Images of Rail - Railroad Book - Railroads of Nevada County by Andrew Brandon

Description: Images of Rail - Railroad Book - Railroads of Nevada County by Andrew Brandon This is a paperback railroad book... from 2018 in excellent condition... A great 128 page illustrated book with many great B&W photographs of many of the Railroads and engines that ran on them in the County. Excellent to near new condition with no pages missing... little shelf wear... no torn or dog-eared pages. The Central Pacific Railroad was the first railroad to enter Nevada County as it constructed eastward in 1865. At the base of the eastern slope of Donner Pass, the railroad established a construction camp, now known as Truckee, before following the Truckee River to the Nevada state line. Truckee became home to expansive locomotive facilities for helper locomotives on trains westbound over Donner Pass after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Through the end of the 19th century, additional railroads were constructed, bringing the outside world closer to the remote corners of the county. Railroads like the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Nevada County Traction Company served the gold rush-era boomtowns of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Lumber companies like the Towle Brothers and the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company brought rail into the forests and filled the demand for lumber throughout the region. Andrew Brandon has been studying railroad history for over 25 years. Since 2001, he has been involved with the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Nevada City and is currently the museum's archivist. Brandon also serves on board of directors for the Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Historical Society. In 2009, he helped found PacificNG.org, a website dedicated to researching narrow-gauge railroads around the Pacific Rim. Images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory Photos posted are of the item being sold. Normal 0 Please Email me with any questions you may have about the item before buying it. I try to ship within 3 business days of receipt of payment. Shipping to the US. Shipping will be by USPS Media Mail. Email me for combined shipping of multiple purchases. Thanks for taking the time to look. Normal 0

Price: 18.5 USD

Location: Corry, Pennsylvania

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