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Triumph V Philadelphia to New York 1830-2002 by David W. Messer Hard Cover
Triumph V Philadelphia to New York 1830-2002 by David W. Messer Hard Cover
Hard Cover
Copyright 2002 - First Edition
By David W. Messer and Charles S. Roberts
400 pages
Triumph Volume 5
For over two centuries, the Holy Grail of transportation, commerce, finance and raw power has been New York City. Indeed, at this very moment in history, there is no other candidate in the world that can even be described as a credible contender for the crown.
John Edgar Thomson, the true creator of PRR (see Triumphs I and IV), grew tired of turning over and receiving New York traffic with the Philadelphia and Reading at Harrisburg and, wanting the "whole haul," punched his way first into Philadelphia (see Triumphs II and III) and then moved north into the Big Apple, a dramatic story told in this volume.
Thus Thomson was the Father of what became known as the New York Division.
It fell to Alexander Cassatt in the early 20th Century to create the structure necessary to contend, against rival New York Central and other lesser railroads, for dominance in New York and thus became the Son of the New York Division, another great adventure story told in these pages.
The Holy Grail7
Chapter 1Of Canals, Railroads and Monopolies8
Chapter 2The First Link 32
Chapter 3On Trodden Paths79
Chapter 4Over the Hill and Through the Swamps113
Chapter 5Moving Freight208
Chapter 6Into the Heart of Gotham254
Chapter 7New England Connections320
Chapter 8Vision and Fulfillment333
Chapter 9Steel Speedway349
Rise from the Wreckage363
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