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Classic Eastern American Railroad Routes, The by Brian Solomon
Classic Eastern American Railroad Routes, The by Brian Solomon
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
320 pages
Copyright 2011
CONTENTS
The Contributors 8
Introduction 10
THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD
Introduction 31
Ware River Branch 40
Boston Terminals 42
THE HOOSAG TUNNEL ROUTE
Introduction 45
The Legendary Hoosac Tunnel 56
BOSTON TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
Introduction 59
The Mount Washington Cog Railway 64
NEW HOVEN RAILROAD'S SHORELINE ROUTE 67
THE NEW ENGLAND LIMITED 73
THE RUTLAND RAILROAD 81
MAINECENTRAL'S ROCKLAND BRANCH 87
THE MAINE "TWO-FOOTERS" 93
MAINE'S BELFAST AND MOOSEHEAD LAKE 97
MAINES BANGOR AND AROOSTOOK 101
NEW YORK CITY TERMINALS 107
RIDING THE NEW YORK ELEVATED RAILWAYS 112
NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM
Introduction 115
New York Electrification 130
The Lower Hudson Valley 132
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD'S MAIN LINE
Introduction 135
Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public Works 150
The Horseshoe Curve near Altoona 152
East Broad Top 154
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROUTE 157
THE ERIE RAILROAD 167
THE LEHIGH VOLLEY RAILROAD
Introduction 181
Mauch Chunk Gravity Railroad 190
DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA OND WESTERN
Introduction 195
Lackawanna's Viaducts 204
THE GENERAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY 207
THE PHILADELPHIA AND REHDING RAILROAD
Introduction 215
Philadelphia Terminals 224
NEW YORK, ONTARIO AND WESTERN 227
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY 237
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO 245
THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE 253
THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE 261
THE SEABOARD AIR LINE
Introduction 273
Washington Union Station 280
THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY
Introduction 283
The Overseas Railway to Key West 288
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM 291
Appendix 1 Locomotives of the Classic Eastern Railroads 300
Appendix 2 Rolling Stock on Eastern Railroads 305
Appendix 3 Museums and Places to Visit 309
Bibliography 314
Index 318
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
As a young country in need of good transport links between its population centers, industrial areas, and agricultural heartlands, the United States took to railroads with enthusiasm in the nineteenth century. The nation grew with its railroads. Bringing coal to the industrial centers, immigrants to newly settled lands, soldiers to the front, or tourists to beauty spots, the trains rolling across the countryside or into developing cities transformed America into a united nation, and led the way for the country to become the world's most important industrial power.
Railroads first developed in the east of the country, where eventually there were more lines, more companies, and more cutthroat competition than in any other region. Complicated systems, new gateway towns, and grand city terminals all grew up around railroad companies and helped to define American history.
This elegant volume explores every aspect of the development and progress of the major eastern lines. Looking into the social, economic, industrial, environmental, and technological challenges involved, a team of acknowledged railroad experts provide original perspectives on the significance of the eastern routes to the country's industrial and social progress, and on the experiences of travelers on these pioneering railroad lines.
Lavishly illustrated and packed with carefully researched historical essays, special features, annotated route maps, timetables, and technical appendices, The Classic Eastern American Railroad
Routes is a delight for everyone interested in the history of the development of the eastern United States.
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