Packed with dozens of maps and over 100 vintage and current photographs, The Rail Lines of Northern New England chronicles the history of every common carrier rail line built in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the 19th and 20th centuries. Each of the 77 chapters tells the story of the rise and fall of a separate line and includes a map detailing the line's relationship to other lines; an all-time station list; and summaries of construction dates, operators, passenger service, and abandonments. State maps at the beginning of the book provide an overview of the lines' locations and a key to the relevant line-by-line chapters.
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Born in England, author Robert M. Lindsell began a career in rail transportation thirty years ago with the London Underground. For eleven years he worked on the mass transit and light rail transit systems in Hong Kong, before coming to the United States as a consultant on projects extending from Maine (which provided the genesis for this book), through Chicago, and as far west as San Francisco and south to Puerto Rico. He has recently returned to the United Kingdom, where he continues to work as a transportation consultant.
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This review is from: The Rail Lines of Northern New England : A Handbook of Railroad History (New England Rail Heritage Series) (Paperback)
This book is great for anyone looking for a starting point for historical and geographical information on the railroads of northern New England. Maps of each railroad (as well as certain regions) featured in this book make it easy to locate where a railroad was located, what cities it connected, among other things. I highly recommend this book for model railroaders and railfans, as well as anybody just interested in general history of the New England region.
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I was looking for an introduction to the railroads of New Hampshire, and this volume provided the answer.
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This review is from: The Rail Lines of Northern New England : A Handbook of Railroad History (New England Rail Heritage Series) (Paperback)
The Rail Lines of Northern New England by Robert M. Lindsell is part of a valuable set of three books published by Branch Line Press about the railroads of New England. I strongly suggest that you buy all of these. The other two books are the Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Dale Karr (the owner of these publications) and Lost Railroads of New England by R. D. Karr. These three books are scholarly and thorough and a must for railroad enthusiasts of this region.
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During the late 1840s companies in both Vermont and New York attempted to develop a rail connection between Rutland and the Albany-Troy area. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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During the late 1840s companies in both Vermont and New York attempted to develop a rail connection between Rutland and the Albany-Troy area. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
remaining passenger service, trackage rights, joint lease, logging line, agricultural traffic, industrial spur, mixed train, wool mills, passenger trains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Hampshire, Daily Passenger Trains, Lost Railroads, Maine Central, Presque Isle, Wells River, Beverly Historical Society, Central Vermont, Connecticut River, New York, Canadian Pacific, Sandy River, North Berwick, North Stratford, White River Jct, Van Buren, Livermore Falls, Rangeley Lakes, Rumford Falls, Washington County, Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, New England, Grand Trunk, Great Falls New!
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