NEW BOOK: TWIN PORTS TRAINS, Great Northern, NP, DM&IR, DW&P, Soo, Omaha & C&NW

Description: Here's a BRAND NEW BOOK RELEASE direct from the authors and publisher... Twin Ports Trains --- The Historic Railroads of Duluth & Superior 1870-1970, by Tony Dierckins and Jeff Lemke. 224 Pages. 280+ Images and Illustrations in Color and Black & White. Hard cover. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION includes BOTH author signatures. Printed in Brainerd, MN USA. Ships from Bloomingdale, IL USA. Price is $65 per book that includes UPS shipping in the USA. We ship FAST. Each book is waterproofed and packed in a heavy cardboard box to prevent damage. In case you missed it, our official book launch was held on August 1, 2024 to a standing room only crowd at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum inside the historic Duluth Union Depot in Duluth, Minnesota. Several images are included highlighting this historic event. Our book project is very much about giving back to the greater community of Duluth-Superior to help everyone better understand what happened here between 1870 and 1970. It was a time of immense effort to create not just a network of interconnected railroads, but also the thriving communities that sprang up on both sides of St. Louis Bay at the western tip of Lake Superior. That all happened thanks to the countless transitions these railroads made to handle more and different kinds of freight within the greater Duluth-Superior terminal district in this greatest of all inland rail and sail seaports in North America. Our book explains each railroad's unique adventure to establish itself at the Head of the Lakes region so that anyone who ever lived or worked in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin can enjoy our story about how it all came together one railroad at a time. Twin Ports Trains includes the history of events that brought these railroad companies into town, one railroad at a time, chaptered as follows: Preface.Introduction: Before the Railroads (1856-1868).1. Duluth's Pioneer Railroad - Lake Superior & Mississippi and St. Paul & Duluth.2. The Northern Pacific.3. The Omaha Road, including Chicago and North Western.4. The Soo Line, including Duluth South Shore & Atlantic and Wisconsin Central.5. The Great Northern, including the Duluth & Winnipeg and the Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota.6. The Missabe Road, including the Duluth & Iron Range and the Duluth Missabe & Northern.7. Twin Ports Bridge Lines: Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific and the Milwaukee Road.8. Switching & Terminal Railroads, including the Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer Railway, Duluth Transfer Railway, Duluth Union Depot & Transfer Company and the Northwestern Coal Railway.9. Interfacing with Industry.Epiloque: Conglomeration & Consolidation Here's what reviewers are saying about Twin Ports Trains... "There is more than just the fascinating history of railroading at the Head of the Lakes. The anecdotes and personal biographies of the men and women who influenced and built the railroads here introduces a whole new dynamic for telling the story of why we are here and how the railroads made that possible." --- Ken Buehler, Executive Director, Lake Superior Railroad Museum "It would be hard to overstate the importance of railroads in shaping the Twin Ports as we know them, and the authors of Twin Ports Trains have performed an invaluable service in collecting a vast amount of information in a single, accessible volume that's sure to become a go-to guide for everyone curious about Duluth and Superior history. Twin Ports Trains will fascinate both casual railfans and hard-core foamers." --- Jay Gabler, Arts and Entertainment Reporter, Duluth News Tribune "Twin Ports Trains will make a welcome addition to the bookshelf of those interested in railroad history and general industrial development at the Head of the Lakes. Authors Dierckins and Lemke have compiled a wealth of historical facts along with numerous images and maps that expertly tell the rich story of railroading in Duluth-Superior." --- Dave Schauer, President Emeritus, Missabe Railroad Historical Society Be sure to order your genuine both-authors-signed copy of Twin Ports Trains today...before they're gone! Thanks for visiting our eBay Store today. Cheers! Jeff Lemke Trains, Inc.

Price: 65 USD

Location: Bloomingdale, Illinois

End Time: 2024-09-05T16:17:46.000Z

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