Alabama Railroads Cline Paperback MP–ALB University of Alabama 9780817361679

Name: Alabama Railroads Cline Paperback MP–ALB University of Alabama 9780817361679
Brand: The University of Alabama Press

The University of Alabama Press

Alabama RailroadsAuthor(s): Wayne Cline\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817361679, 978-0817361679\nSynopsis\nA comprehensive, illustrated history that shows Alabama's important role in the development of the nation's railroad system\n\nAlabama Railroads is the first extensive history of the states railway system, from the chartering of the Tuscumbia Railway Company in January 1830, to the maturity of the system in the latter half of the 20th century, when Amtrak assumed control of the nations passenger service.\n\n Railroads built Alabama. Without them the states vast natural resources could not have been developed. Scores of Alabama towns, including the city of Birmingham, owe their existence to the railroads. Moreover, Alabama legislators were instrumental in securing passage of momentous land grant legislation that brought the railroad--and settlers--to every section of the Americ.