when the mighty steam train carved out a new history for North America. Packed with a superb collection of photographs-both color and early black-and-white-it reveals the history of steam trains and the contemporary preservation movement, which has ensured that although the age of steam is long past, it will never be forgotten. In addition Iron Horses features an up-to-date, illustrated A to Z guide to preservation sites and museums-a must for rail aficionados of all ages.
