Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad (Images of Rail) - Softcover

Springirth, Kenneth C.; Weber, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738575933 ISBN 13: 9780738575933

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

In 1859, when oil was successfully drilled near Titusville, the closest railroad was 27 miles away. To fill a transportation need, the Oil Creek Railroad line was completed from Corry to Titusville in 1862. Under a series of mergers, it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900. When Titusville’s last railroad was about to be abandoned, the Oil Creek Railway Society formed and saved the line. Through vintage photographs, Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad relives the railroad history of a valley that has become a lovely wilderness served by an important railroad.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth C. Springirth is the author of nine other Arcadia railroad books, including Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads. He has a vested interest in rail history, as his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a motorman in Washington, DC. David L. Weber is the author of Around Titusville. He volunteers for the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad and has handled writing and research projects over the last 25 years, becoming an important source for historical information in the Titusville area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0738575933
• ISBN 13: 9780738575933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128