PENN STATION Its Tunnels and Side Rodders

WESTING, FREDERICK

ISBN 10: 0875645291 / ISBN 13: 9780875645292

Published by Superior Publishing Company, 1978

About this Item

Type: Book 184 pp., forest green mottled paper covered hard bdg. with gold-stamped front board & spine. Illustrated throughout with b/w in text phototypes, figures and diagrams. (slightly scuffed edges spine & corners, paper slightly yellowed at edges, VG++) DJ(scuffed edges with small chips at edges spine & corners, lightly yellowed and soiled) Weight: 1.200 kg. or 2 1/2 lbs. Photo scan available. Shipments to USA, USPS via Canada Post Express; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PENN STATION Its Tunnels and Side Rodders
• Publisher: Superior Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0875645291
• ISBN 13: 9780875645292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition - Stated.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 8 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • RAILROAD

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Synopsis

This fascinating book covers two aspects of Pennsylvania Station. First, it contains a reprint of a rare book published in 1912, shortly after completion of the station: "History of the Engineering Construction and Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's New York Terminal," by William Couper. This book is packed with information about every aspect of the building of the Pennsylvania Station -- from engineering to architectural motifs -- and is illustrated throughout with black and white photos and diagrams of the building and the tunnels. There are also many rare photos of the leading personnel of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the engineering firms. Second, Mr. Westing has written a detailed and well-illustrated analysis of the side-rod drive electric locomotives that were used to bring trains through the tunnels. Without these engines, Pennsylvania Station might well have been a failure. Includes rosters of all DD1 and Pennsy geared side-rod drive electric locomotives and LIRR DD1 locomotives. With schematics of the locomotives, track plans, and maps of the High-Line and the Manhattan Transfer. 184 pages with index.