A History of the Boston and Maine Railroad

作者:Heald, Bruce D.

页数:128

价格:$ 24.85

isbn号码:9781596293601

On June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston and Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born. By 1900, the BandM operated some 2,300 miles of track in northern New England, having taken over an astonishing forty-seven different railroads since its inception. The BandM loomed particularly large in the Granite State, where it controlled 96 percent of all tracks and was the primary conveyance through the rugged heart of New England s most formidable mountain range.From the gravity-defying Mount Washington Cog Railway to logging transport trains to the famous Depression-era Snow Train, "A History of the Boston and Maine Railroad" traces the fascinating history of New England's most renowned railway.