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History of the Cumberland Valley Railroad 1835-1919 by Paul Westhaeffer w/ DJ
History of the Cumberland Valley Railroad 1835-1919 by Paul Westhaeffer
339 Pgs Indexed
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
Copyright 1979
ABOUT THE BOOK
350 Pages, 10 Maps, 200 Illustrations & Many Locomotive Photos
All time roster
all time list of fficers and directors
THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL SHORT LINES DURING THE GREATEST YEARS OF AMERICAN RAILROADING
This volume is a mine of information and enjoyment, not only for railfans but also for serious students of the history of the eastern trunk lines and the history of south central Pennsylvania and Maryland. It conveys in a readable style the usual aspects of a railroad's history - engineering, construction, motive power, operations, traffic, finance - but goes beyond this to provide in vivid detail the human side - the lives of the railroaders, the character of the road's officers, and the line's relationship to the community. Finally, it recounts the little known but dramatic part this road played in the longterm rivalry of several big systems-the Pennsylvania, B&O, Reading, Western Maryland, and Norfolk & Western.
CONTENTS
IThe Setting1730-18331
IIPromoting and Building1834-18377
IIIOff and Running1838-184019
IVKeeping Ahead of the Sheriff1841-184729
VThe Franklin Railroad1832-185939
VIThe First Rebuilding1849-195147
VIIMatters Human and Corporate1850-186557
VIIIWartime Railroading1861-186565
IXPost-War Prosperity1865-187385
XThe Iron Ore Branches1867-191995
XINew Management and Deep Depression1873-1880115
XIIThomas A. Scott and the Great Valley Route1867-1882131
XIIIThe Growth of Competition 1867-1884141
XIVThe Boom of the '80's1889-1892159
XVMood Pieces197
XVIThe Great Coal Push1902-1908233
XVIIBuilding the High Line1902-1918253
XVIIIThe Very Peak of Success1902-1918273
XIXLost in the Swim1915-1978285
Appendices
AAll Time Locomotive Roster297
BList of Directors and Officers 317
CGraph of Traffic Growth329
DGraph of Receipts and Expenditures330
Index331
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