Uintah Railway: The Gilsonite Route by Henry E. Bender Jr. – HC Narrow Gauge Railroad History

Uintah Railway: The Gilsonite Route
📖 By Henry E. Bender Jr. – Hardcover Edition

A detailed and authoritative history of the Uintah Railway, one of the most fascinating and isolated narrow-gauge lines in the American West. This book traces the construction, operation, and eventual abandonment of the railroad that served the remote gilsonite mines of eastern Utah and western Colorado.

Published by the Colorado Railroad Museum, the book features a wealth of rare black-and-white photographs, maps, track diagrams, and technical details of the railway’s equipment and rugged mountain operations.

🔍 Book Features:

• Hardcover with dust jacket

• Publisher: Colorado Railroad Museum

• Author: Henry E. Bender Jr.

• Approx. 250+ pages

• Includes maps, builder’s specs, locomotive details, and operational history

• Focused on the remote mining and industrial service of the Uintah narrow gauge line

• A must-have for fans of narrow gauge and Western industrial railroads

🧾 Condition:
Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has light wear but is clean and intact. Interior pages are bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. A well-kept collector’s copy.

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