Images of Rail: RAILROADS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
Featuring nearly 200 historic photographs from a diversity of sources, D. C. Jesse Burkhardt's new book, Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge, is a rich and visual celebration of the region's transportation heritage.
The book covers railroads on both sides of the Columbia River, including the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway, the Mount Hood Railroad, the Klickitat Log & Lumber and Broughton Lumber Co. logging trains, Union Pacific, Oregon Railway & Navigation Co., Burlington Northern, and others. It describes the history of Gorge railroads, from construciton of the first tracks in the area in the 1880s through to 2004.
To Order:
To order this 128-page softcover book, call Arcadia Publishing at 1-888-313-2665.For signed copies, contact:
Jesse Burkhardt
PO Box 1054
White Salmon, Wash., 98672
$20 + $3 shipping.
WA residents add $1.40 sales tax.