{"product_id":"the-unabandoned-routes","title":"The Unabandoned Routes: Pacific Northwest Railroads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom fast freights to Amtrak, explore the resilient, active rail networks of Oregon and Washington. See the stunning photojournalism of D.C. Jesse Burkhardt!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Unabandoned Routes: Pacific Northwest Railroads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an essential companion work to 2025’s \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.through-time.com\/products\/railroad-abandonments\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Abandonment: Railroad Abandonments \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein the Pacific Northwest, also published by America Through Time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this new book, the overall theme shifts from abandoned rail lines to railroad routes still active across the Northwest. This photojournalistic work features 165 photographs from recent decades, along with extensive captions, to detail operations in the region’s transportation network. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross five chapters, author and photographer D. C. Jesse Burkhardt takes us on a visual journey through a territory that includes Oregon and Washington, as well as parts of Idaho and California, to capture the ongoing evolution of the rail system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlighted here are fast freights on BNSF’s and Union Pacific’s mainline tracks, shortlines hauling a few cars to serve a customer or two on backwater branches, sleek Amtrak passenger trains transporting riders around the region, and a brief glimpse at rail activities in neighboring states and Canadian provinces to underscore similarities in history and operations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unabandoned Routes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e spotlights dynamic movement in the contemporary landscape, celebrating the resilience of the Northwest’s railroad lines and the companies that manage them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[authors] Author(s): \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/d-c-jesse-burkhardt\"\u003eD. C. Jesse Burkhardt\u003c\/a\u003e[\/authors]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Railways","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42501083267154,"sku":"9781634996402","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/9171\/2594\/files\/9781634996402.jpg?v=1783851308","url":"https:\/\/www.through-time.com\/products\/the-unabandoned-routes","provider":"America Through Time","version":"1.0","type":"link"}