Along the Valley Line : the history of the Connecticut Valley Railroad / Max R. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Max R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Connecticut River Valley--History.

Connecticut River Valley.

Railroads--Connecticut River Valley--History.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Along the Connecticut Valley Line

Place of Publication:

Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, [2017]

Summary:

The first book on the history of the Connecticut Valley Railroad.

Contents:

Events leading up to the construction of the railroad

The business of building the railroad

Operation of the Connecticut Valley Railroad

Connecticut Valley Railroad's locomotives and rolling stock

The Springfield to Old Saybrook route

The end of the Connecticut Valley Railroad and on to the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad

Train wrecks and accidents

The competition : boats, cast iron wheels and rubber tires

Abandonment of service and new charters

Washouts

The Valley Railroad's Chinese locomotive no. 1647

The Valley Line on the big screen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8195-7738-3

OCLC:

962172159