Iowa's Railroads
An Album
H Roger Grant editor Don L Hofsommer editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Published:1st Jun '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A rich photographic record of Iowa's railroad history
At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. A companion to "Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland", this title explores the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state as well as the symbiotic relationship Iowa and its rails shared.
At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume to Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state as well as the symbiotic relationship Iowa and its rails shared. With more than 400 black-and-white photographs, a solid inventory of depots and locations, and new information that is sure to impress even the most well-versed railfan, this detailed history of the state's railroads—including the Chicago & North Western, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, and the Iowa Northern—will be an essential reference for railroad fans and historians, artists, and model railroad builders.
Iowa's Railroads is a solid visual introduction to the railroad history of the state.
* Industrial Archeology *With more than 400 black and white photographs, an inventory of depots and locations, and new information that will please railroad fans, [Iowa's Railroads] will be an essential reference for historians, fans, and model railroad builders. 2010
* Abtracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment *This excellent volume is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in Midwest railway history.March-April 2010
* The Michigan Railfan *Grant and Hofsommer, both native Iowans and respected railroad historians, have mined a wide variety of public and private photo collections, and the result is a visual feast of Iowa's railroad experience.69, Number 2
* The Annals of Iowa *[T]his detailed history of the state's railroads . . . will be an essential reference for railroad fans and historians, artists and model railroad builders. May/June 2010
* S Gaugian *Filled with 461 black and white photos, this is a wonderful trip back in time when most of America's goods and people traveled on the nation's extensive rail systems. September 1, 2009
* bookviewsbyalancaruba.blogspot.com *. . . Iowa's Railroads is a fabulous presentation of more than 400 black and white train photographs, all taken in Iowa. . . . It would be a wonderful gift — and well-used reference guide — for any model railroader, Iowa or railroad historian, and every railroad fan.August 8, 2009
* The N'west Iowa ReviISBN: 9780253220738
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1057g
320 pages