Great Railroad Tunnels Of North America
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Great Railroad Tunnels Of North America
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Author : William Lowell Putnam
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-07-25
Great Railroad Tunnels Of North America written by William Lowell Putnam and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-25 with Transportation categories.
Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book covers the period from the creation of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon's Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. Other notable tunnels featured here include Massachusetts' notoriously expensive and slow-progressing Hoosac Tunnel; Colorado's rail and water Moffat Tunnel; Montana's Flathead Tunnel; and several major tunnels along the Canadian Pacific's main line. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, the author considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use. The book includes more than 50 period and contemporary photos. A glossary explains concepts related to railroad construction and maintenance.
Great Northern Railway Long Tunnel Through Cascade Range
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Author : Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
Great Northern Railway Long Tunnel Through Cascade Range written by Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Cascade Tunnel (Wash.) categories.
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill An Illustrated Railway History
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing
Release Date : 2024-01-18
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill An Illustrated Railway History written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Mountain Vision Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-18 with Transportation categories.
When the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built through the Rockies in 1884 it laid track straight down the west slope of Kicking Horse Pass. Dropping 1,140 feet in 7.1 railway miles, this section of railway was a construction worker’s horror and a railroader’s nightmare that soon became known as the Big Hill. Intended to be temporary, the 4.5 percent grade, more than 3 miles long, saw use for 25 years until completion of the Spiral Tunnels in 1909. The two tunnels – unique in North America – loop over themselves, doubling the length of track and halving the grade. Incorporating more than 100 photographs, The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill – An Illustrated Railway History describes the construction of the CPR and recounts the tales of daring, defiance, and disaster on the second-steepest mainline track ever operated in North America. Maps and diagrams reveal how the Spiral Tunnels create a safer grade for trains. The text provides up-to-date descriptions of today’s locomotives and explains the many challenges of operating trains on mountain grades. A Canadian bestseller for three decades, this revised edition will be informative reading for railfans, for travellers in the Rockies, and for those with an interest in Canadian history.
Electrified Through The Cascades Via America S Longest Tunnel Route Of The Empire Builder
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Author : Great Northern Railway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Electrified Through The Cascades Via America S Longest Tunnel Route Of The Empire Builder written by Great Northern Railway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with Indians in art categories.
The Great Railroads Of North America
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Author : Bill Yenne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Great Railroads Of North America written by Bill Yenne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Transportation categories.
New Cascade Tunnel
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929*
New Cascade Tunnel written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929* with Cascade Tunnel (Wash.) categories.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel
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Author : Mary E. Lyons
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-02-25
The Blue Ridge Tunnel written by Mary E. Lyons and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-25 with Transportation categories.
The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Through An Unknown Country
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Author : Mike Murtha
language : en
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Release Date : 2015
Through An Unknown Country written by Mike Murtha and has been published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
"Based on previously unpublished reports and journals thought to be lost, Through An Unknown Country provides the reader with a harrowing and riveting account of a 19th century expedition through the northern mountain ranges of western Canada. In the winter of 1874-75, Edward Worrell Jarvis (1846 1894) and Charles Francis Hanington (1848-1930) took part in an expedition on behalf of the Canadian Pacific Survey from Quesnel, British Columbia, to Winnipeg, Manitoba. It led them over the northern Rocky Mountains through what would come to be known as Jarvis Pass (Kakwa Provincial Park, British Columbia) and eventually onto the Canadian plains. The trip took them 116 days and covered over 3000 kilometres, of which almost 1500 was travelled on snowshoes. Through An Unknown Country brings together the day-to-day reports of Jarvis and the more entertaining narrative of the epic journey by Hanington into a single volume for the first time. Recounting harrowing treks through deep mountains, densely forested valleys, open foothills and wide prairie, this highly readable adventure story can most certainly be read alongside the better-known journals of Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser, David Thompson and Paul Kane."--
Across The Great Divide The History Of Alpine Tunnel In Images
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Author : Michael Brown
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-09-04
Across The Great Divide The History Of Alpine Tunnel In Images written by Michael Brown and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-04 with History categories.
A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.
The Abandoned Western Cascade Mountain Railroad Tunnels
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Author : Marques Vickers
language : en
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-07
The Abandoned Western Cascade Mountain Railroad Tunnels written by Marques Vickers and has been published by Marquis Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-07 with Transportation categories.
Visually enter the forgotten tunnels and snow sheds of the early twentieth century embedded into the Cascade Mountains of Western Washington. Marques Vickers escorts you through photographically these abandoned crevices currently off limits to exploration. Included in his imagery is the ghost town and ruins of Wellington near Stevens Pass destroyed by a 1910 avalanche. The creation of the train routes through the Cascade Mountains proved a monumental challenge. The conflict arose between the engineering capabilities of man and the treacherous topography and inclement weather of the region. The nine miles of track connecting the towns of Stevens Pass, Wellington and Scenic, Washington ultimately proved a failure for the Great Northern Railway. The Iron Goat Trail that retraces the former routing is a popular hiking destination. The trailhead is easily accessible by car. The well-maintained path leads you through traces of two ghost towns that were obliterated by avalanche. In the last decade of the 19th century, railroads were the primary mode of transportation for transcontinental passenger travel and freight. Previously isolated and inaccessible portions of the country became connected. Geographical impediments were merely obstacles to overcome. As profits swelled, ambitious and bold routings were designed and realized. During the 1890s, construction innovations enabled greater travel and more direct routes. These projects, employing tunneling and snow sheds, began lining the mountainous stretches immediately past Stevens Pass on the route to the Everett and Seattle stations. Immigrant laborers cleared the hillsides of mammoth trees. They drilled and blasted rock to create a flat grade. Camps were required for the hundreds of workers to maintain the tracks and keep them operational during the winter snows. Snowdrifts on the mountains often piled as high as 25 feet on either side of the tracks, creating artificial canyons and muffling warning noises. Snow slides often trapped and delayed trains for long periods of time until snowplows and large crews could manually shovel the paths. Crossing the Western Cascades in winter was a daunting trek. Along the Stevens Pass corridor between Wellington and Scenic, eight snowsheds and tunnels protected trains from the perilous conditions. Under these shelters, trains and passengers were considered safe. Exposed areas made trains susceptible to danger. Construction on the snowsheds began in 1893. Each were framed with untreated Douglas fir, hemlock and Pacific Silver Fir beams and reinforced with concrete. The interior of the structures however, created residual problems, often trapping smoke and hindering visibility. The summer heat caused the timbers to become dry and less resistant to sparks from passing trains. Maintenance costs skyrocketed during the winter months. The massive snows and periodic avalanches sometimes caused lengthy closures and worse fatalities. Derailments, destroyed bridges and the human risk factor made the decision to abandon the menacing stretch an economic necessity by 1921. Construction began in December 1925 of an alternate lower elevation extended tunnel route that remains today. Upon its completion, the doomed stretch between Stevens Pass, Wellington and Scenic was abandoned to the elements. The snowsheds and tunnels remain as relics. They have continued a slow but steady deterioration, crumbling and becoming defaced with graffiti. Their existence is a threat to the curious who enter due to unpredictable falling debris and flash flooding. Danger aside, imagination is stirred when entering these relics. On envisions a bygone era where the speed of transport was relative. A voyage by cross-country train does not match the speed required by contemporary travelers. In their silence and emptiness, the vacant tunnels and snow sheds resemble tombs depicting casualties of time. An irony persists that the most accessible remnants of this era were constructed within the decade following the most devastating catastrophe in American railroad history.