The Rutland Road - Hardcover

Shaughnessy, Jim

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ISBN 10: 0831071281 ISBN 13: 9780831071288

Publisher: Howell-North Pubs, 1981

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Second edition, 1981 (Howell-North). This award winning volume is a classic that set a new bar for well-researched and well-written railroad histories. This second edition has two new sections covering the revival of the once defunct road. A new epilogue recounts developments on the Vermont Railroad, the Green Mountain Railroad and the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority while an additional 55 pages of photos show action on the three lines. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, many taken by the dean of railroad photographers, Dr. Phillip Hastings. With timetables, locomotive rosters, chronology, reproductions of vintage advertisements, census data, and bibliography. 436 pages with index.

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'It is a pleasure to see one of the best railroad histories, a well-balanced mix of text and photography, appear in a second edition.... The new edition...incorporates two new sections covering the reincarnation of the defunct property.

About the Author:

Jim Shaughnessy is a retired civil engineer and photographer. He lives in Troy, New York. Jeff Brouws is the author of three other books on railroading, including "A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer". He lives in Stanfordville, New York.

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