LEADER 02427nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910819538003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-9685-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000346706 035 $a(EBL)310718 035 $a(OCoLC)476095862 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203354 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203354 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258130 035 $a(PQKB)10532418 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC310718 035 $a(OCoLC)191952853 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse39472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL310718 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10159649 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525951 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000346706 100 $a20050429d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMinneapolis and the age of railways /$fDon L. Hofsommer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis, Minn. $cUniversity of Minnesota Press ;$a[Bristol $cUniversity Presses Marketing, distributor]$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4501-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSteamcars 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aRailroads$zMinnesota$zMinneapolis$xHistory 607 $aMinneapolis (Minn.)$xHistory 615 0$aRailroads$xHistory. 676 $a385.0977657909034 700 $aHofsommer$b Donovan L$01593621 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819538003321 996 $aMinneapolis and the age of railways$94113292 997 $aUNINA