South Pacific Coast by Bruce A MacGregor W dust jacket

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: South Pacific Coast by Bruce A MacGregor W dust jacket South Pacific Coast by Bruce A MacGregor Hard Cover w/ dust jacket Reflections from the lights on some photos. 280 pages Copyright 1968 430 illustrations roster map index 2 paintings in color Builders drawings CONTENTS ChapterPage Foreword by Oscar Lewis v Preface vii 1.The Great Railroad Game in the Marsh ..13 The implication was rape, 14 - The landings on the sloughs, 16 - The Santa Clara Valley's own railroad, 17 - The rains didn't wait, 19 - James G. Fair traced out a line, 22 2. The Town That Fair Built 39 Newark covered about a thousand acres, 41 - The very heart of town, 43 - A pastoral, shaded daydream, 45 - Cars to be drawn by horses, 46 - The Carters specialized in wooden cars, 49 - The main line through the marsh, 56 3. How Hog Davis Won the Webster St. Bridge . . .. 89 The Newark was massive and ornate, 90 - The first move of open aggression, 91 - Central Pacific's slow fuse, 92 - The tip of Alameda Point, 94 - "Through to Los Gatos!" 96 - Flagrant violation of real estate, 97 4. S. P. - Last Main Line to Reach Santa Cruz 117 A grand, amiable success, 118 - The S.C.&F. cut costs to the bone, 121 - Ruling grade of ninety feet per mile, 123 - Picnics and lumber for the ships, 127 - An enviable civic status symbol, 128 - The business at Powder Mill Flat, 129 - Dirty, dangerous, in a word profitable, 130 - Capital of the mountain lumber industry, 132 - At the tail end of the cinnabar boom, 133 - Hamlets in the mountains, 136 5. From the Lease of 1887 - - 183 Dugan affixed the crepe to his front door, 185 - Most lucrative narrow gauge property, 186 - Jim Fair heads for the Oakland Hills, 187 - Two senators in a parlor car, 190 - The Gay Nineties were vintage years, 191 - Manpower was a breed, 192 -To kingdom come, 194 6. - - to the 1906 Earthquake 223 Anomaly of gauge, 224 - A third rail was installed, 225 - Suddenly the ground heaved, 226 - Job competed, January 1908, 227 - The last traces of three-foot gauge, 229 - Not a shot was fired, 229 Roster 274 Index 277 DUST JACKET INTRODCUTION California, one hundred years ago: The booming west coast frontier, the dominion of the Southern Pacific, one of the most powerful railroad monopolies in the nation, the birthplace of its narrow gauge competitor- South Pacific Coast. Fiesty and independent, the South Pacific Coast seized a piece of the monopoly's home ground and held on. By spending eight million dollars on its construction, two Comstock millionaires created the shortest, fastest route between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. For the first time, the 80-mile rail expanse between the two cities-punctuated with tidal bogs and steep mountains-could be traveled in a little under four hours. It was a revolution in speed. Pounding down the bay at the blinding speed of 45 mph, the narrow gauge trains made the city of Santa Cruz a day trip from the City, and, for the first time, the tourists and timber of the Santa Cruz coast were no longer the captives of the mighty Southern Pacific. Suddenly the South Pacific Coast put dozens of obscure California places on the map: Wrights, Glenwood, Agnew, Newark, Drawbridge, College Park, Boulder Creek. They were places where freight rates were driven down because competition was lively, and they were places that would measure the growth of northern California's expansion towards urbanization. All but obliterated by the concrete urban sprawl that has followed, the South Pacific Coast and the places it connected have become a part of the California Myth, and are visited once again by Bruce MacGregor and Richard Truesdale in South Pacific Coast-A Centennial. All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: Ebay will add $1.25 each additional items, there are a few exceptions. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and forwarded to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. Refunds may be issued if you add multiple items to your cart and pay with one payment. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 7 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.

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