Robert Sturm 170 pages hardcover
This is a history of the Long Island Railroad between 1949 and 1980. The book begins with a look at the LIRR in 1948 and 1949 and the issues of 1950, including several major train wrecks. The book also looks at the PRR's attempts to dispose of the LIRR, RDC cars, improvements made to the line in the late 1950s, rolling stock, locomotives. the take over of the LIRR by New York State, the introduction of the M-1 cars, labor issues and more.
