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9780738555911
Rails of California's Central Coast (Images of Rail Series)
by Rice, Walter, Echeverria, Emiliano
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- ISBN-13: 9780738555911
- ISBN: 0738555916
- Publication Date: 2008
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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SUMMARY
Diversity is the prime characteristic of the California Central Coasts many rail operations. Readers will be attracted by the varying scope of Central CoastSanta Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Countiesrail systems. They range from local horsecar services and the narrow-gauge electrified plant railroad that served the Santa Cruz Cement Company at Davenport to the Southern Pacific Railroads Coast Line and its engineering marvel Cuesta Grade, highlighted by the world-famous horseshoe curve. Local streetcar systems and long-ceased regional railroads are part of the areas rail legacy. Rare historic images blended with contemporary photography chronicle the regions railways from times past to the present.Rice, Walter is the author of 'Rails of California's Central Coast (Images of Rail Series)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780738555911 and ISBN 0738555916.
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