Download or read book Camas Prairie Railroad written by Robert Perret and Amy Thompson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporated in 1909, the Camas Prairie Railroad (CPRR) was a successful joint venture between two major competing companies, the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific Railroads. Despite covering less than 300 miles total, the Camas Prairie Railroad connected the region's largest exporters of wheat and lumber and was the last vital section of rail to directly connect the eastern United States with the Pacific Northwest. In addition to freight, the CPRR was the most reliable method of transportation for people and the postal service in this rural area, even allowing for the creation of new towns along the line. The Camas Prairie itself ranged from desert to mountainous forests, with rugged river canyons in between. Infamously known as the "Railroad on Stilts," one subdivision alone boasts 44 bridges, many of them made from heavy timber. No longer in business, portions of the track have been removed while some remain active, carrying freight to larger markets. Trestles and tunnels still dot the landscape, giving a peek into the not-so-distant past. Special collections librarian Robert Perret and archives manager Amy Thompson work in the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Idaho, where they are immersed in the history of the Inland Northwest.

Download or read book The Camas Prairie Railroad written by Idaho. Transportation Department. Management Services Section and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Report No 3452 Camas Prairie Railroad Company in Re Accident Near Grangeville Idaho on January 11 1952 written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Report No 3440 Camas Prairie Railroad Company in Re Accident at Arrow Idaho on November 11 1951 written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Re evaluation of the Economic Consequences of Relocation of the Camas Prairie Railroad written by Darrell Stephen Corbin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Defunct Idaho Railroads written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad, Burlington Northern Railroad, List of Idaho railroads, Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, Utah and Northern Railway, Oregon Short Line Railroad, Spokane International Railroad, Oregon, Washington and Idaho Railroad, Camas Prairie Railroad, Lake Creek and Coeur d'Alene Railroad, Idaho Northern Railroad. Excerpt: The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in central Montana on Sept. 8, 1883. The railroad served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. In addition the company had international lines to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The company was headquartered first in Brainerd, Minnesota, then in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1970 it merged with other lines to form the Burlington Northern Railroad. Map of NPR Land Grant, c1890The Northern Pacific Railway Company was chartered by Congress on July 2, 1864; it was formed with the goal of connecting the Great Lakes with Puget Sound on the Pacific, opening vast new lands for farming, ranching, lumbering and mining, and linking Washington and Oregon to the rest of the country. It was granted some 47 million acres (190,000 km ) of land in exchange for building rail transportation to an undeveloped territory. Josiah Perham (for whom Perham, Minnesota, is named) was elected its first president on December 7, 1864. For the next six years, backers of the...

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