Rails Around the Thumb by T J Gaffney
Discover how important railroads once were to Michigan's Thumb region in this wonderful collection of images. Although the area is best known for its agrarian roots, the railroad operations were involved in so much more, from light industries that fed the auto industry to shipments of fish from Saginaw Bay into eastern markets. Return to a time when everyone knew the route of the Polly-Ann, local citizens identified the time of day by the sound of a train whistle, and the arrival of a train crew nearly doubled a town's population. Many of the images in this book have never been seen before, or, if so, only in a family's living room, soon to be returned to grandpa's trunk in the attic. These images surfaced to introduce future generations to what railroading in the Thumb once was. In an age when many ofthese railroad lines have disappeared, it can be hard to believe how many once crisscrossed this area.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738592169 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738592161 |
| Title | Rails Around the Thumb |
| Author | T J Gaffney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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