Penn Central Railroad (Railroad Color History)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760317631 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Model Railroading, August 2005 (circ.: 11,000)
"Penn Central Railroad/Peter E Lynch" according to Basselope5. An informative and well illustrated general history of the Penn Central Railroad focusing on PC operations and merger plans, and what actually happened on and to the railroad, and further breaks the story down by operating region. Excellent text, good region maps (surprisingly, no system map), and well chosen photographs by a serious author who apparently comes from railroad management ra. A Well Done Follow On To Peter Lynch's "New Haven Railroad" Marc Frattasio Peter Lynch's new "Penn Central Railroad" is a nice follow-on to his excellent "New Haven Railroad" of last year. The Penn Central book is formatted and laid out in a similar manner to Peter's previous work, combining well-written historical narrative with a good selection of photographs of trains and locations.A good summary history of the Penn Central is provided. Among other things thi
Oroszi, and others. In describing Penn Central's operational history and the factors that led to its formation and downfall, author and former PC employee Peter Lynch offers a collection of the best Penn Central color imagery from the archives of photographers Thomas McNamara, J. Swanberg, David P. W. These region-by-region collections depict freight and passenger operations, motive power, rolling stock, and facilities along 20,000 miles of trackage in states from New England to Illinois.