Rails to Paradise

Rails to Paradise
Author: Russell H. Holter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Logging railroads
ISBN: 9780977617609


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This long anticipated book features: 552 pages of text--First person accounts of life on the Tacoma Eastern railroad--400 rare photos-- custom drawn maps--plus many other illustrations. Learn the origins of this little logging line that grew from obscurity, survived despite economic panic, wars, limited financing, and both hostile and friendly acquisitions to become a national tourist destination and one of the most profitable rail lines west of Chicago.


Rails to Paradise
Language: en
Pages: 538
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Categories: Logging railroads
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-01 - Publisher:

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