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Author : Loretta Treese
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467147028
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Railroads of the Eastern Shore written by Loretta Treese and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk line"--Back cover.
Author : Lorett Treese
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781540246585
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (465 download)
Download or read book Railroads of the Eastern Shore written by Lorett Treese and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Delmarva Peninsula is inextricably entwined with the story of its railroads. The earliest railroads were short, locally funded lines. The dream to connect Norfolk directly to Eastern Seaboard cities farther north was first realized by the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad in the 1880s. The line ran north-south along the peninsula to Cape Charles City, Virginia, where freight cars were loaded onto barges for the trip across the Chesapeake Bay. This line was eventually absorbed by the giant Pennsylvania Railroad, and the ferry service was eclipsed when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was completed in 1964. For more than a century, though, railroads played a critical role in the development of the Eastern Shore. Regional historian Lorett Treese tells this story.
Author : Chris Dickon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439617279
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Eastern Shore Railroad written by Chris Dickon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1880s, New York railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt looked at a map of Americas East Coast and decided that he could overcome a challenge of geography if he thought of a new railroad in a non-traditional way. North and South were now trading with each other postwar, and the two most prominent coastal cities of those regions, New York and Norfolk, were less than 500 miles apartexcept for one very large problem: at the end of a straight route down the Eastern Shore of Virginia lay the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, with more than 20 miles of open water to the rail yards of Norfolk. Thus Cassatt created the New York, Philadelphia, & Norfolk Railroad, which ran overland from Philadelphia to Cape Charles, Virginia; at Cape Charles, the railroad became waterborne on barges and passenger ferries that traveled the rough waters at the mouth of the bay. Now known as the Eastern Shore Railroad, since 1884, the operation has followed a path through history that has been no less dramatic than the rise and falland curves in the rightof-wayof American railroading during that time.
Author : Douglas Poore
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634992183
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (921 download)
Download or read book Railroads of Delmarva written by Douglas Poore and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with one of the oldest railroad lines in the United States, the Delmarva Peninsula holds a unique place in the history of railroading in the country. Prior to the advent of the "iron horse," the area had seen little growth in population and was struggling to get goods to market, as well as supplies brought into the area. The three states that make up the area--all of Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia--were known to have some of the best fields and orchards, a bountiful seafood harvest, and some of the richest woodlands in America. The area flourished with the introduction of the railroad. While passenger service was certainly a part of the railroad's plans, make no mistake, it was these riches that made the area swell with people while small towns became flush with income. Some of the most profitable divisions of the railroad industry were based on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Author : Jeff Moore
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634990103
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Eastern Oregon Shortline Railroads written by Jeff Moore and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains is a raw and inhospitable land, largely the product of recent volcanic activity. Railroad builders constructed a couple mainlines skirting the edges of the region and some branch lines into agricultural communities, but found very little else to attract their interest. Over time, however, a small collection of interesting shortline railroads built or bought rail lines, either in conjunction with the developing timber industry in the Blue, Ochoco, and Wallowa mountains or to connect a few existing communities with the mainline that bypassed the town. This book tells the stories of these small railroads and the roles they played in the development and economies of the region; covered railroads includes the Big Creek & Telocaset; City of Prineville; Condon, Kinzua & Southern; Idaho, Northern & Pacific; Klamath Northern; Oregon & Northwestern; Oregon, California & Eastern; Oregon Eastern Division of the Wyoming/Colorado; Sumpter Valley; Union Railroad of Oregon; Wallowa Union; and others.
Author : Douglas Poore
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634992855
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Abandoned Railroads of Delmarva written by Douglas Poore and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 100 years, the railroads of America were the king of transportation. But more than that, they were truly what drove the Industrial Revolution, and along with that, the growth of the country. Railroads made communities from nothing, grew sleepy crossroad towns into major hubs of commerce, and opened areas of Delmarva to goods they once could only read about in magazines and newspapers. By the 1960s, all of this had changed. Passenger service had fallen off to the point that most railroads had ended this once vital travel method. Trucks now hauled the goods that once filled the boxcars of the railroad. Many old rail lines closed. The rails and stations were abandoned to the state governments. Most were just left in place to rust and rot away. This book resurrects those abandoned rails and railroad companies. Photos of the stations, once the center of their town's growth, are preserved in these pages. Memories of the companies that crisscrossed Delmarva are brought back to life.
Author : Jim Duffy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997800517
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Tubman Travels written by Jim Duffy and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring stories of the Underground Railroad come alive for our times in "Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva." Join award-winning author Jim Duffy as he wanders the Delmarva Peninsula in search of sites and scenes that put modern-day travelers in touch with unforgettable tales from the courageous journeys of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and an array of lesser-known heroes who set out through this region in search of freedom from slavery.
Author : Marty Payne
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476692181
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Baseball on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1866-1950 written by Marty Payne and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1900 Maryland's Eastern Shore, along the western side of the Delmarva Peninsula, was acknowledged in the national press as a hotbed of baseball activity. By the 1920s the game was fully ingrained into local community life, central to the summer social season among the towns and villages that measured their worth by the quality of their teams. Providing fresh insight into early 20th century baseball at its grassroots, this book explores the Chesapeake Bay region as a case study for the enthusiasm (and hubris) the game brought to rural American life, in context with national trends and influences.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Virginia Facts and Figures written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book American Railroad Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Washington Howard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Monumental City written by George Washington Howard and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 906 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Railroad Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers cases decided 1901-1913.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book American Railroad Journal, and Advocate of Internal Improvements written by and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Johnson Michie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Railroad Reports written by Thomas Johnson Michie and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers cases decided 1901-1913.
Author : Terry Cox
Publisher : Terry Cox
ISBN 13 : 0974648507
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads written by Terry Cox and published by Terry Cox. This book was released on 2003 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book American and English Railroad Cases, New Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Dickon
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531625740
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Eastern Shore Railroad written by Chris Dickon and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1880s, New York railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt looked at a map of America's East Coast and decided that he could overcome a challenge of geography if he thought of a new railroad in a non-traditional way. North and South were now trading with each other postwar, and the two most prominent coastal cities of those regions, New York and Norfolk, were less than 500 miles apart--except for one very large problem: at the end of a straight route down the Eastern Shore of Virginia lay the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, with more than 20 miles of open water to the rail yards of Norfolk. Thus Cassatt created the New York, Philadelphia, & Norfolk Railroad, which ran overland from Philadelphia to Cape Charles, Virginia; at Cape Charles, the railroad became waterborne on barges and passenger ferries that traveled the rough waters at the mouth of the bay. Now known as the Eastern Shore Railroad, since 1884, the operation has followed a path through history that has been no less dramatic than the rise and fall--and curves in the rightof-way--of American railroading during that time.
