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Author:   Michael Bezilla ,  Luther Gette
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
ISBN:  

9780253029584

ISBN 10:   0253029589
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Switchbacks and Rattlesnakes: The Bellefonte and Snow Shoe Railroad 2. Moshannon's Black Gold: The Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad 3. The PRR Tightens Its Grip: The Bald Eagle Valley Railroad 4. Forever Divided: The Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad 5. Uniting the Branch Lines: The PRR's Tyrone Division 6. Breaking the Monopoly: Beech Creek Railroad/New York Central 7. Nittany Valley Short Lines: Bellefonte Central Railroad/Central Railroad of Pennsylvania/Nittany Valley Railroad 8. Railroads at High Tide 9. The Tide Recedes: Passenger Service 10. The Pennsylvania and the New York Central on the Plateau, 1918-1968 11. Railroading in the Valleys, 1918-1968 12. Empires Dismantled: Penn Central and Beyond Index

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An absorbing, well-written account, which will appeal to American history scholars and railroad enthusiasts. . . . Recommended. * Choice *

An absorbing, well-written account, which will appeal to American history scholars and railroad enthusiasts.... Recommended. * Choice * The book is a most welcome and worthy addition to the literature of Pennsylvania's rich railroading heritage. * Pennsylvania Heritage *

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Michael Bezilla is author or coauthor of seven books, four of them works of railroad history, and has contributed more than 25 articles about railroads to scholarly and enthusiast publications. He retired from Penn State University, where he received a doctorate in the history of technology, after a 36-year career in institutional advancement.

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