Although
a railroad’s “back shops” were among the most important aspect of daily
operations, they often went unnoticed by the general public and unpublicized by
historians.
For
the first time, a comprehensive history of the largest heavy repair shops in
the United States during the steam era has been published. The first volume,
titled Northeast and New England Regions, has nearly 300 fact-filled and
profusely illustrated pages of shops operated by the New York Central, Boston
and Albany, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Hudson, Boston
and Maine, and eight other railroads.
This
fascinating, limited-edition book has 475 black and white photos, maps, and
illustrations, and will make a welcome addition to any railroad fan’s library.
Those with a special interest in the New York Central will be pleased to see
descriptions and photos of shops in West Albany, Harmon, Depew, Avis,
Springfield (Boston and Albany), and McKees Rocks (Pittsburgh and Lake Erie).
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Introduction…1
Pennsylvania
Railroad…5
Altoona and
Juniata Shops
New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad…41
West Albany,
Harmon, Depew, and Avis Shops
New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad…63
Readville,
New Haven, and Cedar Hill Shops
Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad…77
Reading Shops
New York and
Erie Railroad…96
Susquehanna,
Hornell, and Meadville Shops
Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad…115
Dubois,
Rikers, and East Salamanca Shops
Central
Railroad of New Jersey Railroad…127
Elizabethport
and Communipaw Shops
Boston and
Maine Railroad…139
Concord and
Billerica Shops
Delaware and
Hudson Company…161
Carbondale,
Green Island, Colonie, and Oneonta Shops
Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad…179
Scranton,
Keyser Valley, and Kingsland Shops
Lehigh Valley
Railroad…197
Weatherly,
South Easton, Delano, Packerton, and Sayre Shops
Boston and
Albany Railroad…219
West
Springfield Shops
Maine Central
Railroad…235
Waterville
Shops
Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie Railroad…247
McKees Rocks
Shops
Source
Listing…293
MSRP $70.95 NYCSHS Member Price $57.96 and that is 20% off MSRP with no discount for the $6.00 shipping cost that is included.
Shipping is included for lower 48 states only.
(All shipping costs have inflated considerably over the last few months.)
Ohio residents pay 8% Ohio Sales Tax.
Posted 10/24/2022