Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Steam in the Redwoods by Lynwood Carranco & Henry L Sorenson Steam in the Redwoods by Lynwood Carranco & Henry L Sorenson Hard Cover w/Dust jacket 224 pages Copyright 1988 CONTENTS PREFACE ix PARTI THE NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY RAILROADS 3 The Union Wharf and Plank Walk Company and The Arcata and Mad River Railroad 3 Vance's Humboldt and Mad River Railroad and Other Northern Railroad Companies 33 The Humboldt Bay and Trinidad Railroad 33 The Eureka and Klamath River Railroad 36 The California and Northern Railway 38 The Humboldt Railroad 40 The Del Norte and Humboldt Railroad 45 The California, Oregon and Idaho Railroad 45 The San Francisco and Northwestern Railway 46 The Oregon and Eureka Railroad 47 The Humboldt Northern Railway 49 The Northwestern Pacific Railway 52 The Northwestern Pacific Railroad 53 A. B. Hammond's Humboldt Northern Railroad 61 The Trinidad Mill Company Railroad 80 The McKay and Company Railroad 82 The Flanigan and Brosnan Railroad 86 Dolbeer and Carson's Tramway 93 The Bucksport and Elk River Railroad 95 The California Barrel Company Railroad 108 The Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company Railroad 114 PART II THE SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY RAILROADS 120 The South Bay Railroad and Humboldt Logging Railway 120 The Pacific Lumber Company Railroad 131 The Eel River Valley Lumber Company Railroad 151 The Metropolitan Redwood Lumber Company Railroad 157 Calvin Cooper Stewart and His Two Railroads: The Bear Harbor and Eel River Railroad; The Mattole Lumber Company Railroad 162 Keeping the Age of Steam Alive 170 ROSTERS OF LOCOMOTIVES USED LOGGING THE REDWOODS 182 MAPS 209 BIBLIOGRAPHY 222 ON THE BACK COVER THE PRIMARY AREA of the redwood industry of Northwestern California is located in Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. Humboldt County, the largest of the redwood-producing counties, has always been the chief support of the redwood lumber industry. The big factor that allowed the rapid and huge expansion of numerous mills in Humboldt County was the building of railroads, first used to supply logs to the mills on Humboldt Bay. The railroads enabled the companies to move away from tidewater and to build their mills nearer to the source of supply. And they allowed the mills to log at a greater distance from the streams. The railroads can be given the major credit for the rapid expansion of the industry from about 1875 to approximately 1940. Trucks gradually took over the work done by the railroads. The construction of logging railroads was very expensive, and it was much cheaper to build roads for trucks. To the men who have been brought up on steam railroading and have worked on logging railroads in their prime, it is heart-breaking to see the steam engines disappear. From conversations with old steam railroaders, here are a few comments: "Just the sight and sound of a steam locomotive, working hard pulling a long train of huge redwood logs up a grade with smoke and exhaust steam blasting skyward from stack and the sound of the whistle and bell ringing at a grade crossing is something you'll never forget." "In a railroad camp just the thrill and exhilaration of watching a Shay heading for the woods on a cold frosty morning, a long string of logging cars pushing noisily after, whistle blowing, echoing sharply through the timber, is a majestic sight that will not be seen or heard again. This documented historical-pictorial book of the redwood logging railroads of the past will help to preserve a chapter in western logging that has disappeared in the American West. All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: Ebay will add $1.25 each additional items, there are a few exceptions. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and forwarded to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. Refunds may be issued if you add multiple items to your cart and pay with one payment. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 7 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.
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