Railroad History Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/railroad-history/ Southern Pacific Lives Here Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:59:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://splives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-removal.ai_ad91e945-9657-488b-872a-ee465a96f444-ezgif-2-26c6966d0f-32x32.png Railroad History Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/railroad-history/ 32 32 227189692 Colorado Midland by Morris Cafky W-5A https://splives.org/product/colorado-midland-by-morris-cafky-w-5a/ https://splives.org/product/colorado-midland-by-morris-cafky-w-5a/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:59:07 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=21948 Classic and definitive history of the Colorado Midland Railway, this book is widely considered the best one on this mountain link in the transcontinental system. With 5 maps in rear […]

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]]> Classic and definitive history of the Colorado Midland Railway, this book is widely considered the best one on this mountain link in the transcontinental system. With 5 maps in rear pocket (Colorado Midland Railway system map, the Leadville Mining District in 1905, Aspen and vicinity, East and West approaches to Hagerman Pass, and a map/profile/railroad chart of the Colorado Midland Railway). Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. There are also 4 full color page sized illustrations by Howard Fogg and Philip Ronfor that are overlaid with a translucent sheet featuring embossed webs and spiders, an emblem of the Ute Indians who are natives of the area. The railroad was a link in the transcontinental system, an example of spectacular engineering, and rail buffs love it. The Colorado Midland went out of business in 1921 and, at the time, constituted one of the largest business enterprises in the State of Colorado.

Very Good Conditon. Cover jacket slightly faded

W-5A

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]]> https://splives.org/product/colorado-midland-by-morris-cafky-w-5a/feed/ 0 21948 Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History The Desert States Robertson W-5 https://splives.org/product/encyclopedia-of-western-railroad-history-the-desert-states-robertson-w-5/ https://splives.org/product/encyclopedia-of-western-railroad-history-the-desert-states-robertson-w-5/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:33:57 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=20093 Volume I of Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History covers Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Railroads are listed alphabetically by state with detailed company descriptions including dates of operation, miles […]

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]]> Volume I of Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History covers Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Railroads are listed alphabetically by state with detailed company descriptions including dates of operation, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge, rail weight, and the histories of thousands of locomotives. With maps and black and white photos. The book also has chapters discussing the development of West, including construction of forts and post offices, and notes on railroad construction in the area (locomotive census, major builders, mileage, fuel consumption, etc.). The information in the book was gleaned from federal and state government data, and newspapers of the period. 318 pages.

Hardcover. Good condition

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