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Informationen zum Autor John W. Diers is an independent consultant on transit operations and has worked in management in the transit industry for forty years, including twenty-five years at the Twin Cities Metropolitan Transit Commission. He has written for Trains magazine and is coauthor, with Aaron Isaacs, of Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minnesota, 2007). He has served on the board of the Minnesota Transportation Museum and on the editorial board of the Ramsey County Historical Society. He is president of the Scott County Historical Society. Klappentext St. Paul Union Depot brings to life the sights and sounds and the behind-the-scenes inner workings of what was the most important rail passenger station west of Chicago. It is also about the people—the stationmasters, mail handlers, train directors, engineers, and others who were employed there, as well as the millions of passengers who passed through its doors. Zusammenfassung St. Paul Union Depot brings to life the sights and sounds and the behind-the-scenes inner workings of what was the most important rail passenger station west of Chicago. It is also about the people—the stationmasters, mail handlers, train directors, engineers, and others who were employed there, as well as the millions of passengers who passed through its doors. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPrologue: A Night on the BuilderRailroads Serving St. Paul Union DepotIntroduction1. Railroad Avenue2. St. Paul and Its RailroadsLeroy Buffington3. A New Union Depot for St. PaulMilwaukee Road DepotGreat Northern Station MinneapolisCharles Sumner Frost and the Firm of Frost and Granger4. Arrivals and Departures5. Mail and Express6. Last CallEpilogue: Whither the Passenger Train?Appendix: Passenger Train Discontinuances in Minnesota, 1950–1971Bibliographic ResourcesIllustration CreditsIndex
