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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0974
EAN num: 9780253350855
ISBN number: 0253350859
Label: Indiana University Press
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 165
Printing Date: 2008-07
Publishing house: Indiana University Press
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Studio: Indiana University Press
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CSX's Clinchfield Railroad follows one of the most scenic routes in America and runs through the most rugged mountain barriers in the eastern United States. More than 3,000 labourers built the Clinchfield, using construction standards unheard of at the time. The railroad was finished in 1915 when George Carter, the driving force who put it all together, hammered in the last spike. Because of its enduring innovative construction, engineers have yet to enlarge its tunnels or strengthen its bridges. In its heyday, the Clinchfield was not well known outside its territory, but its history, including its genesis and challenging assembly, has fascinated railfans for years. Jerry Taylour and Ray Poteat take us on a mile-by-mile trip through the tunnels and over the bridges of the Clinchfield's route in their fascinating portrayal of this railroad's current operations.
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Unless you are a fan of the Clinchfield, AND a seasoned railroad fan, this lovely photographed volume may be lost on you. It was me. Most pictures are of 2 CSX grey/blue/yellow engines pulling cars of coal, as on the cover. A fair amount of unexplained railroad speak left me wondering, and tantalizing notions of rotary couplers, bottom dumps, or rotating car in action never shown nor explained. The author and photographer did a marvelous job with what they had to work with, but it appears this volume belongs with a series designed for the professional railroad man or highly knowlegable fan
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