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The Railroad That Never Was. Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad.
Jr. Herbert H. Harwood
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Description for The Railroad That Never Was. Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad.
Hardcover. A battle of titans over the building of a railroad Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 184 pages, 50 b&w illus., 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 331. Weight in Grams: 636.
This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia industrialists, the South Pennsylvania Railroad was intended to break the Pennsylvania Railroad's near-monopoly in the region. The line was within a year of opening when J. P. Morgan brokered a peace treaty that aborted the project and helped bolster his position in the world of finance. The railroad right of way and its tunnels sat ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Railroads Past & Present
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253355485
SKU
V9780253355485
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About Jr. Herbert H. Harwood
Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., has carried on concurrent careers as a railroad historian, writer, photographer, and working railroader. He is author of The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway: J. P. Morgan's Magnificent Mistake (IUP, 2008), Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers (IUP, 2003), and The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story (IUP, 2000).
Reviews for The Railroad That Never Was. Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad.
Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this now phantom railway.September 2011
NMRA Magazine This book is an important contribution to both rail and road history, as well as to business history and business strategy; it is therefore highly recommended.
The Lexington Quarterly [This] book is factual, ... Read more
NMRA Magazine This book is an important contribution to both rail and road history, as well as to business history and business strategy; it is therefore highly recommended.
The Lexington Quarterly [This] book is factual, ... Read more