A Tale of Two Cities and a Train: History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad 1874-1942

Juanita K. Browne

ISBN 10: 0915641038 / ISBN 13: 9780915641031

Published by Nevada County Historical Socie, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Tale of Two Cities and a Train: History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad 1874-1942
• Publisher: Nevada County Historical Socie
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915641038
• ISBN 13: 9780915641031
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

A Tale of Two Cities and a Train rolls, chronologically through the history of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad from 1874 to 1942, with short stops at the "Bear River Bending and Cable Snapping Caper" in 1963 and the "Return of Engine No. 5" in 1986. The book includes 239 rare photographs and information garnered from contemporary newspapers. Included among the lively and informative chapters are such titles as "Dormant Weasel Stirs," "Battling Snowballs and Lions," "Of Cosa and Drunks and Battered Engines," "When the Boys Went Off to War with Spain," "A Shortcut to Colfax," "How Much Is that Alligator in the Window?" "Most People Will Never Own a Car," "Invasion of the Trucks," "The Future Lies Ahead," and much more.