9781467105774-1467105775-Railroad Depots of Northwest Pennsylvania (Images of Rail)

Railroad Depots of Northwest Pennsylvania (Images of Rail)

ISBN-13: 9781467105774
ISBN-10: 1467105775
Author: Dan West
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback 128 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781467105774
ISBN-10: 1467105775
Author: Dan West
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback 128 pages

Summary

Railroad Depots of Northwest Pennsylvania (Images of Rail) (ISBN-13: 9781467105774 and ISBN-10: 1467105775), written by authors Dan West, was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2020. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other State & Local (United States History, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Railroad Depots of Northwest Pennsylvania (Images of Rail) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used State & Local books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.54.

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From 1860 until the decline of the railroads nearly 100 years later, Pennsylvania led the nation in railroad miles. The zenith came in 1920, when the state boasted 11,500 miles of track. The northwest corner of the state was home to the Pennsylvania oil rush in the late 19th century, coal mines, timber forests, and stone quarries. The landscape was dotted with railroad depots every couple of miles. These depots were waypoints for business transactions, family reunions, outings to amusement parks, and soldiers leaving for or returning from service; they also became hangouts for pickpockets, targets for nighttime burglars, and sometimes storage sheds for explosives. Although Pennsylvania still has over 5,000 miles of track, only a few stations remain, and most of them have been repurposed as museums and businesses. This book captures the stories these stations told when rail was king in the early 20th century.

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