A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 1: The Mid-Atlantic States (Creating the North American Landscape)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801873312 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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This first volume stretches northwest from Grand Central to North Girard, on the shores of Lake Erie (served by the New York Central Railroad), and southwest down to Anthras, Tennessee (on the Southern Railway). The next three volumes in the series will cover New England, the Great Lakes, and the South, after which, if Carpenter's colored inks have not yet run dry, he may expand his project westward. Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker. From The New Yorker Surely one of the most appealingly eccentric publishing ventures of the year, this volume of maps was begun by Carpenter, a railroad enthusiast, more than a decade ago. The system was then at its height, swelled by wartime gasoline rationing and not yet depleted by the rise of highway and air transport. Using colored inks to represent the various local rail companies, he has set about drawing by hand—down to the last coaling tower&mdash
Carpenter is the retired executive director of the South Western Regional Planning Agency in Connecticut.. Richard C
The Best Railroad Atlas, Ever Andrew Kull If you are interested in American railroads, geography, or cartography--and people who like any of these subjects tend to like them all--this beautifully produced, enlightening book could occupy a lot of your spare time from here on.It consists of hand-drawn maps, made with breathtaking detail and a wonderful imagination for the presentation of data. (Fans of Tufte's "Visual Display of Quantitative Information" will admire what the author has managed to fit onto his pages.) The maps follow standard USGS quadrangles for reference, but they show only railroad lines, neatly identified by color, and a wealth of associated railroad fea. "Five Stars" according to June Canzone. very good. Terrific detail Bob401 Anyone interested in railroad or US History will enjoy this series of books mapping the entire railroad system as it was in 1946. The maps are drawn with meticulous care and attention to detail, and show virtually everything about the network as it was - terminals, junctions, connections, etc. It was fascinating to me to see how extensive this amazing network was 65 years ago. Even though much has been abandoned and torn up in recent years, what was once there is carefully documented for future generations of transportation and US History enthusiasts. Well worth the price, this book is now an important part of my transportation co
The first volume of this multivolume series covers the mid-Atlantic states and includes detailed maps of every passenger railroad line in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This volume, with its 202 full-scale and detail maps, is sure to remain the standard reference work for years to come, as will the others to follow in the series.. An abandoned high fill that briefly parallels the interstate. But in 1946, the steam locomotive was king, the automobile was just beginning to emerge from wartime restrictions, passenger trains still made stops in nearly every town, and freight trains carried most of the nation's intercity commerce.In A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946, Richard C. The maps also include such features as long-since-demolished steam locomotive and manual signal tower installations, towns that functioned solely as places where crews changed over, track pans, coaling stations, and other rail-specific sites.Currently, there exists no comprehensive, historic railroad atlas for the U.S. Today, little remains of the vast network of passenger and freight railroad lines that once crisscrossed much of eastern and midwestern America. railroad system at its post-World War II high pointa transportation network that many considered the finest railroad passenger system in the world.Meticulously crafted and rich in detail, these hand-drawn color maps