Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan Volume 7

Author: Byron Babbish
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497415539
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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The Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan series of books brings back to life the many fascinating railroads serving a great city in the last quarter of the 20th Century when they were still so very interesting and so many. This is Volume 7 of Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan and it is about the Detroit River Carferry and Tunnel Railroad Operations during the years 1975 to 2000. The Detroit River was a natural boundary between Detroit and Canada and Detroit's railroads sailed over the River and ran underneath it to reach Windsor, Ontario on the other side. Both the Carferry and Tunnel operations were fascinating and exciting to see and are covered extensively in this book in both color and black and white photographs taken by the author.

Chronicle

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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Railfan & Railroad

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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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Three Men and a Forester

Author: Ian S. Mahood
Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781550170160
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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When Ian Mahood began his work for forestry magnate H.R. MacMillan in the 1950s, forest management was something less than a science. Mahood's pioneer silviculture methods were instrumental in changing the forest industry's approach to harvesting and crop management. From his early days of working as a sparkchaser on railway logging in the 1930s to stints as a Chief Executive Officer for top Canadian and international forest companies, Ian Mahood was a close inside observer of the forest industry. Now he brings his expertise to this biting indictment of a forest management policy gone astray. His story, a detailed examination of the industry spiced with personal anecdotes and incisive observations, questions the logic of the controversial Tree Farm Licence system.

The Railroad Never Sleeps

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ISBN: 9781616731281
Category : Photography of railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Railfan

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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 834

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Landy's Dodges

Author: Geoff Stunkard
Publisher: CarTech Inc
ISBN: 161325248X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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One of the greatest innovators of his time, Dick Landy was one of those guys who made you rush back to your seat from the concessions stand so you could watch him navigate the 1320. Win, lose, or draw, watching one of Landy's Dodges battling the likes of Ronnie Sox, "Grumpy" Jenkins, or Hubert Platt was worth the price of admission alone. Landy's Dodges: The Mighty Mopars of "Dandy" Dick Landy takes you chronologically through the cars of Dick's career, from piloting his first mount (1954 Ford Pickup) through his historic years of campaigning Dodges. Chrysler racing historian and author Geoff Stunkard presents a highly detailed account of Dick's cars, including results and images from the Landy family's personal archive and modern shots of his restored cars. In addition to coverage of Dick's 1964 S/S Dodge and 1968 Hemi Dart, scarce info about his Ford Galaxies and Plymouth Savoy is included as well. At no other time has Landy's entire career been chronicled and cataloged in print with this much attention to detail. Sit back in your recliner (wheels up) and enjoy the most comprehensive book on the history of "Dandy" Dick Landy and his cars.

On the Rails

Author: Linda Niemann
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Category : Women railroad employees
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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The first woman to go railroading on the Southern Pacific recounts her journey--the people who work on the trains, the craft of the railroader, the Western landscape that inspired her--providing an elegy to a dying trade.

My Sisters Telegraphic

Author: Thomas C. Jepsen
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821413430
Category : Telegraph
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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"This study also explores the surprising parallels between the telegraphy of the nineteenth century and the work of women in technical fields today. The telegrapher's work, like that of the modern computer programmer, involved translating written language into machine-readable code. And anticipating the Internet by over one hundred years, telegraphers often experienced the gender-neutral aspect of the "cyberspace" they inhabited."--BOOK JACKET.

Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan Volume 5

Author: Byron Babbish
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781496108746
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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The Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan series of books brings back to life the many fascinating railroads serving a great city in the last quarter of the 20th Century when they were still so very interesting and so many.This is Volume 5 of Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan and it is about the Detroit Transit Railway. Detroit Transit Railway was a one-mile long urban branchline of Conrail “street running” through the streets of Detroit's Warehouse District. It was 19th Century railroading in the late 20th Centuryuntil Conrail abandoned it in 1981. Volume 5 takes you street-side to witness the Detroit Transit Railway in action in both color and black and white photographs taken by the author.