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Years ago, before planes and cars connected dots on the American landscape, before highways
and interstates, there was an era when transportation meant the people and goods of America
moved by horses, wagons, boats and barges.Then in the 1800s came the railroads, which pushed
our imaginations and potential beyond the primitive canals and waterways that up to that time
determined where Americans lived and worked. Rails of steel opened previously unimaginable
links between undiscovered parts of our country, created new cities and industries, and connected
thousands of isolated towns and communities from coast to coast. It was a time of rapid economic
growth, especially in the Northern and Western United States. But growth involves people, and the
people who made it possible were those who built, operated, and used the railroads.Would you
like to get to know these people? In these pages, you’ll experience people and places arouond the
country where the railroad impacted their lives in very different ways.Come inside and experience
railroad life in a way you’ve never seen before.This volume is one of a collection of historically
inspired works describing people, places and events of several specific major American industries
of the 1850's through 1950's.Each volume of this collection is lavishly illustrated with archival
photos and drawings, and includes glossary of industrial terms and an extensive reading list along
with author commentary on the sources for the stories.Readers will enjoy individual volumes
containing original short stories about Automobiles, Communications, Construction, Electricity, Iron
and Steel, Logging and Lumber, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Meatpacking,Mining, Motor
Trucks, Oil and Gas, Railroads, Textiles, Transportation, Trolleys and Inter-urbans, and a
specialselection about America’s “Western Expansion” during this era.Why have I written this
book?Today’s railroads bear little resemblance to the railroads of the 1850’s to 1950’s.I was
fortunate to have been raised in a "railroad culture", in Elmira, a city in upstate New York that in
the early 20th Century was a hub for five major railroads. On peak days, as many as one hundred
and fifteen trains passed through our railyards.My dad had worked for the Delaware Lackawanna
& Western (DL&W), and my grandfather was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). In
their roles, the two of them knew many railroad people. As a kid, I was delighted to be taken to
visit the local rail yards with them. and they would take me around and explain things about
railroad life that only railroad people would know.In addition to being around trains, their
connections enabled me to get free rides in the cabs of steam and diesel locomotives and to get to
ride at the end of the trains in the cabooses where I met the Conductors and Brakemen. And with
each person I met, I got to listen to their own experiences and stories. That planted the seed for
my love of railroads.One of my early jobs in my career was working for General Railway Signal
Company, a hundred year-old manufacturer of the railroad signaling and switching equipment
used by railroads all across the country. Later, as a volunteer I got to work with others involved
with restoring vintage locomotives and rolling stock. Later got involved with the dream of restoring
an abandoned rail line running through the heart of Pennsylvania’s historic Oil Creek Valley, that
culminated in the creation of the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad (OC&T), a successful short line
railroad that today continues to provide tourist and freight service.Yes, railroads can get in your
blood and stir your imagination. And if you long for the "golden era" of railroads, I'm sure you'll
enjoy these stories. Thank you!