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Iron Trails of North America

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Description for Iron Trails of North America Num Pages: 176 pages, 460 color photos. BIC Classification: WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Earlier in the 20th century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the transportation leader in the United States, moving ten percent of the rail traffic with only four percent of the U.S. route mileage. In the northeast, the Pennsy seemed to reach everywhere. Little wonder today that when these veteran engines operate, they draw thousands trackside, from older people who knew the railroad to kids who were born years after Pennsy’s demise. For a few moments, they get a glimpse at what once was the “Standard Railroad of the World.” With this new book, you can see and read about ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764332623
SKU
V9780764332623
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About Robert W. Burns
Robert W. Burns has been photographing American railroads on the run for thirty years. He had access to the B & O branchline to Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania, from his boyhood home, and spent much of his adult "vacation time" recording trains on lines across the country. His research into the business side of railroads, as well as their remarkably ... Read more

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