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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book,
By Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Historic Alpine Tunnel (Paperback)
This review relates to the Century One Press Edition in trade paperback.
An exhaustive, readable, historic, personal, and profusely illustrated history of the Alpine Tunnel -- the first railroad tunnel through the Continental Divide. "...the story of the magnificent achievement building the tunnel and running trains through it, but it also takes us to the Alpine Tunnel approaches and site as they have become today. The glimpses are intimate, enthusiastic." "The book is more than half illustrations -- 178 in all, plus a complete 20 page reproduction of a rare document, and old Time Table and General Orders of the South Park." TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS Background Prior to 1880 Finding the Pass Construction Grading Into Quartz Inspection of the Tunnel First Train Through the Alpine Tunnel Impressions of C.F.R. Hayward Disaster at Woodstock A Perilous Trip Curse of Alpine The Dome of the Continent Alpine Tunnel Abandoned Details of the Alpine Tunnel Elevations in the Alpine Tunnel Area Personal Stories Four Pilgrimages To Visit Alpine Tunnel Bibliography and Acknowledgments Pictorial Supplement |
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Historic Alpine Tunnel by Dow Helmers (Paperback - Nov. 1978)
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