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Title: Off the Main Lines : A Photographic Odyssey
Description: A railway history expert'vividly portrays a way of life no longer seen. A fascinating insight into historical American railroading'(Railways Illustrated). In this visually stunning and comprehensive photographic essay, railroad historian and photographer Donovan L. Hofsommer records the end of branchline passenger service, the demise of electric railroads, the transition from steam to diesel power, as well as the end of common carrier freight service on the Colorado narrow gauge. Off the MainLines carries readers along out-of-the-way railways in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, and South Dakota to see the changes that occurred on these lines from the 1940s to the 1990s.'If you miss the Milwaukee, recall the Rock Island, suffer from the loss of the Soo Line, maintain sadness for the Santa Fe, can't forget the Frisco, absent-mindedly buried the Burlington Route in oblivion or still maintain romantic recollections of the Katy, you'll find Dr. Hofsommer's Off the Main Lines exactly where you need to be!'—Lexington Quarterly'A fitting tribute to its subject; railroad enthusiasts across the upper Midwest and beyond will find Hofsommer's personalized history to be both edifying and immensely rewarding.'—The Annals of Iowa'An interesting blend of historical fact and personal reminiscence, and traces the author's own personal 60-year rail odyssey to a variety of'off the beaten path'locations.'—Michigan Railfan'All in all this is a good photographic essay of some lesser known routes and, as usual, I picked up a few more pieces of information to use at a railroad trivia night.'—The Villager
Authors: Don L. Hofsommer
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Pictorial works, Narrow gauge railroads--West (U.S.)--History, Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--History, Narrow gauge railroads--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works
Categories: TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial
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