Download or read book Rails to Paradise written by Russell H. Holter and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long anticipated book features: 552 pages of text--First person accounts of life on the Tacoma Eastern railroad--400 rare photos-- custom drawn maps--plus many other illustrations. Learn the origins of this little logging line that grew from obscurity, survived despite economic panic, wars, limited financing, and both hostile and friendly acquisitions to become a national tourist destination and one of the most profitable rail lines west of Chicago.