Delaware and Hudson (Paperback, 1st Syracuse University Press ed)

Here, in a pictorial history, Jim Shaughnessy turns an eloquent photographer's eye to the Delaware & Hudson, the line that began in 1823 as a canal system to transport Pennsylvania coal to New York State. The D&H extended from Montreal to the coal fields of northeastern Pennsylvania. It was active for 170 years, when the route was sold in 1993 to the Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation. The line made early railroad fame by importing from England the famous Stourbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive in America. This occurred during a great expansion into gravity, an interesting phase which took advantage of the mountainous terrain. The nineteenth century saw a period of economic growth and amalgamation, which was shaped by extremely able and ambitiou company presidents. Eventually the D&H advertised itself as "the Bridge Line to New England and Canada." Mountainous terrain around the coal mines challenged the line with heavy grades, so it was natural for one of its presidents, L. F. Loree, to be fascinated with experimental traction power. The many Loree locomotives, leaders in progressive design, are pictured and described herein. Because a good railroad history is always an economic history of a region, this book will surely please historian, too. Delaware & Hudson is a definitive work, encompassing the mining of the region and detailing the steamboat operations on Lakes George and Champlain. Syracuse University Press is pleased to reissue this exemplary study of a railroad. Delaware & Hudson has-and will-continue to raise the standards for all future railroad books.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New York State Series
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	February 1997
Authors:	Jim Shaughnessy
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	488
Edition:	1st Syracuse University Press ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-0455-6
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Railway transport industries > Railway trades Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8156-0455-6
Barcode:	9780815604556

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