Pennsylvania Main Line Railroad Stations: Philadelphia to Harrisburg - Hardcover
by Jim Sundman
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531699024ISBN-10:1531699022UPC:9781531699024Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, RailroadsBook Topic:State & Local, History, PictorialSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC15XNNDK3
In 1857, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) took over Pennsylvania s Main Line of Public Works, a state-owned railroad and canal system built in the 1830s. Costly to build and maintain, and never attracting the traffic needed to sustain it, the state was eager to let it go. Keeping the rail portion and combining it with its own lines, the PRR ultimately developed a well-built and well-run rail line...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531699024ISBN-10:1531699022UPC:9781531699024Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, RailroadsBook Topic:State & Local, History, PictorialSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC15XNNDK3
Sundman, Jim: - Jim Sundman is a local historian, researcher, and regular commuter on the main line, where he travels to his job with Amtrak at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. His daily trips to and from his home in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, piqued his interest in the old stations along line.
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