Tacoma Rail

by David J. Cantlin

Overview

Come along for the journey that is today's Tacoma Rail, from its humble beginning as a rickety trolley line to the economic engine that helps power the Port of Tacoma and surrounding communities. Once called the Step Child Utility, today, Tacoma Rail moves more than 82,000 rail shipments on 204 miles of track annually and contributes more than $1.6 million in tax revenues to the city of Tacoma.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467130066
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/02/2013
Series:	Images of Rail
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.86(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Photographs from many sources—including the Tacoma Public Utilities Archives, Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Public Library, the author, and many private collections—richly tell the history that is Tacoma Rail, locally known as "Tacoma's Own." David J. Cantlin, a local railroad historian and photographer, has written two previous articles about Tacoma Rail. He works for the City of Fife Parks Department and is the father of seven children.