2007, ISBN: 9780811702317

Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe

Ambler: Crusader Press, 1980. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 104pp. Quarto with original colour photographic wrappers. Light creasing and wear to edges and spine. Tape affixed to… Mehr…

Ambler: Crusader Press, 1980. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 104pp. Quarto with original colour photographic wrappers. Light creasing and wear to edges and spine. Tape affixed to spine ends. Full of B&W photos. very good The history of South Jersey's jointly-owned railroad. 1980, Crusader Press, 1980, Outer Station Project. hardcover. New Condition. Photographs from the collection of William Sosnowski.The exploration of the Lehigh Valley Railroad continues by covering the main line as it travels west across New Jersey and then north as it follows the Lehigh River to Packerton Yard, Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The book follows the same format as Volume 1 - just shy of 100 B&W images.Steam Era photographs from the early 1900s. Large layout (one photograph per page) with captions.Outer Station Project, hardcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., B&W photographs., Outer Station Project, Dauberville, Pennsylvania, USA: Outer Station Project, 2004. 164 pages b/w photos - This is a fascinating visual history of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, with hundreds of photographs of stations, bridges, towers, piers and docks, engine houses, and repair facilities along all the branches of the line, from Jersey City to Scranton, Newark to the Delaware Bay. All station stops along each branch are identified. The photos are all 1900-1930 vintage and were taken mainly from ICC reports filed by the CNJ during that time. Each photo has a thumbnail caption and short histories of all the stations are given. The only thing missing that would have been helpful is a map of the entire system or better yet, each branch line, showing all the stops - as what used to appear in the Official Guide of Railways. Regardless, this book is a wealth of information and a major eyeful concerning the past glory of the CNJ. A must for railfans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket., Outer Station Project, 2004, New York, USA: W.W. Norton Co., 1947. 248 pages b/w photos line drawings - Here is the story of America's greatest transportation system told principally in pictures. Never before has the growth and development of an American railroad been so graphically shown by so large a variety of illustrative material. Some 330 reproductions, drawn from the author's vast collection, show rare prints and photographs of early locomotives, equipment, and bridges, old posters, broadsides and tickets, as well as later developments in rolling stock, locomotives, track, stations, and all the features of a great railroad. The text traces the various developmental phases in a lucid and informative way, and includes colorful accounts of the outstanding events in the Pennsylvania's history. That history covers 100 years of continuous service. In the process of American expansion, the Pennsylvania developed and introduced to American railroading many important advances in engineering and services. Mr. Alexander is well known among railroaders for his outstanding achievements in model building and his writing on railroad subjects. He has spent some 20 years in acquiring the many items of PRR history upon which the present book is based. The Pennsylvania Railroad will give enormous pleasure and valuable information to everyone interested in the ever fascinating subject of American railroading, its origins, and its growth. - Part 1: The origin and development of the PRR - Part 2: The building of the PRR - Part 3: Passenger service - Part 4: Freight service, shops, and marine operations - Part 5: Locomotive developments - Part 6: Electrification - Part 7: Some incidents of PRR history - Despite the title and description, this is not just a picture book. The author provides a lot of historical text, which is well written, though a tad dry and lacking in first-hand accounts. Part 1, for instance, provides 20 pages of text and 16 pages of maps, drawings, photos, schedules, stock certificates, and other interesting illustrations. In all, it's about 50/50 for text and pictures. Most of the pictures come 3 or 4 to the page, so you're limited in the detail you get. But this isn't the bunch of stock photos you see in the coffee-table railroading books; some of these truly are rare and fascinating. The PRR wasn't our nation's first railroad, and you could easily argue whether it's the most important. But if you want to learn how the railroads started and grew, this is a great book to read. If you're a railroad buff, give it a try, even if PRR isn't your favourite!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good., W.W. Norton Co., 1947, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Stackpole Books, 2007. 310 pages b/w photos - More than five hundred short line railroads existed in the United States at the industry's height, and Pennsylvania had more than any other state. The history of the Bellefonte Central, which operated in central Pennsylvania from the 1880s until 1982, is a classic story of the rise and decline of short line railroads nationwide. Connecting with the Pennsylvania Railroad--a company that proved to be both friend and foe--the Bellefonte Central played an important role in developing the region's renowned limestone and hot-blast ironmaking industries and was Penn State University's economic lifeline for generations. Authors Bezilla and Rudnicki have traced the history of one of Pennsylvania's most important shortlines and written it in an informative, enjoyable text. The 19-mile-long Bellefonte Central was intertwined in a love-hate relationship with the Pennsylvania Railroad; readers will appreciate the "partnership" attitude of the PRR from the eyes of this regional carrier. Thoroughly researched.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good., Stackpole Books, 2007<

1982, ISBN: 0811702316

More than five hundred short line railroads existed in the United States at the industry's height, and Pennsylvania had more than any other state. The history of the Bellefonte Central, w… Mehr…

More than five hundred short line railroads existed in the United States at the industry's height, and Pennsylvania had more than any other state. The history of the Bellefonte Central, which operated in central Pennsylvania from the 1880s until 1982, is a classic story of the rise and decline of short line railroads nationwide. Connecting with the Pennsylvania Railroad--a company that proved to be both friend and foe--the Bellefonte Central played an important role in developing the region's renowned limestone and hot-blast ironmaking industries and was Penn State University's economic lifeline for generations. transportation Books, Stackpole Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780811702317

Stackpole Books, Gebundene Ausgabe, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-02-10T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 8271, Allgemein, Eisenbahn, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, N… Mehr…

Stackpole Books, Gebundene Ausgabe, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-02-10T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 8271, Allgemein, Eisenbahn, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien, Bücher, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Stackpole Books, 2007<