{"product_id":"sacramento-southern-railroad-kevin-w-hecteman-9781531645861","title":"Sacramento Southern Railroad","description":"The Sacramento Southern Railroad was born into a famous railroad family and a busy railroad town in July 1903. The mighty Southern Pacific, which controlled the new line from the outset, built south from Sacramento along the eastern bank of the Sacramento River into the deltaas rich farmland area. At its zenith, the line was about 31 miles long, serving the communities of Freeport, Hood, Locke, Walnut Grove, and Isleton. Trains on what became known as the Walnut Grove Branch hauled pears, sugar beets, asparagus and other products from the agricultural regionas packing sheds and canneries. Competition from trucking and damage from flooding took a severe toll on the railroad, and the Southern Pacific largely abandoned it by 1978, but a portion lives on as a labor of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin W. Hecteman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531645860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531645861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Kevin W. Hecteman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129475952895,"sku":"9781531645861","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c41bc29-6b05-4c14-a19e-8067c26a7af4.jpg?v=1687464113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sacramento-southern-railroad-kevin-w-hecteman-9781531645861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}