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Three Feet on the Panhandle History of Waynesburg and Washington Railroad
Three Feet on the Panhandle History of Waynesburg and Washington Railroad by Larry L. Koehler with Morgan J. Gayvert
Hard Cover With dust jacket (has damage)
208 Pages. Indexed
Copyright 1983, SECOND PRINTING.
Over 200 illustrations photographs, maps, profile, drawings of locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars and buildings. Complete locomotive and car rosters.
Table of Contents
Page
Dedication 5
Forward 6
Preface 11
Introduction 15
Chapter I, Conception and Construction 19
Chapter II, Development and Expansion 35
Chapter III, Progress and Prosperity 49
Chapter IV, Decline and Dormancy 63
Chapter V, Motive Power 71
Chapter VI, Passenger Equipment and Operations 99
Chapter VII, Freight Equipment and Operations 125
Chapter VIII, Right-Of-Way, Buildings, and Bridges 147
Appendix, Short Histories of Related Washington and
Greene County Railroads 197
Footnotes 202
Index 203
Fascinating history of the Waynesburg and Washington Railroad, a narrow gauge railroad in southwestern Pennsylvania that eventually came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Provides detailed information on the W&W's construction, operation, expansion, years of prosperity as the oil and natural gas industries expanded, the slow loss of passenger traffic to autos, and the eventual dissolution. Includes a detailed mile-by-mile description of the line and its stations. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, maps, schematic diagrams (locomotives, rolling stock and stations), and gradient profile. With rosters and timetables. 208 pages with detailed index.
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