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Description:The story of the biggest railroad in the American West; the first to push cross the Sierra, and the first to cross the prairies and deserts of the Southwest. Tells of Theodore Judah in the 1850s enlisting the support of the Big Four of California - Huntington, Hopkins, Crocker, and Stanford. Tells of building a sixty mile long ''barn'' over the tracks in the Sierras. Tells of the luxury cars -- the Silver Palace Cars of the 1870s; the ''Zulu Trains'' rushing whole families across the country at bargain rates. Tells of the battles with the elements, with competing railways, and with bandits. From wood-burner to modern diesel, this tells the story of Southern Pacific's growth.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Southern Pacific: the Roaring Story of a Fighting Railroad. To get started finding Southern Pacific: the Roaring Story of a Fighting Railroad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 256

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Release: 1952

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Description: The story of the biggest railroad in the American West; the first to push cross the Sierra, and the first to cross the prairies and deserts of the Southwest. Tells of Theodore Judah in the 1850s enlisting the support of the Big Four of California - Huntington, Hopkins, Crocker, and Stanford. Tells of building a sixty mile long ''barn'' over the tracks in the Sierras. Tells of the luxury cars -- the Silver Palace Cars of the 1870s; the ''Zulu Trains'' rushing whole families across the country at bargain rates. Tells of the battles with the elements, with competing railways, and with bandits. From wood-burner to modern diesel, this tells the story of Southern Pacific's growth.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Southern Pacific: the Roaring Story of a Fighting Railroad. To get started finding Southern Pacific: the Roaring Story of a Fighting Railroad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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