The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad by Harwood, Herbert H., Jr.
The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad by Harwood, Herbert H., Jr.

The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., tells the story of one of the most infamous railroad construction projects of...
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Author: Herbert H. Harwood Jr.
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The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad by Harwood, Herbert H., Jr.

The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

$99.88
The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad by Harwood, Herbert H., Jr.

The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

$99.88
Author: Herbert H. Harwood Jr.
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., tells the story of one of the most infamous railroad construction projects of the late 19th century. This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia industrialists, the South Pennsylvania Railroad was intended to break the Pennsylvania Railroad's near-monopoly in the region. The line was within a year of opening when J. P. Morgan brokered a peace treaty that aborted the project and helped bolster his position in the world of finance. The railroad right of way and its tunnels sat idle for 60 years before coming to life in the late 1930s as the original section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this mysterious railway.



Author: Herbert H. Harwood Jr.
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780253355485


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2011

About the Author

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 is author of The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway (IUP, 2008).


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