The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, Volume 2
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883089751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Over 40,000 words of text in the extended captions gives the reader a detailed description of the railway.. This photo history has extended captions covering the important coal-hauling railroad, connecting the coal fields with Great Lakes shipping at Toledo, Huron, Loraine, and Cleveland. Corns covers subjects that include stations, small and large, old and new steam locomotives, cars, terminals, and other facilities. Picturesque photos cover the 1860s to 1949 mergers with the Nickel Plate Road
He organized and has served as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society since its inception in 1969. has studied and written about C&O subjects for many years. Dixon, Jr. He has authored or co-authored 18 books, mostly on C&O subjects and hundreds of magazine articles, pamphlets, etc.. Thomas W
"A Gem" according to A Customer. Author Corns has studied Ohio's Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway for decades, and his passion for the subject shines through in this definitive volume. Hundreds of sharply reproduced black-and-white photographs, thoroughly captioned and most never before published, augment a detail-rich text that brings to life an important and relatively unheralded piece of American railway history.Train and rolling stock p. Purchase of 1991 Edition, Whelling & Lake Erie RR Stew Stewart The item was hard to find and I was not optimistic, should I be able to find it, of the condition it would be in. The purchasing and shipping process went off without a hitch and I received what looks like a new book right from the printer.The book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the Eastern Ohio (well, ok, Western Pennsylvania, too) coal industry, especially the local railroads which . Historical Eastern Railroad the W&LE RR Excellent book. Well written and historically displayed. Very detailed, excellent printing, paper and photographs.Thank youKeith
has studied and written about C&O subjects for many years. He organized and has served as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society since its inception in 1969. About the AuthorThomas W. Dixon, Jr. He has authored or co-authored 18 books, mostly on C&O subjects and hundreds of magazine articles, pamphlets, etc.