Article ID: CBB203083682

Short Takes: The Second-oldest Railroad in America (some would say) (Fall-Winter 2016)

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Sketch of the history of the Mauch Chunk, PA., switchback railroad.

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Authors & Contributors
Bezilla, Michael
Rauch, Gary
Frances C. Robb
Adams, Frank P.
Sundman, Jim
Frank H. Heppner
Journals
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Railroad History
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
Publishers
Arcadia Publishing
Indiana University Press
Garbely Publishing Company
King of Prussia Historical Society
MBI Publishing Co. and Voyageur Press
Malabar Rails Publishing
Concepts
Railroads
Land transportation
Pictorial works
Photography of railroads
Heritage
Tourism
People
Morgan, J.P. (1837-1913)
Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794-1877)
Rockefeller, John Davison, Jr.
Carnegie, Andrew
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Places
United States
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Rhode Island (U.S.)
Midwestern states (U.S.)
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company
South Pennsylvania Railroad
Strasburg Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
New York Central Railway
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