Download or read book Railroads of Death Valley written by Robert P. Palazzo and published by Imaginary Lines, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railroads have played an important part in the history of Death Valley. The Pacific Coast Borax Company first used the Death Valley Railroad to transport its ore to market and then to transport Death Valley tourists to its Furnace Creek Resort. "Death Valley Scotty's" leap to national fame came as a direct result of his chartering a private train to break the Los Angeles to Chicago speed record. The Carson & Colorado Railroad on the west and the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad on the east provided support to Death Valley's mining activity, its associated boomtowns, and early tourism.

Download or read book Take the Train to Death Valley written by Hugh C. Tolford and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Death Valley Railroad Company written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trails and Rails in Death Valley written by Walter Kohl and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supplemental Tentative Valuation of the Property of Death Valley Railroad Company as of June 30 1915 written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Death Valley written by Union Pacific Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Death Q written by Steven "Blast" Halteman and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Death Q," from author/adventurer, Steven "Blast" Halteman, is an offbeat desert guide sprinkled with entertaining short stories. It chronicles the 811 mile winter hike he created, after an inordinate amount of investigative footwork. The hike circles Death Valley along ten abandoned railroads, one active railroad, and passes through multiple ghost towns. The first in a series of unusual adventures titled, "Stories from Steve," this book is also part memoir, part unearthed history and part humorous tall tales, all of which were inspired by life on the trail. For thru-hikers, "The Death Q" gives practical advice and breaks down the journey into 35 days with a guide to routes and support services available at critical points along the way. For non-hikers, railroad buffs and armchair travelers, it provides an opportunity to take a vicarious trip into a heretofore unknown adventure. For travelers to the Death Valley region, it offers an alternative guidebook to a remote and timeless part of the world. However you decide to slice it, "The Death Q" is an unforgettable and engrossing read. And one heck of a hike.

Download or read book Ghost Towns of Death Valley written by Robert P. Palazzo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Death Valley area is sparsely populated, it once was home to a good many towns, some of which not only have disappeared from the desert but also from history. Even though the name "Death Valley" itself evokes dark and foreboding images devoid of life, there was a surprising number of towns that did exist in or near the 3.4 million acres that comprise Death Valley National Park. Many had the amenities of larger cities, and some thrived before being deserted and melting back into the desert. The visual record of many of these towns and their occupants is featured in this book.

Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California Covering the Period from written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California The southern roads written by David F. Myrick and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commission of the State of California written by Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Explorer s Guide to Death Valley National Park Third Edition written by T. Scott Bryan and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the U.S. park system, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park was the first complete guidebook available for this spectacular area. Now in its third edition, this is still the only book that includes all aspects of the park. Much more than just a guidebook, it covers the park's cultural history, botany and zoology, hiking and biking opportunities, and more. Information is provided for all of Death Valley's visitors, from first-time travelers just learning about the area to those who are returning for in-depth explorations. The book includes updated point-to-point logs for every road within and around the park, as well as more accurate map than those in any other publication. With extensive input from National Park Service resource management, law enforcement, and interpretive personnel, as well as a thorough bibliography for suggested reading, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive guide available for this national treasure.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California written by Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Death Valley written by Robert P. Palazzo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Valley, its harsh and rugged landscape established a national monument in 1933 and named a national park in 1994, has long held a fascination for visitors, even before it became tourist friendly. Shortly after the first visit of nonnative inhabitants, a party of forty-niners looking for a shortcut to the goldfields of California crossed this land with tragic results, inadvertently giving the valley its moniker. Despite the immense suffering in their midst, prospectors began exploring the area looking for mineral wealth. Boomtowns formed, prospered, and died all within a few years, most disappearing completely into the desert. Adding to Death Valley's mystique was the shameless self-promotion of Death Valley Scotty, which lasted for a period spanning more than 50 years.

Download or read book Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Set written by David F. Myrick and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embraces a much broader scope. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California is as much a history of the region as it is a study of the railroads. The principal mines and mills and their production are scrupulously detailed, together with the personalities who created them. A map has been provided in Volume I to orient the reader to the locales described. It is an accurate and reliable travel aid for readers who choose to wander the region's historic railroad routes. In this volume, Myrick begins his history with coverage of the sprawling network of the northern railroads. The setting for Volume II is the varied and spectacular geography of southern Nevada and eastern California--from Death Valley and the Mojave Desert to the hard rock tunnels of Goldfield and the isolated communities of Rhyolite and Pioche. This volume also contains a handy index and an updated locomotive roster. Volume III contains additional information about the northern roads, including some not covered in previous volumes, and about developments since the publication of the first two volumes in the railroads of the region. It provides new facts gleaned from the correspondence of Collis P. Huntington, one of the builders of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.