Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, And The South Pennsylvania RailroadISBN13:9780253013798ISBN10:0253013798Author:Harwood Jr, Herbert H. (Author)Description: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 Idle For 60 Years Before Coming To Life In The Late 1930S As The Original Section Of The Pennsylvania Turnpike Based On Original Letters, Documents, Diaries, And Newspaper Reports, The Railroad That Never Was Uncovers The Truth Behind This Mysterious Railway Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:INDIANA UNIV PRPublication Date:2015-09-07Weight:1 lbsDimensions:0.3'' H x 10'' L x 7'' WNumber of Pages:184Language:English
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Book Title: The Railroad That Never Was : Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Topic: Railroads / General, Railroads / History
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Herbert H. Harwood Jr.
Item Length: 10 in
Book Series: Railroads Past and Present Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
