Oregon & Northwestern Railroad (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467130478 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Monger have compiled extensive research and over 200 images from public and private collections telling the story of the Oregon & Northwestern and associated railroads, including the Malheur Railroad, Edward Hines’s private logging railroad, Union Pacific’s Oregon Eastern branch, and the Oregon Eastern Division of the Wyoming Colorado Railroad. . About the Author Authors Jeff Moore and Wayne I
Good picture book of an obscure railroad Lincster45 Great pictures and a good timeline on the operation of the railroad. Typical of these books it is not an in depth history, but it is filled with great pictures and worth adding to your library.
Among other requirements, the sale terms required the successful bidder to build and operate 80 miles of common carrier railroad through some of the most remote and undeveloped country in the state. In 1922, the US Forest Service offered one of the largest timber sales in the agency’s history, encompassing 890 million board feet of mostly Ponderosa pine timber in the mountains north of Burns, Oregon. The Fred Herrick Lumber Company and its Malheur Railroad initially won the bidding, only to lose it when a crash in the lumber market forced the company into insolvency. The Edward
Authors Jeff Moore and Wayne I. . Monger have compiled extensive research and over 200 images from public and private collections telling the story of the Oregon & Northwestern and associated railroads, including the Malheur Railroad, Edward Hines’s private logging railroad, Union Pacific’s Oregon Eastern branch,