Railroads of Pennsylvania

Encyclopedia and Atlas

by Thomas T. Taber III 

Muncy, PA: Thomas T. Taber III, 1987

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Burgundy cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt title on spine.  Corners are a little scuffed.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with firm ends.
• Binding is secure. 
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Addenda are found in a pocket inside the back cover.  
• Illustrations, black and white photographs, are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges are foxed. 
• PS2025.0501

500 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches

ISBN: 0-9603398-5-x

A Very Good copy of this laboriously produced book.  Published and produced by the author; acid-free stock and coated cloth covering the board covers.

"Pennsylvania is believed to have had more railroads/railroad corporations than any other state  about 2500."  This encyclopedia and atlas has the aim of documenting this railway activity, county by county.  Includes hand drawn maps of railway lines and black and white photographs of trains and engines. 

The author is Thomas T. Taber III (1929-2022).  An engineer, graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, he worked for a number of corporations.  His avocation was railroad history, and he was the author of numerous works of railroad history.  He specialized in corporate railroad history and the logging railroads of the Northeastern U.S.  His monumental 1987 Railroads of Pennsylvania Encyclopedia and Atlas detailed the corporate and operating history of literally every stretch of railroad line constructed in the commonwealth, as well as railroads chartered but never built.

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