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  • The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
  • 著者: Michael Bezilla
  • ナレーター: Josh Albert
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Branch Line Empires

著者: Michael Bezilla
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The Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads helped to develop central Pennsylvania as the largest source of bituminous coal for the nation. By the late 19th century, the two lines were among America’s largest businesses and would soon become legendary archrivals.

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) first arrived in the 1860s. Within a few years, it was sourcing as much as four million tons of coal annually from Centre County and the Moshannon Valley and would continue do so for another quarter century.

The New York Central, through its Beech Creek Railroad affiliate, invaded the region in the 1880s, first seeking a dependable, long-term source of coal to fuel its locomotives. But soon, it began aggressively attempting to break its rival’s lock on transporting the area’s immense wealth of mineral and forest products.

Beginning around 1900, the two companies transitioned from an era of growth and competition to a time when each tacitly recognized the other’s domain and sought to achieve maximum operating efficiencies by adopting new technology such as air brakes, automatic couplers, all-steel cars, and diesel locomotives.

Over the next few decades, each line began to face common problems in the form of competition from other forms of transportation and government regulation. In 1968, the two businesses merged.

Branch Line Empires offers a thorough and captivating analysis of how a changing world turned competition into cooperation between two railroad industry titans.

The book is published by Indiana University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

Praise for the book:

"The book is a most welcome and worthy addition to the literature of Pennsylvania's rich railroading heritage." (Pennsylvania Heritage)

"An absorbing, well-written account, which will appeal to American history scholars and railroad enthusiasts. Recommended." (Choice)

©2017 Michael Bezilla (P)2019 Redwood Audiobooks
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