Sumpter Valley Railway
Author | : Alfred Mullett |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0738571253 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780738571256 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sumpter Valley Railway written by Alfred Mullett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1890, David Eccles and Charles Nibley chartered the Sumpter Valley Railway and changed the social and physical landscape of Eastern Oregon forever. The Sumpter Valley Railway and its parent company, the Oregon Lumber Company, became an economic engine that shaped the lives of generations of Eastern Oregonians. The rails stretched from Baker to Prairie City, Sumpter to Susanville, and laced ribbons of steel through the Powder River Valley and Elkhorns. This photographic history is a view into the life and times of a varied, interesting, and living railroad that was instrumental in the shaping of Eastern Oregon.