Tacoma Rail
Subtitle: one hundred years and still on track
By: by Stuart Wade
Publisher: The Donning Company Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Virginia Beach, VA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781681840192
Subjects: Tacoma Rail; Street-railroads; Railroads; History
Description: "Tacoma (Washington) Rail has come a long way in the last one hundred years--evolving from a municipal passenger service moving workers to jobs on the Tacoma Tideflats into a self-sustaining freight operation plugged into the global economy. Tacoma Rail : One Hundred Years and Still on Track is a centennial history that explores the path the railroad has taken and the conditions that have led to its success"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From humble beginnings; title: Steel wheels in Tacoma; title: Street rail and tideflats; title: For the long haul; title: Railroad renaissance; title: On the fast track; title: Recession and resilience; title: Train kept a rollin?