02430nam 2200553Ia 450 991081953800332120230617004457.00-8166-9685-3(CKB)1000000000346706(EBL)310718(OCoLC)476095862(SSID)ssj0000203354(PQKBManifestationID)11196985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203354(PQKBWorkID)10258130(PQKB)10532418(MiAaPQ)EBC310718(OCoLC)191952853(MdBmJHUP)muse39472(Au-PeEL)EBL310718(CaPaEBR)ebr10159649(CaONFJC)MIL525951(EXLCZ)99100000000034670620050429d2005 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrMinneapolis and the age of railways[electronic resource] /Don L. HofsommerMinneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota Press ;[Bristol University Presses Marketing, distributor]c20051 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4501-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Steamcars at last -- Late to the party -- Of champagne and panic -- The St. Louis road -- Pulling and hauling -- Optimism and realism -- New players -- Dancing with the giants -- Falling rates and encroachment -- Adrift -- Three cents per mile -- Rumors and reality -- Shifting winds -- The struggling giant -- Mixed blessings -- An uncertain future.In Minneapolis and the Age of Railways, Don L. Hofsommer presents Minneapolis from the 1860's into the 1950's, when railroads served as a unique link between city and countryside. Illustrated with more than 200 period photographs and maps, this remarkable book reflects a time when the locomotive dominated the landscape and set the tempo for the nation-the age of railways.RailroadsMinnesotaMinneapolisHistoryMinneapolis (Minn.)HistoryRailroadsHistory.385.0977657909034Hofsommer Donovan L1593621MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819538003321Minneapolis and the age of railways4113292UNINA