Crossroads of the West: A Photographic Look at Fifty Years of Railroading in Utah

by Blair Kooister, Blair Kooister

Utah is notable for the joining of the transcontinental rail, for its low-value coal, taconite, potash, low-grade copper ore, agricultural produce, and for its how can freight be most expeditiously moved across it? (Colorado's gold, silver, titanium compelled rails into wild jumbles of mountain destinations.) A handsome 11"x9" collection of excellent (chiefly) color photos and text with detailed maps will charm the rail buff and intrigue the historian of the region & of transportation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1998