Overview
This is a railroad lover's book. The steel, steam, and dreams of a century of railroading in New Mexico are captured in 200 photographs and a crisp text. From a bygone era of narrow-gauge lines to today's Amtrak service, this book covers both the short lines and the branches feeding to main lines of major railroad systems. New Mexico, isolated until 1878 when the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad laid the first span of track in the territory, in just thirty months had over 1,000 miles of rail line. Soon trains of freight and passenger cars, marvel of the industrial age, crisscrossed the territory delivering eastern fashion, settlers, and tourists and hauling away lumber, coal, silver, and cattle. The great railroad-building era in New Mexico ended with World War I, when eleven common carriers operated 3,000 miles of track. The subsequent history of New Mexico railroads is one of persistent struggle, slow eclipse, and corporate consolidation. But as this volume reminds us, steel rails, roaring engines, and clattering cars will always be a part of New Mexico's heritage.
Full Product Details
Author: David F. Myrick
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9780826311856
ISBN 10: 0826311857
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 30 July 1990
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This well-produced work warrants the attention of anyone interested in ÝNew Mexico and its means of steel wheel on steel rail transport . . . .
. . . ought to be in the reference library of every person who seriously is concerned with the history of New Mexico. . . . It is an easy read and should prove to be fun for anyone who is even vaguely interested in the now-vanished railroads . . . David Myrick has written a fun book filled with fascinating information that railroad lovers must have in their libraries. . . . a very useful survey of New Mexico's railroads and their experiences. Would that we had such handbooks for each of the states. This well-produced work warrants the attention of anyone interested in New Mexico and its means of steel wheel on steel rail transport . . . .
. . . ought to be in the reference library of every person who seriously is concerned with the history of New Mexico. . . . It is an easy read and should prove to be fun for anyone who is even vaguely interested in the now-vanished railroads . . . David Myrick has written a fun book filled with fascinating information that railroad lovers must have in their libraries. . . . a very useful survey of New Mexico's railroads and their experiences. Would that we had such handbooks for each of the states. This well-produced work warrants the attention of anyone interested in �New Mexico� and its means of steel wheel on steel rail transport . . . .
Author Information
David F. Myrick has written numerous books on western America and railroad history.
