Titanic Railroad: The Southern New England
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0966273605 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hays and his immediate family and is the closest approach to a biography of him. Hardcover. There are several photos of him and related subjects. Light winter snows bring out man-made changes in the landscape. Brimfield, MA: Marker Press, 1998. Could that possibly be a railroad grade high up on Fenton Mountain in Brimfield? Why is it there? It was, indeed, a railroad grade, built by the "Old Grand Trunk," according to long-time residents. What was it doing here in southern New England? "Something about the great liner Titanic," was the reply. But the Grand Trunk was a Canadian railroad. TITANIC RAILROAD: The Southern New England by Larry Lowenthal. The book presents a great deal of biographical information on Charles M. Like the iceberg that sank the Titanic, most. 8.5" x 11" size. The story of New England's last railroad war and how the sinking of the Titanic may have derailed the construction of the Southern New England Railroad. 264 pages with more than 200 illustrations, detailed route maps, and color dust jacket with original color painting by Fred Johansson. The same company was responsible for the weird concrete monoliths you see scattered between Palmer and Providence. "The ship was carrying gold to build the railroad: after it sank, work had to stop -- that's the story I heard." Every question about this mysterious railroad seemed to open a door to a larger question
Titanic Railroad Kate Aksdal-Jansen While I normally am not the biggest fan of "railroadianna," this book was reccommended to me by a friend and I ended up loving it! It was much more than a typical local history book and in fact delved into human relationships and emotions usually remiss in historical nonfiction. Larry Lowenthal perfectly captures the anguish of watching an enterprise develop with all hopes of wealth and success only to witness it's eventual demise as it's proprietor sinks on the ill-fated Titanic. His lyrical writing style as he describes the sinking of the Titanic is pure poetry. I have since read his subsequent book, a biography of Mar. "The Titanic Railroad" according to Kate Aksdal-Jansen. While I normally am not the biggest fan of "railroadianna," this book was reccommended to me by a friend and I ended up loving it! It was much more than a typical local history book and in fact delved into human relationships and emotions usually remiss in historical nonfiction. Larry Lowenthal perfectly captures the anguish of watching an enterprise develop with all hopes of wealth and success only to witness it's eventual demise as it's proprietor sinks on the ill-fated Titanic. His lyrical writing style as he describes the sinking of the Titanic is pure poetry. I have since read his subsequent book, a biography of Mar. That Ghostly Bridge Pier John Larry's book is very detailed--complete. I always wondered what that lonsome bridge pier was on the south side of US 90, the Massachusetts Turnpike, on the eest side of the valley east of Palmer, MA. Now I know, and I am chomping at the bit to go look at the construction that was done in Southbridge, and to find pieces of the roadbed around Webster and in Woonsocket.Also, Larry will be speaking at the October 30, 2002 meeting of the Norfolk County Railroad Club in Norwood at the Morrill Library Oct. 30, 2002 at 7:00 PM.Note the EARLY time, 7:00, because the library closesat 9:00.