Smoky Mountain Railways

Smoky Mountain Railways

Author: Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1467144592

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The Great Smoky Mountains were a remote and inaccessible place with no major highways or railroads until well after the Civil War. Using first enslaved and later convict labor, the Western North Carolina Railroad and Murphy Branch connected the mountains with the remainder of the state by 1891. The railroad brought commerce and tourism, and tourists and rail buffs continue to come to Bryson City to experience travel by steam train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The history of this line is a story like no other. It is a tale filled with tragedy, heroism, brains, blood, sweat, tears, nitroglycerin and humor. Local authors Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott tell the story of a line that refused to die.


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Download or read book Smoky Mountain Railways written by Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Smoky Mountains were a remote and inaccessible place with no major highways or railroads until well after the Civil War. Using first enslaved and later convict labor, the Western North Carolina Railroad and Murphy Branch connected the mountains with the remainder of the state by 1891. The railroad brought commerce and tourism, and tourists and rail buffs continue to come to Bryson City to experience travel by steam train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The history of this line is a story like no other. It is a tale filled with tragedy, heroism, brains, blood, sweat, tears, nitroglycerin and humor. Local authors Jacob Morgan Plott and Bob Plott tell the story of a line that refused to die.


All Aboard the Polar Express

All Aboard the Polar Express

Author:

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780618477920

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The Polar Express train visits the North Pole and passengers find out what the first gift of the season is going to be from Santa Claus.


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Download or read book All Aboard the Polar Express written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Polar Express train visits the North Pole and passengers find out what the first gift of the season is going to be from Santa Claus.


Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains: Cold Mountain, Black Mountain and White Top

Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains: Cold Mountain, Black Mountain and White Top

Author: Thomas T. Fetters

Publisher: Timbertimes Incorporated

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780965021395

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Download or read book Logging Railroads of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains: Cold Mountain, Black Mountain and White Top written by Thomas T. Fetters and published by Timbertimes Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


Last Train to Elkmont

Last Train to Elkmont

Author: Vic Weals

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Riding the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad

Riding the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad

Author: Paul R. Wonning

Publisher: Mossy Feet Books

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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Majestic vistas, charming towns and sparking mountain streams caress the eyes of riders of the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Ride the rails in comfort, using this book, Riding the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad as your travel guide. smokey, mountains, railroad, bryson city, North Carolina


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Download or read book Riding the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Mossy Feet Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Majestic vistas, charming towns and sparking mountain streams caress the eyes of riders of the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Ride the rails in comfort, using this book, Riding the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad as your travel guide. smokey, mountains, railroad, bryson city, North Carolina


Outbound Train

Outbound Train

Author: Renea Winchester

Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction

Published: 2020-04

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781645262411

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In 1976, memories from a night near the railroad tracks sixteen years earlier haunt Barbara Parker. She wrestles with past demons every night, then wakes to the train's five-thirty whistle. Exhausted and dreading the day, she keeps her hands busy working in Bryson City's textile plant, known as the "blue jean plant," all the while worrying about her teenage daughter, Carole Anne. The whistle of the train, the hum of those machines, and the struggle to survive drives Barbara. When an unexpected layoff creates a financial emergency, the desperate pressure of poverty is overwhelming. Unbeknownst to Barbara, Carole Anne sneaks out at night to walk the tracks so she can work at Hubert's Bar. She's hoarding money with plans to drive her mother's rusty, unused Oldsmobile out of Bryson City, and never return. She only needs one opportunity ... if she can just find it. When Carole Anne goes missing, Barbara finds herself at a crossroad--she must put aside old memories and past hurts to rely on a classmate for help finding her daughter. But this is the same man she blames for the incident years ago. Is she strong enough--or desperate enough--to do anything to keep her daughter safe? In Outbound Train, the Parker women struggle to make frayed ends meet in a town where they never quite do ... at least, not without expert weaving and a bit of brute force.


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Download or read book Outbound Train written by Renea Winchester and published by Firefly Southern Fiction. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1976, memories from a night near the railroad tracks sixteen years earlier haunt Barbara Parker. She wrestles with past demons every night, then wakes to the train's five-thirty whistle. Exhausted and dreading the day, she keeps her hands busy working in Bryson City's textile plant, known as the "blue jean plant," all the while worrying about her teenage daughter, Carole Anne. The whistle of the train, the hum of those machines, and the struggle to survive drives Barbara. When an unexpected layoff creates a financial emergency, the desperate pressure of poverty is overwhelming. Unbeknownst to Barbara, Carole Anne sneaks out at night to walk the tracks so she can work at Hubert's Bar. She's hoarding money with plans to drive her mother's rusty, unused Oldsmobile out of Bryson City, and never return. She only needs one opportunity ... if she can just find it. When Carole Anne goes missing, Barbara finds herself at a crossroad--she must put aside old memories and past hurts to rely on a classmate for help finding her daughter. But this is the same man she blames for the incident years ago. Is she strong enough--or desperate enough--to do anything to keep her daughter safe? In Outbound Train, the Parker women struggle to make frayed ends meet in a town where they never quite do ... at least, not without expert weaving and a bit of brute force.


Smokies Chronicle

Smokies Chronicle

Author: Ben Anderson

Publisher: Blair

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780895876935

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Narratives written by long-time back-country volunteer Ben Anderson as he hiked over 40 trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


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Download or read book Smokies Chronicle written by Ben Anderson and published by Blair. This book was released on 2017 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narratives written by long-time back-country volunteer Ben Anderson as he hiked over 40 trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

Author: Watty Piper

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0593096533

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The special anniversary edition of The Little Engine That Could™ contains the entire text and original artwork. Young readers, as well as parents and grandparents, will treasure the story of the blue locomotive who exemplifies the power of positive thinking.


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Download or read book The Little Engine That Could written by Watty Piper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The special anniversary edition of The Little Engine That Could™ contains the entire text and original artwork. Young readers, as well as parents and grandparents, will treasure the story of the blue locomotive who exemplifies the power of positive thinking.


BART

BART

Author: Michael C. Healy

Publisher: Heyday.ORIM

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1597143812

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An insider’s “indispensible” behind-the-scenes history of the transit system of San Francisco and surrounding counties (Houston Chronicle). In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, warts and all. With a master storyteller’s wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with BART pioneers Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to stories of weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.”—Doug Most, author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway


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Download or read book BART written by Michael C. Healy and published by Heyday.ORIM. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider’s “indispensible” behind-the-scenes history of the transit system of San Francisco and surrounding counties (Houston Chronicle). In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, warts and all. With a master storyteller’s wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with BART pioneers Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to stories of weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.”—Doug Most, author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway


Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland

Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland

Author: Don L. Hofsommer

Publisher: Railroads Past and Present

Published: 2005-06-29

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13:

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A fully illustrated survey of Iowa's railroad experience.


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Download or read book Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland written by Don L. Hofsommer and published by Railroads Past and Present. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully illustrated survey of Iowa's railroad experience.