Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories - Softcover

Coel, Margaret; Speas, Sam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871088215 ISBN 13: 9780871088215

Publisher: Pruett Publishing Co, 1991

Synopsis

As America, carried along by the expanding rail system, moved westward in the nineteenth century, few occupations seemed more exciting or romantic than that of railroad engineer. And in the mountains and plains of the West, long hours, backbreaking labor, bitter temperatures, and faulty brakes were the crucible in which the best of the early railroaders were formed: only the most dedicated and skilled men passed the tests the narrow-gauge lines of Colorado meted out. In Goin' Railroading, Sam Speas tells the story of his father, Sam Speas Sr., who left Missouri in 1883 to become an engineer in Colorado, and recounts his own experiences and those of his brothers and fellow railroaders on the Colorado and Southern Railway, from the golden era of the narrow-gauge lines in South Park to the final days of steam power on the Front Range and the coming of the diesel engine.

About this title

About the Author

Margaret Coel is the author of four nonfiction books and many articles on the people and placed of the American West. Her work has won national and regional awards. A native of Colorado, she resides in Boulder.

Synopsis

Reprint of the popular Pruett edition of 1985. The account of Speas' work on the Colorado and Southern Railroad. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pruett Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871088215
• ISBN 13: 9780871088215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193
• Editor: Speas Sam