Mountain Railroads of New York State, Vol. 4: Where Did the Tracks Go in the Catskills? - Softcover

Michael Kudish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 091634679X ISBN 13: 9780916346799

Publisher: Purple Mountain Press, 2011

Synopsis

This is the fourth and final volume of Mountain Railroads of New York State by Michael Kudish. Like his three previous books on Adirondack railroad lines, this is a monumental atlas. It covers the Catskills region from the Hudson Valley to the West Branch Delaware River Valley. Included are the Ulster & Delaware; the Delaware & Northern; the New York, Ontario & Western s Delhi Branch; and the Catskill Mountain Railroad with its connecting narrow-gauged lines in Greene County. A series of short lines that served individual industries and construction sites are also described along with a few railroads that were partially built but never completed. Included are brief chronologies of the two recent tourist lines: the (second) Catskill Mountain Railroad and the Delaware & Ulster Rail Ride. A catalog of 379 railroad-related industries and facilities is included, and each rail line is illustrated in detail on 191 maps.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Kudish received his PhD at the New York State College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. His dissertation, on the history of Catskills forests, was the beginning of a lifelong study; in 2000, Purple Mountain Press published The Catskill Forest: A History. As a professor in the Division of Forestry at Paul Smith s College, he has written four books on the vegetation of the Adirondacks, including Adirondack Upland Flora and a number of articles on forest history of both the Catskills and Adirondacks. His new book is his sixth on the railroads of New York State.

Edition details

• Publisher: Purple Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 091634679X
• ISBN 13: 9780916346799
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325