All Aboard A History Of Railroads In Michigan
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All Aboard A History Of Railroads In Michigan
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Author : Willis Frederick Dunbar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
All Aboard A History Of Railroads In Michigan written by Willis Frederick Dunbar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Railroads categories.
All Aboard A History Of Railraods In Michigan
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Author : Willis Frederick Dunbar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
All Aboard A History Of Railraods In Michigan written by Willis Frederick Dunbar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Railroads categories.
All Aboard
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Author : George H. Douglas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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Traces the history of railroads in the United States, from the 1830s to the present, and examines their impact on the social and cultural life of the country.
Michigan
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Author : Willis F. Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1995-09-05
Michigan written by Willis F. Dunbar and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-09-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This standard textbook on Michigan history covers the entire scope of the Wolverine State's historical record. This third revised edition incorporates events since 1980 and draws on new studies to expand and improve its coverage of various ethnic groups, recent political developments, labor and business, and many other topics.
Michigan S Historic Railroad Stations
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2012
Michigan S Historic Railroad Stations written by and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Architecture categories.
A photographic survey of 31 railroad stations around the state of Michigan with architectural observations and short histories of each. When the railroad revolutionized passenger travel in the nineteenth century, architects were forced to create from scratch a building to accommodate the train's sudden centrality in social and civic life. The resulting depots, particularly those built in the glory days from 1890 to 1925, epitomize the era's optimism and serve as physical anchors to both the past and the surrounding urban fabric. In Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations writer and photographer Michael H. Hodges presents depots ranging from functioning Amtrak stops (Jackson) to converted office buildings (Battle Creek) and spectacular abandoned wrecks (Saginaw and Detroit) to highlight the beauty of these iconic structures and remind readers of the key role architecture and historic preservation play in establishing an area's sense of place. Along with his striking contemporary photographs of the stations, Hodges includes historic pictures and postcards, as well as images of "look-alike" depots elsewhere in the state. For each building Hodges provides a short history, a discussion of its architectural style, and an assessment of how the depot fits with the rest of its town or city. Hodges also comments on the condition of the depot and its use today. An introduction summarizes the functional and stylistic evolution of the train station in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and surveys the most important academic works on the subject, while an epilogue considers the role of the railroad depot in creating the American historic-preservation movement. The railroad station's decline parallels a decrease in the use of public space generally in American life over the last century. Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations will reacquaint readers with the building type that once served as the nation's principal crossroads, and the range of architectural styles it employed both to tame and exalt rail transportation. Readers interested in Michigan railroad history as well as historic preservation will not want to miss this handsome volume.
Railroad Depots Of Michigan
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Author : David J. Mrozek
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Railroad Depots Of Michigan written by David J. Mrozek and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Michigan has a rich railroad history, which began in November 1836, when the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad initiated service between Toledo, Ohio, and Adrian, Michigan. That first Erie and Kalamazoo train consisted of stagecoach-like vehicles linked together and pulled by horses. Steam locomotive-hauled trains were still eight months in the future. As these new transportation entities grew and prospered, they put in place more elaborate station buildings in the communities they served. By the end of the 19th century, some of the larger railroad stations being built in Michigan were works of art in their own right. But whatever size and form they took, railroad stations were uniquely styled buildings, and there was generally no mistaking them for anything else. This volume portrays some of Michigan's finest railroad stations during their heyday in the second decade of the 20th century.
Michigan Railroads Railroad Companies
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Author : Graydon M. Meints
language : en
Publisher: MSU Press
Release Date : 1993-01-31
Michigan Railroads Railroad Companies written by Graydon M. Meints and has been published by MSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-31 with Transportation categories.
Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies is an invaluable reference manual for everyone interested in regional transportation history, the history of railroading, and Michigan history in general. It contains complete, cross-referenced listings for every company formed to operate a railroad in the state of Michigan. In addition to the comprehensive entries for major lines, Graydon Meints has included details about the many small, common-carrier steam and electric companies, logging roads, and numerous other primitive and contemporary rail systems. This encyclopedic reference guide also contains information on the so-called "paper railroads," companies that were projected but which never laid a foot of track. Michigan Railroads is divided into three parts. One includes alphabetical entries for the actual and intended railroad companies themselves, the date and purpose for their organization, and a brief history from their origins to their dispositions. Included in this portion of the work are a number of railroad "family trees" showing the corporate antecedents of the largest of the rail lines operating in the state today. Another contains a chronology of significant corporate events; it works as a useful finding aid for accessing source data contained in the first section. A third contains a statewide county-by-county listing of railroads, both paper and real.
All Aboard
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
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All Aboard Michigan
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Author : Michigan. Department of Transportation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
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All Aboard
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Author : Stephanie Murphy-Lupo
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-01-15
All Aboard written by Stephanie Murphy-Lupo and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Transportation categories.
Florida's size and shape meant a largely remote interior until shortly before the Civil War. The catalysts for blasting through that anonymity were three ambitious and very different visionaries who built railroads linking east to west and north to south: Henry Morrison Flagler, David Levy Yulee, and Henry Bradley Plant. Their iron horses transported people––rich tourists from New York, slaves from Africa sold in Havana––and goods from around the state and the globe: oysters, cattle, sugar cane, molasses, and phosphate. Versions of the main lines run today––hauling freight in and out of the state and carrying passengers to connecting lines nationwide. Yet Florida’s size and shape still get in the way of efficient auto trips and affordable inter-state air travel. A private company is today planning to build a high-speed passenger train from Miami to Orlando. This book is the complete history of railways in the state of Florida––telling the tale of its beginnings as well as its future.