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Rails to carry copper;: A history of the Magma Arizona Railroad

Gordon S. Chappell

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Description:The Magma Arizona Railroad has a history that is unique to the annals of short-line railroads. Designed and built in 1914-15 as a narrow-gauge line to haul ore from the Magma copper mines around Superior, Arizona, the Magma featured only 28 miles of track.As the copper mining operation expanded, the volume of traffic on the Magma line increased accordingly, and in 1922-23 it was converted to standard gauge. Between 1968 and 1970 the diesel replaced steam as the source of motive power, but the Magma was among the last commercially operated steam powered railroads in the nation.Hollywood used the Magma facilities for several movies, including "How the West Was Won," "Cheyenne Autumn," and the television series "Twenty-Six Men."But the true story of any railroad lies not in its written records and reports, but in the minds and hearts of those who have lived and worked with the line.In Rails To Carry Copper, author Gordon Chappell presents for the first time, the history of the Magma Arizona Railroad. With careful attention to detail, he describes the struggle to build a railroad, not only from the corporate level, but from the viewpoint of those who operated the line throughout the furnace heat and the great destructive cloudbursts that are both part of life in the Arizona desert.With over 200 photographs, maps and scale drawings, Rails To Carry Copper is a book that will appeal to rail fans and western buffs alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rails to carry copper;: A history of the Magma Arizona Railroad. To get started finding Rails to carry copper;: A history of the Magma Arizona Railroad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Magma Arizona Railroad has a history that is unique to the annals of short-line railroads. Designed and built in 1914-15 as a narrow-gauge line to haul ore from the Magma copper mines around Superior, Arizona, the Magma featured only 28 miles of track.As the copper mining operation expanded, the volume of traffic on the Magma line increased accordingly, and in 1922-23 it was converted to standard gauge. Between 1968 and 1970 the diesel replaced steam as the source of motive power, but the Magma was among the last commercially operated steam powered railroads in the nation.Hollywood used the Magma facilities for several movies, including "How the West Was Won," "Cheyenne Autumn," and the television series "Twenty-Six Men."But the true story of any railroad lies not in its written records and reports, but in the minds and hearts of those who have lived and worked with the line.In Rails To Carry Copper, author Gordon Chappell presents for the first time, the history of the Magma Arizona Railroad. With careful attention to detail, he describes the struggle to build a railroad, not only from the corporate level, but from the viewpoint of those who operated the line throughout the furnace heat and the great destructive cloudbursts that are both part of life in the Arizona desert.With over 200 photographs, maps and scale drawings, Rails To Carry Copper is a book that will appeal to rail fans and western buffs alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rails to carry copper;: A history of the Magma Arizona Railroad. To get started finding Rails to carry copper;: A history of the Magma Arizona Railroad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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