Mohowski robert e (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. First printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR BELOW THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE TITLE PAGE. Fine, fresh example in equally fine dust jacket. History of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. It arose in 1881 throughthe merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal fields of Pennstlvania to industrial centers in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. It also attracted tourists by promoting the beautiesof the Delaware Water Gap and building picnic facilities from same-day excursions at both ends of the line. As with most othe significant railroads, its fortunes rose through the1920s, fell in the 1930s, surged in the 1940s (as it became one of the regions' busiest and mose innovative passenger lines), then slowly declined from the 1950s, eventuallypassing into backruptcy in 1976.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition. Quarto landscape format (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. xiii, 356 p. w/b&w illus., maps, line drawings, bibliography, index.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 204pp. Maroon boards, gilt lettering on the spine. As new.in As new jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout. The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad arose in 1881 through the merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania to the industrial centers of the New York/ew Jersey metropolitan area. The company's fortunes rose through the 1920s, fell in the 1930s, surged in the 1940s as it became one of the region's busiest and most innovative passenger lines, and slowly declined from the 1950s until finally passing into bankruptcy in 1976 and reorganization into a regional freight hauler.As Mohowski accounts, the NYS&W throughout its history aggressively sought out new sources of revenue, particularly as the traffic in coal dwindled. Commuter service became the most successful of these activities, and the line's management invested heavily in upgrading its locomotive and passenger car fleets. The company introduced streamlined, self-propelled cars that provided fast, comfortable travel in northeast New Jersey (a prototype for New Jersey Transit's present-day Midtown Direct service). Size: Octavo. Book.…