Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads

Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738573472
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads written by Kenneth C. Springirth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erie's rail link to Philadelphia was achieved in 1864 with the completion of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, which later became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. By 1869, railroad lines from Buffalo through Erie to Chicago were consolidated into the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, which later became part of the New York Central Railroad. Completed in 500 days, the parallel New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the "Nickel Plate Road," was a 513-mile, well-designed railroad that emphasized excellent service. South of the lakeshore, the wide-gauge Erie Railroad enhanced east to west connections. Through vintage photographs, Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads brings to life the history of the railroads that have served the region.

Author : Dan West
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467105775
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroad Depots of Northwest Pennsylvania written by Dan West and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1860 until the decline of the railroads nearly 100 years later, Pennsylvania led the nation in railroad miles. The zenith came in 1920, when the state boasted 11,500 miles of track. The northwest corner of the state was home to the Pennsylvania oil rush in the late 19th century, coal mines, timber forests, and stone quarries. The landscape was dotted with railroad depots every couple of miles. These depots were waypoints for business transactions, family reunions, outings to amusement parks, and soldiers leaving for or returning from service; they also became hangouts for pickpockets, targets for nighttime burglars, and sometimes storage sheds for explosives. Although Pennsylvania still has over 5,000 miles of track, only a few stations remain, and most of them have been repurposed as museums and businesses. This book captures the stories these stations told when rail was king in the early 20th century.

Author : C. L. Siebert
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway written by C. L. Siebert and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
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Download or read book Railway Age and Northwestern Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Crosby
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467121681
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lackawanna Railroad in Northeastern Pennsylvania, The written by David Crosby and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, better known as the Lackawanna Railroad, was organized in 1851 and thrived on the anthracite coal traffic originating from the area surrounding Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company came to operate a network of track between Hoboken, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York, before becoming part of the Erie Lackawanna Railway in 1960. During the first decade of the 1900s, the railroad underwent a substantial modernization and improvement project, which was documented extensively by company-hired photographers. A century later, these images provide a fascinating insight into the everyday workings of a railroad and its interaction with the communities along its route. Nearly all of the railroad territory covered by this book remains in operation today.

Author : Henry Martyn Flint
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroads of the United States; their History and Statistics: comprising the progress and present condition of the various lines with their earnings and expenses, and showing their wonderful power in developing the resources of the country written by Henry Martyn Flint and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Martyn Flint
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroads of the United States written by Henry Martyn Flint and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald E. Matzzie
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Study of the Feasibility of a Regional Railroad System for Northwest Pennsylvania written by Donald E. Matzzie and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert W. Burns
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ISBN 13 : 9780967773902
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ex-Baltimore and Ohio Lines in Northwestern Pennsylvania written by Robert W. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: