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KANSAS CENTRAL NARROW GAUGE Slim Rails Across the Midlands - (NEW BOOK)
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Kansas Central Narrow GaugeSlim Rails Across the Midlands
by I.E. Quastler
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The
Kansas Central Railway
was one of America's pioneer narrow gauge (three feet) railroads, started in 1871 and extending westward from the Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kansas.
This "slim princess" of the prairies operated as both an independent carrier and, ultimately, as a branch line of the
Union Pacific Railroad
.
Kansas Central Narrow Gauge
skillfully recounts the story of the bold dreams and economic folly which brought slim gauge to the plains of northeast Kansas.
Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements, pp. 5-6;
Narrow Gauge Comes to Leavenworth, pp. 7-18;
Construction Begins, pp. 19-36;
The Depression Years of the 1870s, pp. 37-48;
The Kansas Central Railroad, pp. 49-64;
Narrow Gauge Woes, pp. 65-78;
Conversion to Standard Gauge, pp. 79-82;
Locomotive Roster, 1871-1890, pp. 83-86;
Equipment Roster, 1885-1894, pp. 87-90;
Data on Operations, 1883-1890, pp. 91-92;
Endnotes, pp. 93-98;
Bibliography, pp. 99-100;
Index, pp. 101-104.
Softbound, 8.5x11, 104 pages, 150+ photos & illustrations.
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