George Burgess and Miles Kennedy 836 pages hardcover
This is a history of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Includes a look at the beginning of the company, it's planning, construction, the finances involved, J. Edgar Thompson, the expansion to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Terminal, branches, the Cumberland Valley RR, the Northern Central RR, the lease of the Philadelphia & Erie, the Alleheny Valley RR, the Fort Wayne System, the Pandhandle System, the expansion to Chicago and St Louis, lines to Cincinanti, Toledo, Erie & Ashtabula, the "Lines West", United Railroads of New Jersey, the PRR and the Anthracite Industry, the Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore, South Penn RR, the Johnstown Flood, Alexander Cassatt, the Long Island RR, the Western NY and Pennsylvania RR, improvements made to the system, electrification, the PRR in World War 2 and more. Includes a few photos.
