Author: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 9780811729567 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
A guidebook to the museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, covering the history of the state's railroad industry, with a tour of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, which displays dozens of historic locomotives and rolling stock significant to Pennsylvania's railroad heritage. A complete checklist of the museum's collection of rolling stock is included.
Author: Craig Sanders Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738552286 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Railroads were instrumental to the development of Mattoon and Charleston, twin cities located in Coles County in east-central Illinois. The railroads enabled both cities to become regional centers for agriculture, industry, and commerce. The Illinois Central Railroad and New York Central System maintained shops, yards, and offices in Mattoon, while the Nickel Plate Road had shops, offices, and a yard in Charleston. In the early 20th century, the railroads were the major source of employment in both cities. Dozens of passenger trains stopped at the local stations. The phasing out of steam locomotives following World War II led to the closing of the shops. Railroad consolidation that began in the 1960s would lead to abandonment of routes and greatly diminish the importance of the railroads to the economies of Mattoon and Charleston.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement Publisher: ISBN: Category : Railroads Languages : en Pages : 480
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Publisher: ISBN: Category : Insurance, Unemployment Languages : en Pages : 68
Author: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Author: 
Author: Craig Sanders
Author: United States. Railroad Retirement Board
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Author: United States. Railroad Retirement Board
Author: 
Author: United States. Railroad Retirement Board
Author: