Divides the state into regions and explores the major railroads, recounts the lore, profiles the individuals involved, and identifies places one can go to experience the relics of rail culture.
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"Lorett Treese has energetically gathered a wide sampling of history and culture, giving an entertaining glimpse into railroading's past." -- Dan Cupper, author of “Crossroads of Commerce” and “Rockville Bridge”
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Lorett Treese is a historian and an archivist at the library at Bryn Mawr College. She lives in Paoli, Pennsylvania.
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On October 7, 1834, the line that would become the heart of the giant Pennsylvania Railroad's system was officially opened. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other rail trails, anthracite railroads, portage railroad, railroad artifacts, rail fans, railroad heritage, gravity railroad, railroad museum, logging railroads, railroad history, railroad empire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Reading Railroad, Erie Railroad, State Works, Mauch Chunk, Lake Erie, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Schuylkill River, National Railway Historical Society, New Jersey, Penn Central, Western Maryland Railway, Susquehanna River, Allegheny Portage Railroad, Columbia Railroad, United States, Western Railroad, Bryn Mawr, Edgar Thomson, Jim Thorpe, Nickel Plate, Reading Company, West Chester, Lake Shore, Strasburg Rail Road New!
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On October 7, 1834, the line that would become the heart of the giant Pennsylvania Railroad's system was officially opened. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other rail trails, anthracite railroads, portage railroad, railroad artifacts, rail fans, railroad heritage, gravity railroad, railroad museum, logging railroads, railroad history, railroad empire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Reading Railroad, Erie Railroad, State Works, Mauch Chunk, Lake Erie, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Schuylkill River, National Railway Historical Society, New Jersey, Penn Central, Western Maryland Railway, Susquehanna River, Allegheny Portage Railroad, Columbia Railroad, United States, Western Railroad, Bryn Mawr, Edgar Thomson, Jim Thorpe, Nickel Plate, Reading Company, West Chester, Lake Shore, Strasburg Rail Road New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Reading Railroad (Fast Forward Enrichment Ser) by Barbara Gregorich on page 101, page 183, and Back Matter
- History of the New York Central by aaron e. klein on page 117, and Back Matter
- The Wreck of the Penn Central by Joseph R. Daughen on page 17, and Back Matter
- American Notes (Konemann Classics) by Charles Dickens on page 199, and Back Matter
- End of the Line by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
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