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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
by Gary Krist  
Powells.com Staff Pick You think you've got it bad trudging uphill in the snow every day to work and back? Just imagine you're stuck inside one of two trains trapped in the Cascade Mountains during a catastrophic blizzard... and then an avalanche hits! The only thing more...
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Willamette Valley Railways (Images of Rail)
by Richard Thompson Publisher Comments Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon's Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles, electric trains were...
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
by Gary Krist Publisher Comments Centered on the astonishing spectacle of Americas deadliest avalanche, "The White Cascade" is the masterfully told story of a never-before-documented tragedy....
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Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge (Images of Rail)
by D. C. Jesse Burkhardt Publisher Comments Before the rails were up and running along the stunning Columbia River landscape of Oregon and Washington, 19th-century westward travelers faced treacherous conditions. Many emigrants perished before reaching Oregon Territory. Only recently have railways...
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Portland's Streetcars: (Images of Rail)
by Richard Thompson Publisher Comments Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the city's neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and...
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Stevens Pass: The Story of Railroading and Recreation in the North Cascades
by Joann Roe Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-187) and index....
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The Deschutes River Railroad War
by Leon Speroff Publisher Comments Tracing the geological and railroad history of the Pacific Northwest, Leon Speroff uniquely evokes the Age of the Railroad in his newest book, The Deschutes River Railroad War. With intricate detail, expert understanding and amusing anecdotes, he brings...
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White Pine Route: The History of the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway Company
by Thomas E. Burg Publisher Comments The Washington, Idaho and Montana (WI&M) Railway was built in 1905-1907 to access the world's finest stand of white pine. The fifty-mile line from Palouse, Washington, to Bovill, Idaho, was the Potlatch Lumber Company's conveyance for timber to mill,...
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Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
by John Kelly Publisher Comments "All aboard the streamlined, Vista-Dome North Coast Limited leaving on Track 1 for Minnesota's Lake Region, the vast prairies of North Dakota, Montana's magnificent Rockies, Idaho's lakes and forests, the Inland Empire of Spokane to Puget Sound country...
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Rails Around McCloud (Images of Rail)
by Jeff Moore Publisher Comments California's northeastern corner is dominated by the 14,162-foot-tall presence of Mount Shasta. On the southeastern flank of the great mountain lies the picturesque town of McCloud. The McCloud River Railroad established its operational headquarters in...
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Orphan Road: The Railroad Comes to Seattle, 1853-1911
by Kurt E Armbruster Publisher Comments This well illustrated account describes the growth of railways across the Puget Sound region, from the initial 1853-54 government surveys to the completion of the Milwaukee Road in 1911. Included are descriptions of the individual lines, the intense...
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The West the Railroads Made
by Carlos Schwantes Synopsis Railroads were second only to the federal government in shaping the West, and nowhere was that shaping more visible than on the Great Plains and in large parts of the Pacific Northwest. Filled with contemporary accounts, illustrations, and photographs...
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The Milwaukee Road Revisited
by Stanley W Johnson Publisher Comments The Milwaukee Road's route from Three Forks, Montana to Spokane, Washington, touched many lives....
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Kinsey Photographer: The Locomotive Portraits
by Dave Bohn Publisher Comments In the winter of 1970, Dave Bohn found the surviving negatives of Darius and Tabitha Kinsey. Bohn and his colleague, Rodolfo Petschek, initiated a long-term effort to reproduce in book form the magnificent Kinsey archive. Here youand#8217;ll find Darius...
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Railscapes: A Northern Pacfic Brasspounder's Album
by Jim Fredrickson Publisher Comments Packed with spectacular photographs and a trainman's vivid memories, Railscapes reflects the author's unbounded enthusiasm, love, and respect for the whole world of trains. Once again, Jim Fredrickson opens the shutter wide on more than six decades of...
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Milwaukee Road in Idaho: A Guide to Sites and Locations Revised and Expanded Second Edition
by Stanley W Johnson Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-210)...
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Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume 3
by Donald B Robertson Publisher Comments Volume III in Robertson's Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History series. This book catalogs virtually every railroad that owned or operated ten or more miles of track as a common carrier in Oregon and Washington. Text, maps, charts, and historic...
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Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest
by Carlos Schwantes Synopsis Demonstrates that the railroads profoundly affected the way people lived, how they adjusted to the new opportunities or threats that swift and cheap transportation provided. In short, how they viewed the world.This book is for everyone fascinated by...
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Mullan Pass
by Bill Taylor Book News Annotation An accessible account of the rapid construction by Northern Pacific of seven branch lines during the late 19th century and the economic and political forces behind the expansion. Rich in primary documentation, including letters, newspaper articles...
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A Guide to Sites and Locations
by Stanley Johnson Publisher Comments The Milwaukee Road in Idaho: A Guide to Sites and Locations is a detailed listing of notable sites and former locations of the Milwaukee Road in Idaho including both the east-west main line and all the branch lines. Tunnels, trestles, stations, sidings...
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