Scenes Along The Rails is the anchor title of a continuing series of books that will be devoted to the exploration of northeastern railroads during the first twenty-five years of this century. Period photographs--many appearing in print for the first time--feature stations, trackside industries, town views, and vacation resorts. The regional development of each rail line is summarized to provide historical background. The main text is composed of comprehensive, descriptive captions that personalize and add depth to the photographs. Detailed maps are included for quick reference. 
 Volume I consists of three parts. Part 1 focuses on the city of Scranton and the area to its north and east. The New York, Ontario &amp; Western; Delaware, Lackawanna &amp; Western; the Erie; and the Delaware &amp; Hudson are among the eight railroads covered in an informative tour of the most splendid era of railroading.

Scenes along the Rails, Vol. 1: the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Part 1

John W. Hudson

Suzanne C. Hudson

Depot Square Pub

"The latest installment of this series highlights the DL&amp;W's Syracuse Division through central New York between 1875 and 1925. As the state's only other significant Great Lakes harbor besides Buffalo, the Port of Oswego became an important outlet for Pennsylvania anthracite shipments headed to the west. As the Oswego &amp; Syracuse Railroad connected its namesake cities in 1848, the Syracuse &amp; Binghamton Railroad opened an 81-mile line to the New York &amp; Erie at Binghamton in 1854. In 1869, the Lackawanna gained control of these predecessors as part of its plan to create a key north-south artery for "black diamonds." It also served the region's diverse industries, which constituted dairy and crop farming, limestone, soda ash, salt and the manufacturing of automobiles, trucks, wagons, and corsets. The rural branch between Cortland and Cincinnatus added passenger and freight revenue. The six-mile Syracuse &amp; Baldwinsville is also profiled. 160 pages, 236 illustrations, maps, bibliography, index."

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Syracuse Division (Scenes Along the Rails, 3)

Depot Square Publishing

Laminated hardcover, 11x8.5 horizontal format, 128 pages, 215 illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. "The Rutland & Burlington Railroad completed its mainline from Burlington to Rutland and Bellows Falls, VT in December 1849, connecting Boston with the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain thereby opening the Great Lakes and the burgeoning western markets to New England commerce. Thus began the fabled and much-loved Rutland Railroad. "This 128-page laminated hardcover takes the reader back to the pre-1925 era when steam was king. Local mills produced typical Vermont goods: woolens, textiles, limestone, talc, soapstone, marble, milk, lumber, wood products, leather goods, and paper. Small towns like East Wallingford, Ludlow, Proctorsville, Cavendish and Chester depended on the Rutland for their very existence. Experience a point-to-point journey over the Green Mountains from Rutland to Bellows Falls through more than 200 vintage illustrations, maps, ephemera, and Victorian advertising featuring stations, industries, hotels, and small town "main streets" in the Golden Age of Steam. "Information is included on connecting lines such as the Cheshire, Sullivan, Vermont Valley and other regional railroads. This title is printed at 200 line screen on 80# gloss enamel paper in a landscape format."

RUTLAND RAILROAD, The: Rutland to Bellows Falls (Scenes Along the Rails, 2)

A newly published illustrated history of the Pittsburgh and Lake Eric Railroad. The first of two planned volumes, this 322-page book features nearly 400 black & white photographs, maps, engravings and other ephemera detailing may aspects of the line's fascinating history.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie in Allegheny County

Engineering & Transportation

Jack Polaritz

Transportation

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Scenes along the Rails, Vol. 1: the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Part 1

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Syracuse Division (Scenes Along the Rails, 3)

RUTLAND RAILROAD, The: Rutland to Bellows Falls (Scenes Along the Rails, 2)

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie in Allegheny County