Michigan-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads
"The ore-hauling railroads in northern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario, primarily since the 1970s, but with some backtracking to the 1950s and 1960s.... Included are the Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR, Chicago & North Western RR, Union Pacific RR, Wisconsin Central RR, Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company, Algoma Central RR, SOO Line RR, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic RR, Canadian Pacific RR, Milwaukee Road RR, Escanaba & Lake Superior RR and the Canadian National Railways."ering for Model Railroaders
" ...the author takes a look at the history, operations, and equipment of the railroads that moved iron ore from mines in Minnesota and Northern Ontario to railroads on Lake Superior. Coverage includes the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Burlington Northern, Soo Line, Canadian National, North Shore Mining and LTV operations; should appeal to both modelers and rail enthusiasts."
The Missabe Road: The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
"The Missabe Road tells the complete story of the DM&IR: its construction, early operation, line extensions, passenger service, rolling stock, steam locomotives, and today's modern diesels. Frank King examines underground and open pit mining operations, modern-day taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the loading of boats." ~ Amazon.comers: Fairb and Lima-Hamilton
Tennessee Coal Mining, Railroading & Logging In Cumberland, Fentress, Overton & Putnam Counties
Uintah Railway : The Gilsonite Route by Henry E., Jr. Bender - Hardcover (August 1995) ~ Uintah Railway : The Gilsonite Route
Uintah Railway Pictorial: Mack to Atchee
"The picture story of the singularly unique Uintah Railway begins at Mack, Colorado, as this steam narrow-gauge line was constructing a hotel, office building and water tank during 1906. The arrival of new locomotives is illustrated, including numerous pictures of famous articulated engines Nos. 50 and 51. Their unique home-made Shay, No. 7, is shown. Various flatcars and gondolas, as-well-as cabooses, appear in service at this time. Gilsonite ore, the Uintah Railway's primary reason for existence, required warehouses for storage and interchange with the Denver & Rio Grande's standard-gauge line. The route across the unrelenting desert to the coal mine facilities at Carbonera is presented mile-by-mile--including cars being loaded at the coal tipple. Also included are train wrecks; graphically portrayed with historic photographs."
Uintah Railway Pictorial: Volume 2 - Atchee to Watson
"From Mack, located at 4,541 feet in elevation, it was an upgrade pull to reach Baxter Pass at 8,437 feet. It was all down hill to Watson at the lower elevation of 5,351 feet. This required motive power capable of negotiating the sharp curves and steep grades encountered on the pass. Slow-moving Shays geared locomotives handled freight shipments efficiently up and down the pass until two big articulated locomotives were placed in service during 1926 and 1929, which cut down on the running time. .....The railroad's extension between Dragon and Watson during 1911 produced additional tonnage for the line, as mines opened up on new ore claims at Rainbow, Thimble Rock and other locations. ... The story concludes with a never-before published history from Watson to Vernal, Utah, with a proposed extension to the Cowboy Mine."
"Built by Henry Gassaway Davis - the Grand Old Man of West Virginia at the turn of the 20th century - the 175-mile-long C&C railroad connected Charleston, WV, with Elkins in the mountains to the northeast. The route was intended to connect with George Gould's planned transcontinental railroad. Instead, a change in plans took the C&C through rugged country rich in coal, oil, and timber, and led to the development of many towns and villages in central West Virginia. This history book is based on day-to-day correspondence among the managers of the line to tell the story of railroading in the Mountain State." ~ Motorbooks International ~ West Virginia's Coal & Coke Railroad: A B&0 Predecessor