Lines West by Charles Wood, 1967, 2nd Edition, Hardbound, 192 Pages for Sale

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Lines West by Charles Wood, 1967, 2nd Edition, Hardbound, 192 Pages For Sale

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Lines West by Charles Wood, 1967, 2nd Edition, Hardbound, 192 Pages:
$10.95

\"Lines West\" is subtitled \"A Pictorial History of the Great Northern Railway Operations and Motive Power from 1887 to 1967\" and is a stated 2nd Edition. The flyleaf says the book is, \"a story of pioneers in a power struggle, driven to success by the indomitable spirt of the Empire Builder - James J. Hill... With the deftness of a writer who knows his subject, author Wood presents a vivid account of this historic struggle that give full meaning to the action a detail pictures... This is the book historians and friends of railroads knew would sometime come - the Great Northern classic, for every railroader, active or armchair.\" The Introduction starts with, \"Lines West is a pictorial history of the east-west mainline of the Great Northern Railway beginning with the purchase of the St. Paul & Pacific in 1878 by James J. Hill and his associates, with emphasis on the diverse and unusual motive power of the road and the geographical settings in which this power operated.\"
The pictures show the actual front and back of the dust jacket, the inside front cover map, the Contents page and eleven other pages 10 to 20 pages apart.

Your purchase helps support the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We are honored to be the appointed caretakers of 3 steam locomotives owned by the city of Portland, Oregon. The collection includes the world famous SP 4449 Daylight locomotive, originally restored to pull the American Freedom Train in 1975-76. The magnificent SP&S 700 is also an operational 4-8-4 which came back to life in 1990. They are joined by their little sister, the OR&N 197, a Pacific 4-6-2 which will steam up again in about 2 years.

All three are located at the new Oregon Rail Heritage Center, a working engine house with a turntable, allowing public access to the locomotives. We receive no support from the city, but rely solely upon volunteers and donations. Your support is deeply appreciated.

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