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RAILWAY ODDITIES PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Geoffrey Body | 192 pages | 01 Nov 2007 | The History Press Ltd | 9780752443997 | English | Stroud, United Kingdom Oddities - RAILWAY VELOCIPEDE Throughout the years passenger business played an important role although not necessarily always a profitable one. On May 14, the beautiful Atlanta Terminal Station opened, replacing an earlier facility that was cramped and outdated. Prior to construction the project was originally owned by the Southern Railway and Central of Georgia through new subsidiary Atlanta Terminal Company created in early Thornton Marye featuring two grand spires bracketing the headhouse. Into the 's the railroads acquired new locomotives and completed the installation of automatic block signals , a project that helped improve freight business. Prior to the market's collapse they netted a combined profit of more than a half-million dollars and then recorded losses of the same by Within a few years the roads had turned a corner and were showing a profit once more by , having avoided bankruptcy. By World War II business of all types was soaring which necessitated purchasing additional locomotives. New units continued to roll in until steam had been retired completely by July 1, Most power was from Elecro-Motive but all three roads did purchase a few Baldwin switchers. The locomotives were clad in a striking livery of deep blue and silver with the "West Point Route" and Georgia Railroad logos adorning respective units. Wheel Arrangement. The roads also received a series of sleek, stainless-steel lightweight cars for Southern's Crescent including an RPO-Baggage- Express, coaches, a diner, pair of sleepers, and a sleeper-observation. Into the 's the West Point Route canceled as many passenger trains as it could due to the declining nature of this business. It was further hurt by the U. Post Office discontinuing mail contracts, which made their final runs on October 18, Second-generation road power began arriving at this time and new GP models continued arriving throughout the 's carrying a simplified solid black livery with only the company logos and names on the carbody. That decade also witnessed each railroad's identity disappearing into the Family Lines System. In the West Point lost its separate traffic and accounting departments which were folded into the owning railroads. On December 29, the group was formally merged into Seaboard System and the West Point Route officially disappeared a few days later on January 1, Wes Barris's SteamLocomotive. The amount of information found there is quite staggering; historical backgrounds of wheel arrangements, types used by virtually every railroad, preserved and operational examples, and even those used in other countries North America and beyond. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. It is a must visit! Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. Many were pulled up in the 's and 's although others were removed long before that. It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. Just type in a town or city and click on the timeline of maps at the bottom of the page! You will be hard pressed at finding a better online resource regarding diesel locomotives than Craig Rutherford's TheDieselShop. A highly recommended database! Alas, in the site closed by thankfully Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails. If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers. All content copyright American-Rails. Contact Us. About American-Rails. Creating The Site. Works Cited. Privacy Policy. Terms Of Use. Home A- R. Roger Puta photo. More Reading The Georgia Railroad logo. A toolbox can be hung from the top horizontal bar of the frame, and a front seat and footrest can be attached to the front vertical bar for carrying a second rider. The weight of the machine is 55 lbs. This velocipede was designed by Mr. It is interesting to note that a similar application of the old-fashioned bicycle, with one high wheel and one small rear wheel, was tried some time ago on the Transcaspian Railway, of Russia, the wheels having grooved tires and the machine being supported by an arm carrying a guide wheel running on the opposite rail. Various special designs of wheels have been made for use on hand-cars, the object being to combine lightness and cheapness with strength and durability. We illustrate herewith a new pattern of wheel for this class of service, which is claimed to meet these requirements. The wheel is composed of but two parts and has no bolts or rivets. The hub, spokes and rim of the wheel center are of malleable iron, made in one piece, and the rim is of channel section, in order to increase its stiffness. The tire is of steel, without a weld, being made from a solid blank, and is shrunk upon the wheel center, the rim of which reinforces the tread. The spokes are curved; so that a certain amount of spring is secured in the wheel itself. The rim is turned to fit a in. It will be used on all this Company's hand and push cars, instead of the plate center wheel illustrated in our issue of May 12, , and we are informed that several hundred wheels of this new pattern are now in service and have proved very satisfactory to the railways using them. Budapest Railway Oddities The financial panic of caused the price of pig iron to drop, making the company unprofitable. The furnace closed down in February , the rail line to the mine was eventually taken up in Oswego, Clackamas County. Portland, Mt. The line operated briefly before the recession affected their passenger traffic. Their operating agreement with the City Suburban Ry was not renewed and the line was scrapped in Incorporated by the Willamette Iron Bridge Company to operate a horse drawn streetcar line across the Willamette River bridge. They also operated two steam dummy lines, the first from 5th street along Morrison St to the Mt Tabor Park. Multnomah County. No Listings. Printer-Friendly Format. Common Carrier Railroads. Oregonian Railway. Oregon Portage Railway. Sumpter Valley Railway. Logging Railroads. Island of Maui. Ko'olau Railway. Projected to connect Heeia with the Oahu Ry at Kahuka. Only reached Kahana, 10 miles away. The line purchased was purchased by the Kahuka Plantation in and common carrier status abandoned in Operated as an extension of the plantation operation until Kahuku to Kahana, Island of Oahu. Constructed by Benjamin Dillingham initially to service the developing community around Pearl City. In the line connected to the sugar mill in Ewa and would be extended to Kahuku by Naval operations on the island. Common carrier operations ceased in Trackage around Honolulu harbor remained in operation under the name Oahu Railway until Honolulu to Kahuku, Island of Oahu. Hawaiian Mahogany Company. All three got their start handling agricultural-related traffic, transitioned to manufacturing and merchandise, and then spent later years as successful bridge lines. During a flurry of mergers beginning in the 's their identity slowly disappeared. The history of the West Point Route is one of struggle, perseverance, and eventual success. The Georgia Railroad was technically not part of the West Point Route although as the long-time owner a brief history will be provided here. During December of the original route to Athens opened, built to the South's standard 5-foot broad gauge. It was not long before a westward extension towards Atlanta was eyed. This new city literally grew from nothing. In short order the railroad was a financial success and one of the South's better systems entering the Civil War. It suffered considerable damage by Union forces during the conflict's latter years, particularly during General Sherman's "March To The Sea. The mile branch was finished in and established through service from Camak, along the Georgia's main line, to Macon. This was largely the extent of the Georgia's system. Further growth came through acquisition. It was then reorganized as the Western Railway of Alabama and remained a partnership venture for nearly twenty years. Robert Hanson's book, " The West Point Route ," points out that it was envisioned to construct a new line from Montgomery to just across the Georgia state line at West Point along the Chattahoochee River. During and into the line's survey work was completed while actual construction commenced on March 1, In June of the first mile section opened from Montgomery to Franklin. Almost immediately the railroad ran into trouble as it struggled to earn sufficient revenue to cover expenses. It was subsequently sold at foreclosure on July 9, and a new company chartered on February 13, Eventually, these efforts paid off with rails opening to Opelika in and finally West Point on April 28, Little additional growth occurred although it did add one notable branch, a mile extension from Opelika to Columbus, Georgia which opened in The railroad was spared the worst of the Civil War until July of when it was damaged by Union forces between Opelika and Chehaw as well as along its Columbus Branch. More extensive destruction was carried out in April of Just a few months later, in December, rails were pushed westward from Montgomery to Selma. Financial trouble found the road following the Panic of and it failed on April 1, The WRoA at first changed to 4 feet, 9 inches in the spring of and then soon afterwards reduced this by a half-inch more.