St. Paul Union Depot brings to life the sights and sounds and the behind-the-scenes inner workings of what was the most important rail passenger station west of Chicago. It is also about the people—the stationmasters, mail handlers, train directors, engineers, and others who were employed there, as well as the millions of passengers who passed through its doors.
St. Paul Union Depot brings to life the sights and sounds and the behind-the-scenes inner workings of what was the most important rail passenger station west of Chicago. It is also about the people—the stationmasters, mail handlers, train directors, engineers, and others who were employed there, as well as the millions of passengers who passed through its doors.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John W. Diers is an independent consultant on transit operations and has worked in management in the transit industry for forty years, including twenty-five years at the Twin Cities Metropolitan Transit Commission. He has written for Trains magazine and is coauthor, with Aaron Isaacs, of Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minnesota, 2007). He has served on the board of the Minnesota Transportation Museum and on the editorial board of the Ramsey County Historical Society. He is president of the Scott County Historical Society.
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Contents Prologue: A Night on the Builder Railroads Serving St. Paul Union Depot Introduction 1. Railroad Avenue 2. St. Paul and Its Railroads Leroy Buffington 3. A New Union Depot for St. Paul Milwaukee Road Depot Great Northern Station Minneapolis Charles Sumner Frost and the Firm of Frost and Granger 4. Arrivals and Departures 5. Mail and Express 6. Last Call Epilogue: Whither the Passenger Train? Appendix: Passenger Train Discontinuances in Minnesota, 1950–1971 Bibliographic Resources Illustration Credits Index
Contents Prologue: A Night on the Builder Railroads Serving St. Paul Union Depot Introduction 1. Railroad Avenue 2. St. Paul and Its Railroads Leroy Buffington 3. A New Union Depot for St. Paul Milwaukee Road Depot Great Northern Station Minneapolis Charles Sumner Frost and the Firm of Frost and Granger 4. Arrivals and Departures 5. Mail and Express 6. Last Call Epilogue: Whither the Passenger Train? Appendix: Passenger Train Discontinuances in Minnesota, 1950–1971 Bibliographic Resources Illustration Credits Index
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