A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina write by Cary Franklin Poole. This book was released on 1995. A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this work, the most comprehensive of its kind, the author examines in engaging narrative and wonderful photography the development of the area’s complete railroading industry—Class 1 railroads, short lines, industrial and mining roads, and logging lines. Added to the textual histories are more than three hundred photographs and illustrations, including timetables and maps for most of the lines discussed.
Railroads of North Carolina
Railroads of North Carolina - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Railroads of North Carolina write by Alan Coleman. This book was released on 2008. Railroads of North Carolina available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the opening of the first permanent railway in 1833, hundreds of railroad companies have operated in North Carolina. Rail transportation, faster and more efficient than other methods of the era, opened new markets for the products of North Carolina's farms, factories, and mines. Over the years, North Carolina rail companies have ranged in size from well-engineered giants like the Southern Railway to temporary logging railroads like the Hemlock. Cross ties and rails were laid across almost every conceivable terrain: tidal marshes, sand hills, rolling piedmont, and mountain grades. Vulnerable to the turbulent and unregulated economies of the day, few railroad companies escaped reorganizations and receiverships during their corporate lives, often leaving tangled and contradictory histories in their passing.
The Blue Ridge Stemwinder
The Blue Ridge Stemwinder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Blue Ridge Stemwinder write by John R. Waite. This book was released on 2003. The Blue Ridge Stemwinder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Telling the story of Tweetsie Railroad and the East Tennessee Railway, this book documents the history of the standard gauge ET & WNC after the narrow gauge was gone and is illustrated with many maps and photographs.
Carolina & N-W
Carolina & N-W - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carolina & N-W write by Matthew C. Bumgarner. This book was released on 1996. Carolina & N-W available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With dozens of never-before-published photographs, this history traces the 140-year rise, fall, and rise again of the Carolina & North-Western Railway. Charting the ups and downs of the line’s construction—the politics, squabbling, triumphs, and failures—the chronicle provides a microcosmic overview of American railroading in this story of a single line. Life on the railroad through the Great Depression, World War II, dieselization, and absorption by Southern Railway is explored, punctuated by the real-life experiences of old-timers. Nearly 200 maps and photographs complement the text. Together they deliver an inspiring, historical tale of the Carolina & North-Western.
Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mount Mitchell write by Jeff Lovelace. This book was released on 1994. Mount Mitchell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Short line mountain railroads are often miracles of construction. Built primarily for shipping logs, the Mount Mitchell Railroad was no exception. Within a span of 21 miles, the road climbed 3,500 feet, but utilized only three trestles and nine switchbacks, while maintaining a grade of five and a half percent. In this richly illustrated work the author brings to life a time when Mount Mitchell was dressed in virgin timber. Access to the mountain, located in Western North Carolina, was slow and difficult; but after completion of the railroad, a timbering industry was born. The railroad also provided tourists with scenic trips along its rugged contours.
