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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mike McLaughlin , Jim ProvidenzaPublisher: Washington State University Press Imprint: Washington State University Press ISBN: 9781638640301ISBN 10: 1638640300 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 31 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsDedication Introduction--Following Mike's Footsteps Other Departments Use Shovels Life along the Tracks Life along the Tracks Outfits Moving Day - GN Moving Day - DRGW Moving Day - CRIP The Stove Night Meet Ballard Bridge Seattle Gus and the Ghost Route of the Sea-Going Hiawathas Day on the Pacific Coast Riding the Van Asselt Transfer Extra GN 83 East Wash the Builder, Pull the Shop and Wye the Pool Train Seattle Engine Terminals CM&St.P Bellingham Sub Ballard Bridge Redux Working on the Railroad The Clock GN Wheel Stops Cascadian Train Order A Steel Gang Isn't All Gandies Desert OS Soldier Summit Night Call Dotsero Train Crews Shouldn't Sleep The Rock Island Chicago Yeah, I Worked for the Rock Island The Faded Red Depots Tornado Management Have You Ever Ridden a Motor Car? Snow Plow Rio Grande Men The Lost Motor Car Story Correspondence Lineups and Crutches Mud Hop Motive Power Maintenance of Way Industrial Traffic Management--Prologue Traffic Management--Coors Traffic Management--Leprino Foods Interchange--1950's-60's Style--Seattle Interchange--1950's-60's Style--D&RGW Grant Tower--North Platte Hump Hiking Sticks 40 Years Ago Today CabooseReviews“Life along the Tracks is work glove, Carhartts, and hard hat history, not railroading according to Washington, Wall Street, or downtown offices. It is history worth telling and knowing.” - Bill Schaumburg, retired editor of Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine Author InformationLifelong trainman Mike McLauglin (1937-2012) started as a gandy for Great Northern. After graduating from the University of Washington he worked for railroads across the United States, advancing to line supervisor and lower/mid-level manager, and later, to traffic manager for major companies such as Coors and Leprino Foods. He finished his career as a railroad and transportation consultant. Jim Providenza holds a B.A. and a J.D. degree from Santa Clara University, and retired as a Police Captain after a 38-year career in law enforcement. He is a co-author of A Compendium of Model Railroad Operations, as well as the author of more than sixty articles on various aspects of model railroading. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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