THE GRAND TRUNK IN NEW ENGLAND Tapa dura - 1986

Railfare Enterprises, Limited, 1986. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Railfare Enterprises, 1986. - 176 pages, illustrated with over 200photographs, 20 in colour, plus over 30 posters, tables, graphs, etc. - photos of construction gangs, stations, wood burning locomotives, etc.- like new in dj.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Toronto, Canada: Railfare Book, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 176 pages colour and b/w photos - The line was first proposed as a connection between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Quebec in 1844 by Portland entrepreneur John Alfred Poor. Portland was desperate to connect its ice-free port with Montreal and Maine was at risk of being eclipsed by a similar proposal running from nearby Boston, Massachusetts. Montreal - which was in need of a means to transport grain to England during the Winter months - saw an advantage in linking with the smaller port at Portland and Poor's idea became a reality. The Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad was chartered in Maine on February 10, 1845, New Hampshire July 30, 1847 and Vermont October 27, 1848 to build a continuous line from Portland, Maine northwest into northeastern Vermont. Construction started July 4, 1846. The first section, from Portland to Yarmouth, opened on July 4, 1848. Further extensions opened to Danville January 1849, and to… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.