A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 1: the Mid-Atlantic States

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0801873312 . Book is in pristine condition. "Little now remains of the vast network of passenger and freight railroad lines that once crisscrossed much of eastern and midwestern America, but in 1946, the steam locomotive was king. This is a record of a time when traveling out of town meant, for most Americans, taking the train." [worldcat] this work recalls an era when steam locomotives were still king and passenger trains stopped at nearly every town in America. Railroad companies employed over a million workers, on the trains and along the tracks. Everything moved by rail. Hand-drawn color maps recapture the precise details: the various trunk and ancillary railroad passenger lines that served thousands of towns; long-since demolished steam locomotive and manual signal tower installations; towns that functioned solely as places where crews changed over; track pans; coaling stations; tunnels; bridges and viaducts; and other rail-specific sites. Heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 297 pages .