The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

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Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. Herbert H. Harwood

The Railroad That Never Was

Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., Herbert H. Harwood

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Indiana University Press
06 September 2010

Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest

Series: Railroads Past and Present

This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia industrialists, the South Pennsylvania Railroad was intended to break the Pennsylvania Railroad's near-monopoly in the region. The line was within a year of opening when J. P. Morgan brokered a peace treaty that aborted the project and helped bolster his position in the world of finance. The railroad right of way and its tunnels sat idle for 60 years before coming to life in the late 1930s as the original section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this mysterious railway.

By: Herbert H. Harwood Jr., Herbert H. Harwood
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780253355485
ISBN 10: 0253355486
Series: Railroads Past and Present
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 06 September 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., has carried on concurrent careers as a railroad historian, writer, photographer, and working railroader. He is author of The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway: J. P. Morgan's Magnificent Mistake (IUP, 2008), Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers (IUP, 2003), and The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story (IUP, 2000).

Reviews for The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

[This] book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries.Choice, March 2011 Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this now phantom railway. -NMRA Magazine A superb piece of scholarship. -John Spychalski, Pennsylvania State University An important story that deserves its rightful place in every railroad historian's library. -Kurt Bell, archivist, Pennsylvania State Railroad Museum This book is an important contribution to both rail and road history, as well as to business history and business strategy; it is therefore highly recommended. -The Lexington Quarterly Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this mysterious chapter in American railway history. -Sn3 Modeler Magazine [This] book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries. -Choice