St Louis Union Station And Its Railroads
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St Louis Union Station And Its Railroads
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Author : Norbury L. Wayman
language : en
Publisher: Evelyn E Newman Group
Release Date : 1988-06-01
St Louis Union Station And Its Railroads written by Norbury L. Wayman and has been published by Evelyn E Newman Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-06-01 with History categories.
The St Louis Union Station
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Author : Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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St Louis Union Station
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Author : Al Montesi
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2002
St Louis Union Station written by Al Montesi and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
When St. Louis' Union Station opened to the public in 1894, nearly 10,000 people gathered to celebrate. What they saw rivaled famed stations in the East, with its barrel-vaulted ceiling, sweeping archways, and Tiffany stained-glass windows. Modeled after the walled city of Carcassone, France, Union Station was one of the busiest in the world during its heyday. Follow the history of this great architectural triumph from its original glory days through its demise and rebirth. The days of rail transportation come to life in more than 200 historic images, from steam engines hissing into the 11-acre train shed, to the perky smiles of the renowned "Harvey Girls." Union Station is also seen here as tens of thousands of passengers a day dwindled to mere hundreds. As the automobile and airplane gained momentum in the 1950s and 60s, railroading lost popularity and St. Louis' Union Station fell into disrepair and eventually closed. Now restored to its original splendor, Union Station is again a bustling center of urban entertainment and activity.
St Louis Union Station
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Author : Albert J. Montesi
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2002-06
St Louis Union Station written by Albert J. Montesi and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with Transportation categories.
When St. Louis' Union Station opened to the public in 1894, nearly 10,000 people gathered to celebrate. What they saw rivaled famed stations in the East, with its barrel-vaulted ceiling, sweeping archways, and Tiffany stained-glass windows. Modeled after the walled city of Carcassone, France, Union Station was one of the busiest in the world during its heyday. Follow the history of this great architectural triumph from its original glory days through its demise and rebirth. The days of rail transportation come to life in more than 200 historic images, from steam engines hissing into the 11-acre train shed, to the perky smiles of the renowned "Harvey Girls." Union Station is also seen here as tens of thousands of passengers a day dwindled to mere hundreds. As the automobile and airplane gained momentum in the 1950s and 60s, railroading lost popularity and St. Louis' Union Station fell into disrepair and eventually closed. Now restored to its original splendor, Union Station is again a bustling center of urban entertainment and activity.
The St Louis Union Station
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Author : Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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Crossroads Of A Continent
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Author : Peter A. Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2022-09-20
Crossroads Of A Continent written by Peter A. Hansen and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-20 with Transportation categories.
Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4, 1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began construction in St. Louis, the city took its first step to becoming a major hub for railroads. By the 1920s, the state was crisscrossed with railways reaching toward all points of the compass. Authors Peter A. Hansen, Don L. Hofsommer, and Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes explore the history of Missouri railroads through personal, absorbing tales of the cutthroat competition between cities and between railroads that meant the difference between prosperity and obscurity, the ambitions and dreams of visionaries Fred Harvey and Arthur Stilwell, and the country's excitement over the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color images of historical railway ephemera, Crossroads of a Continent is an engaging history of key American railroads and of Missouri's critical contribution to the American story.
Trains And Trolleys Railroads And Streetcars In St Louis
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Author : Molly Butterworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-10-15
Trains And Trolleys Railroads And Streetcars In St Louis written by Molly Butterworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-15 with categories.
The battle between St. Louis and Chicago to be the Midwest's leading city long predates the one between the Cardinals and the Cubs. Chicago won the fight to be considered part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad, and the Gateway City's delay in building a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River kept St. Louis in second place railroad service in the Midwest. But while Chicago had the Pullman Car Company, St. Louis featured more of the most important manufacturers in the rail industry, including American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company. St. Louis was dotted with historic rail structures ranging from its grand Union Station to depots built just after the Civil War, and a number of its suburbs were born of rail lines serving the area, with streets that still wear the names of the railroads they paralleled. In Trains and Trolleys of St. Louis, you have a ticket to hop aboard and travel across nearly two centuries through what the city built, operated, and preserved for the railroad. Hear the stories of the great-grandfathers who worked the rails, or take a walk down memory lane and a streetcar ride down to Gaslight Square. Local author and locomotive enthusiast Molly Butterworth carefully catalogues the history and significance of St. Louis' connection to its railroad days. Through the years, many of the railroad stations and streetcar stops have gone by the wayside, but their stories have lived on. Read about the ones you can still go enjoy, included in the many wonderful secrets shared among the pages of Trains and Trolleys of St. Louis.
The St Louis Union Station
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Release Date : 2018-10-24
The St Louis Union Station written by Anonymous and has been published by Franklin Classics Trade Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-24 with categories.
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The St Louis Union Station
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-02-19
The St Louis Union Station written by Anonymous and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-19 with categories.
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St Louis Gateway Rail
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Author : Lesley Barker
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2006-08-14
St Louis Gateway Rail written by Lesley Barker and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-14 with Transportation categories.
Though the city of St. Louis is located on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, for the railroads, the St. Louis Gateway extends into Illinois, north and south along both sides of the river. Two factors conspired against St. Louiss aspiration to become the preeminent rail center of the 19th-century American Midwest: there was no bridge across the Mississippi, and Missouris loyalty to the Union during the Civil War was suspect. Chicago beat out St. Louis to attain the regions top railroad billing. Fast forward to the 1970s, when the Gateway Arch, dedicated in 1968, redefined the St. Louis riverfront and when the St. Louis Union Station closed to rail service. The 1970s was a decade of railroad debutsBurlington Northern, Illinois Central Gulf, Family Linesand a decade of railroad demisesRock Island and Frisco. It signaled the end of a century of rail domination of the American transportation scene.