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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Signed by both authors. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> considerable extent. Nevertheless Sherman Hill is still a rugged reality an obstruction for all Over land Route traffic moving from the Nebraska and Kansas Divisions to points west as well as for rail commerce rolling eastward over the U. P. from the West Coast to interchange points on the Missouri River. The story of Sherman Hill and the Union Pacific involves much more than articulated steam engines and powerful diesel-electric locomotives however. Today U. P. trackage over this mountain barrier consists of approximately 165 main line miles the result of track relocations double track ing and new construction during an 85-year span. Through the years the denfands of The Hill also brought about the erection of extensive facilities at both Cheyenne and Laramie sizeable shops round houses turntables and other facilities inchiding those for fuel water and servicing Meanwhile signaling along the line has evolved into the sophis Bcated system now in use. If the pioneer railroad builders of those heroic yesterdays could return they would rub their eyes in disbelief at the scrupulously maintained track and roadbed over The Hitt fondas as well as the motive power and equipment in operation over it. Although modern four-lane highway aho Traverses the till the best seente highlights have always been entated by rail passengers both those shoard the illusts Union Pacifle trains of a bygone ets and the lone Amtrak train of today The views from the upper levels of the dome cafs in particular atsinequalled For the westbound tourist the distant white-capped peaks of thell Snowy Mange rimne inte view over the summit o Sherman Hill are nothing less than spectacular Sundarly the eastbound baveteris afronted a mapunient panorama of the fiteat Plains stretch ing to the fat horizon. (LL)