Book ID: CBB893532413

The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway: D.S.S. & A.: A history of the Lake Superior District's pioneer iron ore hauler (2009)

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John T. Gaertner (Author)


Indiana University Press


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: Book Series: Railroads past & present
Physical Details: xii + 349
Language: English

The rise and fall of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway from 1887 to its merger with the Soo Line in 1961 is the subject of this thoroughly researched book. The DSS&A was organized in the hope that it would become a transcontinental link between the Canadian Pacific at the Sault and the Northern Pacific at Duluth, with the major route taking passengers from the Twin Ports of Duluth-Superior through Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to St. Ignace. The line was forced to merge because of competition from more efficient lake vessels on Lake Superior, which could carry goods of lower value at much better rates than the DSS&A. John Gaertner's account draws on a wide array of sources, such as the Soo Line records at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, the Michigan State Archives at Lansing, the Burton Historical Collection in Detroit, and local newspaper accounts. A compelling read for history buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike.

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Authors & Contributors
Richard C. Carpenter
Solomon, Brian
Gruber, John E.
Schweiterman, Joseph P.
Kahler, David
Blaszak, Michael W.
Concepts
Railroads
Land transportation
Photography of railroads
Pictorial works
Locomotives, steam
Illustrations
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
Midwestern states (U.S.)
North America
Canada
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
New England (U.S.)
Institutions
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
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