Delta Route: A History of the Columbus & Greenville Railway by Louis R. Saillard - 1981

The Railway, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x0. Signed. Inscribed by author. "To Jim Lemly..etc" Hardcover and dust jacket. Wear/tear to jacket Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* <br> Chronicles the story of the C&G from its pre Civil War roots to its rebirth and revitalization.

The Railway, 1981. hardcover. Hardcover. 5x0x8. First Edition.Hardcover. Very Good / Good dust jacket. Gently used. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

The Railway. Collectible - Very Good. Columbus, MS: The Railway, 1981. 1st edition. 4to. 107pp. Illus. Very Good book. Near Very Good dust jacket. Owner's name embossed on title page. (Columbus & Greenville Railway, history) Inquire if you need further information.

Columbus & Greenville Railway, 1981. 108pp/illus. INSCRIBED by Sam Wilhite, former Chairman & President of The Columbus & Greenville Railway on the title page in 1986. A lightly foxed copy with clean contents and tight binding in a very good dust jacket. . Inscribed by Chairman of the Board/Director. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Mississippi, USA: Columbus & Greenville Railway, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 108 pages b/w photos line drawings - The origins of the venerable Columbus & Greenville Railway can be traced back to 1878 and a 3-foot gauge operation based at Greenville, along the mighty Mississippi River. Sold to Georgia Pacific in 1881, the original line came under the control of the expanding Richmond & Danville company. Reorganized, standard-gauged, and expanded, by 1894 the Greenville to Columbus line was known as the Southern Railway in Mississippi. The Southern operated this 175 mile railroad as a westward extension of its vast southeastern system until 1924, when local Mississippi interests acquired the line -- the first of two such acquisitions. Connecting Columbus in the east with Greenville in the west with both passenger and freight service, the newly-formed Columbus & Greenville, now dubbed the "Delta Route," survived World World II on aging steam power. It… Read More