This page is an experiment. I am going to try something a little different. A lot
of information is appearing in the public domain - thanks to
projects like Google books and others. Not all of this public domain information
is available globally or in a subject-context.
This page will attempt to address that when it comes to information useful to friends
of Winter Creek.
This page is where you will find public domain, railway-related information.
Click on the files to download them:
|
File Name |
File Type and Size |
Description |
|
Buildings and Structures of American Railroads |
PDF - 26MB |
A 500 page reference published in 1893. Digitized by
Google Books project.Covers everything from lineside structures, houses, station
buildings, engine servicing facilities. |
|
Wharves and Piers |
PDF - 6MB |
A comprehensive guide to building warves, piers, cargo
handling equipment etc. Some interesting principles of desgin for trusses that would
be of use in a number of different ways about the railroad. |
|
Logging by
Steam |
PDF - 6mb |
Published in 1905 by none other than the lidgerwood company
themselves - this is another book from the Google Books project. |