The Columbia Railroad was an important part of the State-owned canal and railroad system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh when Pennsylvania was struggling to meet the competition of the Eric Canal. The author was a railroad engineer on the line and gives on-the-spot accounts of the problems he encountered and how he solved them. He details the defense of the railroad against the invasion of Confederate troops in the early 1960's.
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William Hasell Wilson was Chief Engineer of the Columbia Railroad when it was owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Canal Commissioners, 1827-1857. He was resident engineer for the same railroad after it was acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1857.
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SINCE the recent publication of a "Brief Review of Railroad History" prepared by me, the opinion has been expressed by some that the narrative would have been more interesting had it contained personal incidents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Columbia Railroad, Canal Commissioners, Fort Wayne, United States, Bryn Mawr, New York, General Couch, Major Anderson, Resident Engineer, John Edgar Thomson, State Arsenal, State of Pennsylvania New!
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SINCE the recent publication of a "Brief Review of Railroad History" prepared by me, the opinion has been expressed by some that the narrative would have been more interesting had it contained personal incidents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
state improvements, railroad company Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pennsylvania Railroad, Columbia Railroad, Canal Commissioners, Fort Wayne, United States, Bryn Mawr, New York, General Couch, Major Anderson, Resident Engineer, John Edgar Thomson, State Arsenal, State of Pennsylvania New!
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- Amazing Pennsylvania Canals by W. H. Shank in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Three Hundred Years With the Pennsylvania Traveler by William H. Shank in Back Matter
- The Canals of New York State by American Canal Society in Back Matter
- Pennsylvania Transportation History by W. H. Shank in Back Matter
- Real Estate by "George" on page 65
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