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History of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, A by Robert Archer Route of Black Diamond
A History of the Lehigh Valley Railroad The Route of the Black Diamond by Robert Archer
Hard cover with Dust Jacket
372 pages
Copyright 1977
655 Photographs, maps and drawings
Table of Contents: Black Diamonds, barges and strap rails, Asa Packers Railroad, the Pennsylvania & New York, the Anthracite Empire, the New Jersey Division, Rails to the Great Lakes, the Morgan Period, the advent of standardization, the golden years, weathering the storm, wartime boom, peacetime bust, Lehigh Valley Album, index, photos, more. 372 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 9
1. Black Diamonds, Barges and Strap Rails 10
2. Asa Packer's Railroad 26
3. The Pennsylvania & New York 50
4. The Anthracite Empire74
5. The New Jersey Division 100
6. Rails to the Great Lakes114
7. The Morgan Period140
8. The Advent of Standardization 162
9. The Golden Years 190
10. Weathering the Storm 224
11. Wartime Boom, Peacetime Bust248
12. The Pennsy Takes the Reins278
Lehigh Valley Album 304
Bibliography361
Index365
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