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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-100760332452

ISBN-139780760332450

eBay Product ID (ePID)63872990

Product Key Features

Book TitleRailroads of Pennsylvania : Your Guide to Pennsylvania's Historic Trains and Railway Sites

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicRailroads / History, Railroads / Pictorial

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation

AuthorBrian Solomon

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight35.5 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-046261

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal385.09748

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Foreword Part I Anthracite Country Chapter 1 Black Diamonds and the Gravity Railroad Chapter 2 Historical Anthracite Railroads Chapter 3 Steamtown Chapter 4 Lackawanna Heritage Chapter 5 Jim Thorpe and the Lehigh Gorge Part II Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Dutch Country Chapter 6 Philadelphia Chapter 7 Strasburg Rail Road Chapter 8 RailroadMuseumofPennsylvania Chapter 9 Take a Ride on the Reading Part III Through the Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve Chapter 10 Main Line of Public Works Chapter 11 The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Horseshoe Curve Part IV Railways Large and Small Chapter 12 New York Central Lines Chapter 13 East Broad Top Chapter 14 The Erie Railroad and Starrucca Viaduct Chapter 15 Baltimore & Ohio Chapter 16 Diverse Railway Heritage, Museums, and Excursions Appendix Bibliography Index

SynopsisFew states have a railroad heritage as rich as Pennsylvanias. This illustrated book offers a colorful look at the Keystone States historic railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible. Railway historian Brian Solomon also shows readers the legacy those railroads have left in the form of todays historic tourist roads, museums, and destinations. "Railroads of Pennsylvania" travels from Scranton, home to Steamtown USA and the Laural Line trolley, to Altoona, the heart and soul of Pennsylvania railroading; from East Broad Top, one of the nations best-preserved historic railways, to the famed Horseshoe Curve, which still hosts 50 trains a day; and to current operations like the Delaware-Lackawanna Shortline with its gleaming fleet of Alco diesel locomotives. Illustrated throughout with beautifully detailed modern photographs, black-and-white archival images, and specially commissioned maps, this book is at once a handy guide to Pennsylvanias railroads and a thoroughly enjoyable tribute to the states key place in railway history and lore., Few states have a railroad heritage as rich as Pennsylvanias. This illustrated book offers a colorful look at the Keystone States historic railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible. Railway historian Brian Solomon also shows readers the legacy those railroads have left in the form of todays historic tourist roads, museums, and destinations. Railroads of Pennsylvania travels from Scranton, home to Steamtown USA and the Laural Line trolley, to Altoona, the heart and soul of Pennsylvania railroading; from East Broad Top, one of the nations best-preserved historic railways, to the famed Horseshoe Curve, which still hosts 50 trains a day; and to current operations like the Delaware-Lackawanna Shortline with its gleaming fleet of Alco diesel locomotives. Illustrated throughout with beautifully detailed modern photographs, black-and-white archival images, and specially commissioned maps, this book is at once a handy guide to Pennsylvanias railroads and a thoroughly enjoyable tribute to the states key place in railway history and lore., An illustrated look at the Keystone State's historic railroads and their legacy in today's rail lines, tourist roads, museums, and destinations., Few states have a railroad heritage as rich as Pennsylvanias. This illustrated book offers a colorful look at the Keystone States historic railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible. Railway historian Brian Solomon also shows readers the legacy those railroads have left in the form of todays historic tourist roads, museums, and destinations. ..Railroads of Pennsylvania travels from Scranton, home to Steamtown USA and the Laural Line trolley, to Altoona, the heart and soul of Pennsylvania railroading; from East Broad Top, one of the nations best-preserved historic railways, to the famed Horseshoe Curve, which still hosts 50 trains a day; and to current operations like the Delaware-Lackawanna Shortline with its gleaming fleet of Alco diesel locomotives. ..Illustrated throughout with beautifully detailed modern photographs, black-and-white archival images, and specially commissioned maps, this book is at once a handy guide to Pennsylvanias railroads and a thoroughly enjoyable tribute to the states key place in railway history and lore.

LC Classification NumberTF24.P4S65 2008