Synopsis
Handsomely done and serious history of the Southern Pacific's San Ramon branch line. The book provides detailed information on each station and how the railroad affected the growth of the surrounding community, providing invaluable information for anyone interested in Contra Costa County history. The book also illuminates how the local farmers' original push for the line and SP's very success in hauling passengers and freight opened the area up to development that replaced agriculture with residential living which eventually killed the line. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as numerous maps. Includes list of SP station agents and employees for the branch, SP alignment map and station plats, as well as a bibliography. 288 pages with index.
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San Ramon Branch Line of the Southern Pacific
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Museum of the San Ramon Valley, Danville, CA, Canada, 1999
ISBN 10: 0965545121
ISBN 13: 9780965545129
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Hardcover
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Endom, Charles (illustrator). 2nd Edition. viii, 288pp. bw photos, reproductions, maps, track plans, pen & ink drawings. Khaki cloth w crisp gilt lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Full-wrap color illustrated DJ is clean and without edgewear. Oblong quarto. Originally published 1991, this is the 2nd edition, 1999, stated. Seller Inventory # 049809