The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway: J. P. Morgan's Magnificent Mistake
Author:   Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
ISBN:  

9780253351432


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 July 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 26.10cm
Weight:   0.603kg
ISBN:  

9780253351432


ISBN 10:   025335143
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Railroad Like No Other1. Before the Beginning, 1832-1904; 2. A Deep Fog Descends, 1901-1908; 3. Building the Perfect Railroad, 1909-1912An NYW&B Architecture Gallery4. Running the Railroad; 5. But Why?; 6. The Phantom Westchester Northern; 7. Making the Best of Life, 1913-1929; 8. Down and Out (I): Down, 1930-1936; 9. Down and Out (II): Out, 1937-1942Appendix 1: Roster of Equipment; Appendix 2: NYW&B Station List

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This book is an absolute gem. A wonderful, not to say definitive, account of a strange and unusual chapter in the overall story of electric railways in America. Brian J. Cudahy, author of A Century of Subways In well-researched and organized text, Harwood tells the story of the NYW&B from beginning to end. This was an unusual railroad that went from start-up to abandonment in little more than a quarter century. William D. Middleton, co-editor of Encyclopedia of North American Railroads


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Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., spent 30 years in various management positions at the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio as well as their successor, CSX Transportation. He has written 12 books on railroad and electric railway history. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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