April 12, 2024
LOT OF 2 BOOKS Columbia Philadelphia Railroad SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA TROLLEYS
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This is a lot of 2 respectfully used soft cover books in GOOD SOLID CONDITION—from a smoke-free environment. The photo you see is of the actual items you will receive. Please fee free to ask any questions you have about this listing.THE COLUMBIA-PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD AND ITS SUCCESSOR - by William Hasell Wilson, C.E. 1896. With Introduction by Morris M. Green, Jr. Published by American Canal & Transportation Center; ©1985; ISBN 0-933788-46-0; 72 pages. The Columbia Railroad was an important part of the State-owned canal and railroad system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh when Pennsylvania was struggling to meet the competition of the Eric Canal. The author was a railroad engineer on the line and gives on-the-spot accounts of the problems he encountered and how he solved them. He details the defense of the railroad against the invasion of Confederate troops in the early 1960's.Images of Rail: SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA TROLLEYS - by Kenneth C. Springirth. Arcadia Publishing; ©2007; ISBN 978-0-7385-5043-5; 127 pages. The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company prospered through the hard times of the 1930s and was the last privately-owned trolley system in the United States. Aerodynamically designed Bullet cars of the Philadelphia and Western Railway dramatically reduced travel time on the Sixty-ninth Street to Norristown line.
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