Wired for Success : The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway, 1892-1985,9780874222524

Wired for Success : The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway, 1892-1985

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ISBN13: 9780874222524
ISBN10: 0874222524
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-06-01
Publisher(s): Washington State Univ Pr
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Summary

This lavishly illustrated story of technology, people, and commerce describes the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway's hauling of vast amounts of copper ore from Butte Hill, Montana, to smelter operations 26 miles west. Wired for Success also delineates the BA&P's essential role in the development of electric railroads in the United States.

Author Biography

Charles V. Mutschler is an archivist and educator at Eastern Washington University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1(4)
The Richest Hill On Earth, 1860-1900
5(14)
Steel Rails and Copper Kings
19(14)
The Copper Short Line
33(24)
White Coal vs. King Coal
57(20)
The Busiest Little Railroad In The World
77(22)
End of an Age
99(20)
Epilogue: Success or Failure?
119(2)
Appendices 121(8)
Bibliography 129(4)
Index 133(3)
About The Author 136

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