Description: The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway by McLellan & Warrick, Pub by Transportation Trails, 1989, 208 pages, hardcovers. Includes 199 photographs, 21 maps & charts, and 15 other illustrations. "Fascinating history of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, one of the largest and most important lines in the early days of American railroading. This volume covers the company's origins and operations, purchase and management by Commodore Vanderbilt, its locomotives and rolling stock, express trains, speed runs, accidents, strikes, train robberies, and employee accounts of unusual incidents. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, many rare and never before published, and a few color prints. End papers show system map. Chapters include:1. Route Of the Fast Mail2. Before the Lake Shore3. The Commodore Buys the Lake Shore4. The Lake Shore Expands5. The Western Division - The Land and the Early Industries6. The Iron Men of the Lake Shore7. The Elkhart Yards8. The Special Trains9. Locomotives of the Lake Shore10. The Rolling Stock of the Lake Shore11. The Speed Runs.12. The Train Robberies13. LS&MS Wrecks14. The Strikes15. The Railroad Was Big News For Newspapers16. The Line - Elkhart to Chicago - 1906-190717. The Last President18. Incidents Along the Line19. Red Marker LightsAppendixPhotographyBibliographyIndex Dust jacket shows minor wear. Book itself is very good+. The dust jacket has been placed in a mylar protector. Postage is $9 in the USA. The postal service just raised their rates again (7-15)It will be shipped in a sturdy reinforced cardboard box.
Price: 69.95 USD
Location: Medford, New Jersey
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Year: 1982
Country/Region of Manufacture: Hong Kong
