Rails in the North Woods Histories of Seven Adirondack Shortlines very good w/DJ For Sale


Rails in the North Woods Histories of Seven Adirondack Shortlines very good w/DJ
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Rails in the North Woods Histories of Seven Adirondack Shortlines very good w/DJ:
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Rails in the North Woods Histories of Seven Adirondack Shortlines Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Great copy! Hardcover with dust jacket, published 1978. 194 pages.By Allen, Gove, Maloney & PalmerThis is the story of a handful of shortlines, only one of which exists today, for the life of a shortline railroad has always been precarious. Generally, the life of a shortline has depended upon one or two industries, in many cases the principal customer owning the majority of the stock.
In the early years of this century, as in the 1870s, New York state saw a period of rapid railroad development. Only a few examples of this era remain today. Times have changed and tree-grown cuts and fills, weed-smothered embankments wandering apparently aimlessly up quiet valleys bear mute testimony to the drive and dreams of a legion of forgotten men who built them, hoping to bring progress to their communities and wealth to themselves.
Hardly a town of any consequence escaped railroad fever. Some, with their attendant bands of steel, reached affluence and the status of cities. Most spurted for a time, got caught up in the excitement of a burgeoning nation, then relaxed into drowsy contemplation of what might have been.Broad ribbons of macadam and concrete penetrate the lush valleys today, often parallel with the deserted embankments which sometimes, it seems, in lonely discouragement, remove themselves from the speeding motorists to wander disconsolately off through the meadows to the hills.
Occasionally there is a faded station, likely living out its days beside the trackless grade as a storage shed for farm machinery or some other equally plebeian adjunct to modern rural living.
This book is a joint effort by several people, namely, Keith Maloney, William Gove, Richard Palmer, and Richard Allen. All have devoted many hours in extensive research, accumulating materials and writing. It is felt the work represents a cross-section of shortline railroading in upper New York state.Will package carefully to ensure safe arrival. Shipped via USPS to save you money.


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