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The trains of our memory : a history of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20628
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Date of Publication
©2016.
Call Number
385 O81
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Alternate Title
History of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015
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by Peter Osborne ; foreword by William W. Farkas ; introduction by Kurt R. Bell.
ISBN
9780986030550
0986030554
9780986030543
0986030546
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Place of Publication
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Yardley Press,
Date of Publication
©2016.
Physical Description
604 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name)
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Railroad - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad museums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Farkas, William W.,
Bell, Kurt R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 O81
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The Mount Gretna Railroad war of 1887

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15215
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2007.
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
p. 136 - 139 : ill ; 23 cm.
Series
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
Subjects
Cornwall Railroad Company (Cornwall, Pa.)
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Company (Lebanon, Pa.)
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Mount Gretna Railroad War (1887).
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 109, number 3 (2007), p. 136-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 109
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The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14213
Author
Bitner, Jack.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
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by Jack Bitner.
Author
Bitner, Jack.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society publications, v.16, no.3 (1984).
Subjects
Coleman, Robert, - 1784-1825.
Colebrook Valley Railroad (Pa.).
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad (Pa.)
Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad (Pa.)
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Additional Author
Lebanon County Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
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Rails along the east branch: the Delaware & Northern Railroad

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18166
Author
Ham, John M.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
385 H198
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by John M. Ham & Robert K. Bucenec.
Author
Ham, John M.
Place of Publication
Hunter, New York
Publisher
Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Summary
A brief early history traces its beginnings as the Delaware & Eastern. Then the journey continues through reorganization as the Delaware & Northern on to its eventual abandonment. This book includes the planned extension to Schenectady; the Pepacton Reservoir project; the local milk and lumber industries; acid factories; early tourism; connections to the U&D (Ulster and Delaware Railroad) and NYO&W (The New York, Ontario and Western Railway); steam rosters; and the towns served.
Subjects
Delaware and Northern Railroad - History.
Delaware and Eastern Railroad - History.
The Schenectady & Margaretville Railroad - History.
Railroads - New York.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 H198
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The railroad that never ran

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14930
Author
Gleason, Gene
Call Number
905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
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Responsibility
by Gene Gleason.
Author
Gleason, Gene
Physical Description
20-25 p.
Notes
In: Susuehana Magazine, October 1981.
Summary
A magazine article about a plan by railroad moguls to build a railroad in Pennsylvania to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Construction started on this "South Penn" railroad in 1883 but was later abandoned. Its right of way later became the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Subjects
South Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Railroad - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo916
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
" l James Buchanan, Big Wheel of the Railroads BY OLIVER S. SPROUT While much has been written concerning the early development of our railroads; two local men appear as having been slighted in the roles they filled as railroad builders. Their advancement of land transport techniques would have
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by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
[21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.)
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Canals - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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Strasburg Railroad Company Archives finding aid

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13889
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
385 S897
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Responsibility
compiled by Kurt R. Bell.
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
20 l. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Contents of the collection is housed at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pa.
Subjects
Strasburg Railroad.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (Strasburg, Pa.)
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Bell, Kurt R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
385 S897
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The trackless trail leads on : an exploration of conductors and their stations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14136
Author
Taylor, Frances Cloud.
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
973.7115 T241a
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Responsibility
by Frances Cloud Taylor.
Author
Taylor, Frances Cloud.
Place of Publication
Kennett Square, Pa
Publisher
F.C. Taylor,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
vi, 82 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Autographed copy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-81).
Summary
This is the sequel to the author's first book about the Underground Railroad. It follows the routes north, south, east and west from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and tells the story of its "conductors", men and women who helped slaves escape to freedom. Nicely illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Pennsylvania - History, Local.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 T241a
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The Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad and its successor

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Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
385 W754
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Responsibility
by William Hasell Wilson ; with introduction by Morris M. Green, Jr.
ISBN
0933788460 (pbk.)
Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Uniform Title
Reminiscences of a railroad engineer
Place of Publication
York, PA
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Reminiscences of a railroad engineer. 1896. With new front matter and some minor deletions.
Bibliography: p. 66.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 W754
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002322001g&view=1up&seq=9
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The Peach Bottom Railway Company

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3684
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1923
THE PEACH BOTTOM RAILWAY COMPANY By D. F. MAGEE, ESQ. Exactly fifty years this year, a half a century has elapsed since the Lan- caster, Oxford & Southern Railway, under the name of the Peach Bottom Railroad, in its swaddling clothes, stepped forth into the limelight as a railroad and introduced
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Responsibility
by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
75-84 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 4
Subjects
Peach Bottom Railway Company.
Peach Bottom Railroad.
Lancaster, Oxford, & Southern Railroad.
Lancaster, Oxfore, & Southern Railway.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 4 (1923), p. 75-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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