num_pages: 354
description: Volume IV of Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History is dedicated entirely to California. Detailed company descriptions include dates of operation, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge, rail weight, and the histories of thousands of locomotives. The information in the book was gleaned from federal and state government data, and newspapers of the period.
language: English
title: Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History, Vol. 4: California
titlecomplete: Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History, Vol. 4: California
publisher: Caxton Press