Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. The rio grande pictorial by dell mccoy and russ collman. A few years ago a dream was announced, to create a narrow gauge railway in south london for visitors to the victorian steam engines at crossness. Mexican narrow gauge 280 railway preservation news.
Mexican narrow gauge railroad books model railroad. Nearby restaurants include dutch mill cafe and bar 15min walk and dos hermanas mexicanamerican steakhouse 0. Best western plus rio grande inn in durango purgatory, co. Best wrote ten other railroad books, including snowplow. From a bygone era of narrowgauge lines to todays amtrak service, this book covers both the short lines and the branches feeding to main lines of major railroad. Mostly steam engines, some diesels, and picturesque and challenging work environments. Please contact me off line if interested in any of these titlesor other narrow gauge titles. American narrow gauge by john krause, donald duke alibris.
Narrow gauge the story of the boston revere beach lynn. Book the best western plus rio grande inn stay at this businessfriendly hotel in durango. The life and times of two very different mountain railways. Youll stay in glenwood springsfamous for its therapeutic natural hot springs. Lower durango around mexican flats with the smelter in the distance. Railroads in mexico an illustrated history volume 1 franco. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of. Without his efforts and photographs, the history of most of these fascinating narrow gauge lines would be largely forgotten. Best, mexican narrow gauge howellnorth books, berkeley. Steeped in history, literally and metaphorically, the snowdon mountain railway smr has been. Great book, i highly recommend to anyone who likes narrow gauge. Incorporated in colorado in 1880 as the mexican national railway ferrocarril nacional mexicano, and headed by general william jackson palmer of the denver and rio grande railway, it completed a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge main line from mexico city to nuevo laredo in.
New a copy sourced new from the original publishers. Prices include postage and packing to a uk address. View the majestic san juan national forest while riding the historic train from durango to silverton. These titles are books that are published in the same format as the quick pic book series with a spiral binding for use in modeling even though they include many unique unusual or even rare images.
Officially called the santa fe branch but widely nicknamed the chile line for the ristras hanging on the houses along the line. A motor trolley and trailer are plinthed behind the guardhouse. Browse and buy a vast selection of mexico books and collectibles on. Featuring authentic lodge decor, the narrow gauge inns seasonal restaurant serves hearty dishes including chicken and fresh seafood. Clearing mountain rails, mexican narrow gauge, nevada county narrow. Fine clean and sound without major blemishes and only light indications of being previously owned very good a presentable copy with indications of previous ownership. National railways of mexico narrow gauge 24838210700. An indoor, largescale mexican layout garden railways. Ferrocarril interoceanico the interoceanic railroad. Track gauge of most of the henequen lines is 50 centimeters or 19. Mexican railroad workers in the united states, 18701930, details the contributions of mexican track workers in building railroads across the midwesternwestern united states. For your consideration today is a very nice, newer 1998 edition of the nevada county narrow gauge railroad by gerald best. New mexicos railroads university of new mexico press. Locomotive engineering magazine april 1900 a short article on the rack railroad and its locomotives.
In yucatan, united southeasterns fus operated two narrow gauge lines out of merida on the yucatan peninsula carrying both freight and passengers in daily revenue service. Map of the rio grande and pecos railway showing its. Buy american narrow gauge by john krause, donald duke online at alibris. Very good a presentable copy with indications of previous ownership. Fine clean and sound without major blemishes and only light indications of being previously owned.
An indoor, largescale mexican layout garden railways magazine. This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of poland rebuilding itself from the insideout. Narrow gauge book cooperative, voyageurs wolf project, starkography, jon krakauer, kktv 11 news, ramblintravel, f1 humor, mexican gray. Jul 08, 2019 narrow gauge railroad is a popular attraction for dogs visiting portland, me. Join facebook to connect with paul buday and others you may know.
There are many countries covered in the book, including canada, usa, mexico, finland, wales, germany, poland, slovakia, italy, kenya. The national railroad, ndem, also operated a narrow gauge branch out of oriental, near vera cruz. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. National of mexico narrowgauge photos from jim shaughnessy. My mexican railroad would be a freelance short line, located just south of the arizona border.
Bachmann equipment was the right proportion for v scale and a certain amount of detail parts were available from other manufacturers in the hobby. Nevada county narrow gauge railroad by gerald best, 1998. Durango and silverton narrow gauge railroad is minutes away. The historical steam train is next door to the hotel. Preserved narrow gauge steam in mexico 2012, part 2. It served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line between denver, and salt lake city, utah. Braun, hans, 1996, historische aktien usa historic stock certificates usa, volume 1. Carlos first participated in the very first great railway show, competing in the strength competition. The cyz was a really interesting operation, i read about it in gerald bests book on the mexican narrow gauge, i have also heard stories of first hand accounts from railfans who have fanned that line.
The book now in print is not the final version garcilazo envisioned as he was working to. The chile line railroads in new mexico libguides at. They first built a 17 mile railroad from the main line of the mexican central at. Mint a new condition book although not sourced from the publishers. Classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. While many immigrants helped construct these lines, such as chinese, african americans, and italians there was no authoritative title on the contribution of. Incorporated in colorado in 1880 as the mexican national railway ferrocarril nacional mexicano, and headed by general william jackson palmer of the denver and rio grande railway, it completed a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge main line from mexico city to nuevo. No matter what the gauge, mexican narrow gauge sure was pretty.
Narrow gauge majorca and corsica narrow gauge scenic journeys on two mediterranean islands. Identifier bliptv2010162422black5videomexicannarrowgaugea508 scanner internet archive python library 0. Our narrowgauge steam trains leave daily from antonito, co and chama, nm. Carlos is a small mexican tender engine who has competed in the great railway show, every year since the events inception. The texas mexican railway, often known by its shortened name as texmex, is a small system operating in the southern tip of texas since the late 19th century. If you are looking for a particular book please do not hesiate to contact me. The trains meet at historic osier, co for a delicious lunch, included in the ticket price. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers.
This is a rare and valuable book which covers extensive mexican history of railroading used to transport people, ore, and raw material around that country. Here we have a small selection of rare second hand books from my stock. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Caboose ride on a narrow gauge steam freight train duration. In the early 1980s narrow gauge railroads still flourished in mexico. The company started out as a narrowgauge route but later switched to standard gauge. Nevada county narrow gauge railroad by gerald best, 1998 edition, ex. The railroad started as a 3 ft 914 mm narrowgauge line running south from denver, colorado in 1870. This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies of the british empire during the second half of the nineteenth century by thomas hall and everard calthrop.
Two heritage narrow gauge lines are still in operation in the southwest, allowing people to revisit the heyday of narrow gauge travel. Mexican railroad workers in the united states, 18701930 grew from garcilazos 1993 dissertation work he completed at the university of california santa barbara he was later an assistant professor at the university of california, irvine. Popular attractions durango and silverton narrow gauge railroad and henry strater theater are located nearby. Incorporated in great britain in 1888 to complete an unfinished project and compete with the mexican railway, it completed a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge main line from mexico city to veracruz in 1891. Discover sochaczew narrow gauge railway museum in sochaczew, poland. The photograph thumbnails in the catalog are approximately 400 by 500 pixels. Are there restaurants at or near narrow gauge railroad inn. The photographers son and wife at a junction south of tixkokob. Best, hardcover,180 pages,1968 howellnorth, 225 illustrations. Her fireman catches up while one of the field men ties handbrakes on a cut of standard gauge boxcars spotted for loading at the warehouse in the background. Best western plus rio grande inn in durango purgatory. View additional photos of national of mexico ndem narrowgauge steam trains as featured in the shaughnessy files in fall 20 classic trains magazine. The company started out as a narrow gauge route but later switched to standard gauge.