Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan Volume 8: SEMTA Commuter Trains
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1497568021 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Look at SEMTA rail. Robert L. Campbell This is a short book and part of an extensive series on Detroit area railroading. I think this is a commendable job. I was part of the SEMTA staff during much of the time that SEMTA operated commuter rail. In 1983 there was not much political will to support . Richard M Horn said Hopefully not the last in the series of great railroading books covering the metro Detroit area.. In volume 8 of the continuing series of Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan Byron Babbish takes the mystery out of SEMTA rail operations which ran on the GTW Holly Subdivision. Another must have for the library of those interested in railroading and rail operatio
About the Author Byron Babbish is a railroad photographer, writer and historian. A retired attorney, his time is devoted to teaching law, playing violin, model railroading and writing. . He has written books and articles on railroads and has had many of his railroad photographs published
Byron Babbish is a railroad photographer, writer and historian. He has written books and articles on railroads and has had many of his railroad photographs published. A retired attorney, his time is devoted to teaching law, playing violin, model railroading and writing.
This suburban commuter train operation is extensively covered between 1975 and their end of operations in 1983 in both color and black and white photographs taken by the author.. This is Volume 8 of Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan and it is about the commuter trains that ran between Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. The Chronicles of a Detroit Railfan series of books brings back to life the many fascinating railroads serving a great city in the last quarter of the 20th Century when they were still so very interesting and so many. They were operated by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) and ran on Grand Trunk Western Railroad's Holly Subdivision tracks