Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Gainesville Midland and Her Sister Short Lines, The by Douglas van Veelen w/ DJ The Gainesville Midland and Her Sister Short Lines by Douglas van Veelen Hard Cover with Dust Jacket 426 pages Copyright 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 17 Historical Overview Chapter 2 14 The Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern (1872-1904) Chapter 336 Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern All-Time Locomotive Roster (includes Gainesville Midland narrow-gauge locomotives) Chapter 442 GJ&S Equipment Roster Chapter 544 The Walton Railroad (1872-1884) Chapter 646 Monroe Railroad (1904-1917) Chapter 750 Great Walton Railroad (1987 - present) Chapter 852 The Gainesville & Dahlonega (1876-1909) Gainesville Railroad and Power Co. (1909-1916) Chapter 954 Bostwick Railroad Chapter 1055 The Greene County Railroad Chapter 11 67 The Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad (1912-1933) Chapter 1276 The Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad All-Time Locomotive Roster Chapter 1383 Athens Terminal Company Chapter 1485 The Gainesville Midland Railway (1904-1936) Chapter 15101 The Gainesville Midland Narrow Gauge Chapter 16 105 The Gainesville Midland Railroad (1936-1959) Chapter 17 122 Gainesville Midland All-Time Standard-Gauge Locomotive Roster Chapter 18 156 GM Standard-Gauge Equipment Roster Chapter 19 166 The Seaboard/CSXT Ownership (1959 present) ' Chapter 20 191 Final thoughts Appendix A220 Belmont, Georgia Appendix B224 Clermont, Georgia Appendix C229 Gainesville Appendix D307 Hoschton, Georgia Appendix E 312 Jefferson 1916 Appendix F 321 Monroe Appendix G363 Oconee Heights and Fowler Junction (Athens) Appendix H366 Pendergrass, Georgia Appendix 1369 Social Circle Appendix J386 Talmo, Georgia Appendix K389 Winder Appendix L409 Steam Hauling of Revenue Freight on the GM Appendix M423 Midland Memories from the Fifties Appendix N425 Term Paper Footnotes DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION: "The Gainesville Midland and her Sister Short Lines" covers eight different railroads and touches on several more. This book has information mainly for the railfan, railroad historian, or the model railroader. For the non-railroad historian, the historical information contained in the maps in this book relating to the businesses and industries in the towns along the railroad is as interesting as the railroads themselves. The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps contained in the book start around 1880 and end in the 1960s. Through them, history can be traced from livery stables and cotton warehouses to motor inns and poultry industries. Some of the cities and towns focused on with maps and/or photos include Belmont, Clermont, Gainesville, Hoschton, Jefferson, Social Circle, and Winder. The cover painting is by noted artist John Coker. In addition to painting, he operated steam locomotives in the Colorado Rockies on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Starting from a photograph by W. F. Beckham Jr. of GM #207 taken in the 1950s, John was inspired to paint GM #209 pulling a freight train through the Georgia countryside. He tried to capture a hot sultry summer day by using soft colors. The Gainesville Midland and her Sister Short Lines covers the Gainesville Midland Railway (1904-1936) and the Gainesville Midland Railroad (19361959). It also covers the Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern (1872-1904), the pre-GJ&S Walton Railroad (1872-1884), post-GJ&S Monroe Railroad (1904-1917), the Bostwick Railroad (1907-1912), the Greene County Railroad (1912-1942), the Gainesville & North Western Railroad (1912-1933), the Chestatee Railroad, the Gainesville & Dahlonega Railroad (18761909) and the Gainesville Railroad and Power Co.(1909-1916). The history of Georgia was and still is closely tied in with the railroads. The railroads of that era were similar to the Delta Airlines and Eastern Airlines of today. This book contains photos of the railroads I took in the 1970's and in 2000-2005. All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: When you add multiple items to your cart, the reduced shipping charges will automatically be calculated. . For direct postage rates to other countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us before making a return. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding or buying. Thanks for looking at our items.
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Location: Talbott, Tennessee
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