Two Generations on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The First Railroad to Cross the Allegheny Mountains

Lewie, Chris J.

ISBN 10: 1572492570 / ISBN 13: 9781572492578

Published by Burd Street Press, 2001

About this Item

178 pages, 9-in tall. Author's signature on title page.

Seller Inventory # 002670

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two Generations on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The First Railroad to Cross the Allegheny Mountains
• Publisher: Burd Street Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572492570
• ISBN 13: 9781572492578
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Transportation

About this title

Synopsis

During the early to mid-1800s, the railroad changed the transportation industry and dramatically impacted the nature of the American economy. Entire families, such as the Humphreys from Cambria County in western Pennsylvania, saw their fortunes rise and fall with this new technology. This remove mountain county was at the forefront of railroading technology and interstate competition during the mid-19th century. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal System sought a way to cross the Alleghenies. The Main Line had to compete with the Erie and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canals to secure the lucrative western freight traffic. The Allegheny Portage Railroad, one of the first in the country, was not just part of the industrial age--it was the start of the industrial and transportation age in America.

About the Author

Christopher Jon Lewie is an award-winning city planner from Columbus, Ohio. Two Generations on the Allegheny Portage Railroad is the story of his ancestors, the Humphreys, and their role in building the first railroad ever to cross the Allegheny Mountains.