Description: Rails around Helper, Utah, Images of Rail, Paperback In 1880, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was hard-pressed to find a suitable rail route from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. With the coal deposits of eastern Utah luring them on, railroad officials chose a difficult route over Soldier Summit. The railroad established the town where "helper" engines were attached to the heavy trains, and Helper grew into a division point with branch operations that reached into the nearby canyons to serve the blossoming coal industry. Numerous smaller towns sprang up to service the railroad, and in 1912, the newly incorporated Utah Railway laid tracks to share the right-of-way with the Denver and Rio Grande. Thetown of Helper is still a mecca for rail fans, and the story of its past lives on.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738548067
Book Title: Rails Around Helper
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Railroads / History, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Railroads / Pictorial
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Western Mining and Railroad Museum, Sueann Martell
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of Rail Ser.
Format: Perfect
