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Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson

Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson


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Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Fetters Swanson
 
Piedmont and Northern The Great Electric System of the South by Thomas Fetters and Peter Swanson Jr
Copyright 1974  First Printing 1974
Hard Cover with damaged dust jacket   (Notice the wording on the binding edge - hard to read the title)  Damaged book binding
175 Pages
Indexed
Fascinating history of the Piedmont & Northern Railway, the most successful of all intercity railroads. Developed between 1910 and 1916 under the leaderships of James Buchanan "Buck" Duke, the two stretches of railroad were built to mainline steam railroad standards and were the first Direct Current systems. The book details the original plans for the lines, construction and operation, maintenance, the Spartansburg-Gastonia extension battle, how it survived the Depression and World War II, and its eventual absorption into Seaboard Lines. Illustrated throughout with more than 225 black and white photos. With rosters, maps, timetables, and schematic diagrams.
Preface  6
Chapter 1- Laying the Groundwork  9
Chapter 2 - Plans and Paperwork  12
Chapter 3 - Building the Railway  15
Chapter 4 - Equipping the Line  21
Chapter 5- Operating the New Railway  27
Chapter 6 - Rebuilding the Road  37
Chapter 7 - Spartanburg-Gastonia Extension Battle  43
Chapter 8 - Twenties Come to an End 49
Chapter 9 - The Twenties - Hard Times and Low Fares  55
Chapter 10 - Super Electric Years

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