Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops (Paperback)

Southern Railway's Spencer Shops was a vibrant part of the Southeast's transportation network for more than 80 years. Starting in the late 1800s and continuing until its closure in 1979, the shop complex and its accompanying yards, transfer sheds, and stockyards constituted a major force in the economy of North Carolina and Southern states. The trains that the shop prepared were hauling everyday freight--Appalachian lumber, Piedmont textiles, and perishables--or were famous passenger trains like the Crescent, the Peach Queen, and many more. Others were more notable, such as the locomotive in the folk ballad "The Wreck of the Old 97" or President Roosevelt's funeral train in 1945. The Spencer Shops was an industrial power whose prominence today is celebrated in its continued role as the home to the North Carolina Transportation Museum. This book tells the story of how Spencer Shops came to be, its role in transportation, and its continued use today as a North Carolina Historic Site.

General

Imprint:	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Images of Rail
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Larry K. Neal Jr
Foreword by:	Jim Wrinn
Dimensions:	231 x 163 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7385-8780-6
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest
LSN:	0-7385-8780-X
Barcode:	9780738587806

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