The Blue Ridge Stemwinder: An Illustrated History of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River...
- ISBN-10
- 1570722722
- ISBN-13
- 9781570722721
- Category
- Railroads
- Pages
- 387
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Overmountain Press
- Authors
- John R. Waite, Chris H. Ford
Description
Telling the story of Tweetsie Railroad and the East Tennessee Railway, this book documents the history of the standard gauge ET & WNC after the narrow gauge was gone and is illustrated with many maps and photographs.
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