THe Ann Arbor Railroad (MI) (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738534293 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Author and photojournalist D.C. He is the author of Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge, also published by Arcadia. . Over the years, Frankfort, the Ann Arbor Railroad, and the Lake Michigan carferries became a focal point of his travels until the fleet docked for the last time in 1982. Burkhardt now lives in Washington state with his wife and daughter. Jesse Burkhardt forged a bond with the Ann Arbor in the summer of 1969, when he first witnessed the carfe
Jesse Burkhardt forged a bond with the Ann Arbor in the summer of 1969, when he first witnessed the carferry operations up close. . Burkhardt now lives in Washington state with his wife and daughter. About the Author Author and photojournalist D.C. He is the author of Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge, also published by Arcadia. Over the years, Frankfort, the Ann Arbor Railroad, and the Lake Michigan carferries became a focal point of his travels until the fleet docked for the last time in 1982
With a mainline that originated in the industrial port city of Toledo, Ohio, the Ann Arbor Railroad stretched northwest in a diagonal line across the length of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan to reach Frankfort and adjacent Elberta, where itstracks terminated on the shore of Lake Michigan. This book documents the Ann Arbor Railroad’s legacy through rare photographs and historical research, and carries the reader on a visual journey through this influential railroad’s storied past.. From its Elberta facility, the Ann Arbor blended trains and Great Lakes carferries to operate a unique transportation system that survived for nearly a century
More outstanding images A worthy member of the "Images of America" series. The book has mostly images of locomotives and stations of the Ann Arbor Railroad, with a fair representation of the car ferries. My copy was donated to the library of the Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society, and it has not stayed on the shelf for more than a minute or two si. Ann Arbor railroad Russ Venlos This book is a pictorial overview of the Ann Arbor railroad from its creation to the present day Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railroad (TSBY). Included is a section on the Railroad Car Ferries that where so much a part of the Ann Arbor railroad.This book is a wonderful introduction to the Ann Arbor, but long time fans will find little new . Ann Arbor Railroad in photos. Dan R. I remember going to Frankfort as a boy watching the trains and car ferries. I bought the book to use as a reference for building a model railroad of the Ann Arbor. I highly recommend this book.