The Railfan Chronicles: Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Book 1, Detroit to Toledo Operations: 1975 to 1992 Including Detroit, Toledo and Ironton and Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroads
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1499271921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An interesting book Marc Grenier This book was written from the perspective of a rail enthusiast. The book is primarily a compilation of photos, mainly of locomotives, but does have other railroad related photos. Although the author never intended this book to be an informative and detailed book on the GTW, it would have been nice if the author had gone into more
These books will cover railroads in this time period in photographs taken by the author. This is Book 1 of our coverage of this unique Michigan railroad, looking at its operations between Detroit and Toledo during the years 1975 to 1992. This was a period of great change in the railroad industry, with mergers of large railroads and creation of regional and short line railroads to operate unwanted lines of the Class One railroads. Starting with a look at all three railroads when they were still independent, the book also covers their post merger operations between Detroit and Toledo until 1992 when GTW itself was absorbed by parent Canadian National Railways.. Book 1 not only covers GTW in Detroit during this time frame but also the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad and the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, as both were purchased by GTW and merged into it in the early 1980’s. The first railroad being covered is Grand Trunk Western Railroad. The Railfan Chronicles is a series of books about different railroads during the period fr