Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
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Summary
Follows the Union Pacific from its formation through such landmark events as the completion of the transcontinental railroad, up to it's current role in America's railroad infrastructure. This book captures the drama of this popular railroad's formative years, the Great depression, and UP's role in the merger-mania from the 1970's to the 1990's.
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Union Pacific Railroad by Joe Welsh
Created by an act of Congress in 1862 and surviving intact as one of only seven Class I railroads in North America today, the Union Pacific is rightly considered by many to be the quintessential U.S. railroad. Its history has featured key figures and events in the annals of railroading and affected all quarters of the American Midwest and Southwest. This illustrated history follows the Union Pacific from its formation and through such landmark events as the completion of the transcontinental railroad, right up to the railroads current role in the continents current transportation infrastructure. The book recaptures the drama of the railroads perilous formative years, its weathering of economic disasters like the Great Depression, its boom times in the mid-twentieth century, the subsequent decline of passenger services, and the UPs role in the rail industrys merger-mania from the 1970s through the 1990s. From engineering lore to a look at the UPs crack passenger services, this account is illustrated throughout with historical images in color and black-and-white, as well as modern photographs and fascinating print ephemera.
Joe Welsh is a transportation planner for the City of Auburn, Washington. A regular contributor to Trains magazine, he has authored and co-authored numerous rail books, including Union Pacifics Streamliners. Kevin J. Holland is a freelance writer, editor, and publications designer based in Burlington, Ontario. He has written and produced more than 15 books and is a regular contributor to Classic Trains.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780760333396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760333394 |
| Title | Union Pacific Railroad |
| Author | Joe Welsh |
| Series | Mbi Railroad Color History Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |