Delaware and Hudson

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>Here in a pictorial history Jim Shaughnessy turns an eloquent photographer's eye to the Delaware & Hudson the line that began in 1823 as a canal system to transport Pennsylvania coal to New York State. The D&H extended from Montreal to the coal fields of northeastern Pennsylvania. It was active for 170 years when the route was sold in 1993 to the Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation. The line made early railroad fame by importing from England the famous Stourbridge Lion the first steam locomotive in America. This occurred during a great expansion into gravity an interesting phase which took advantage of the mountainous terrain.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>The nineteenth century saw a period of economic growth and amalgamation which was shaped by extremely able and ambitiou company presidents. Eventually the D&H advertised itself as the Bridge Line to New England and Canada. Mountainous terrain around the coal mines challenged the line with heavy grades so it was natural for one of its presidents L. F. Loree to be fascinated with experimental traction power. The many Loree locomotives leaders in progressive design are pictured and described herein.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>Because a good railroad history is always an economic history of a region this book will surely please historian too. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>Delaware & Hudson </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>is a definitive work encompassing the mining of the region and detailing the steamboat operations on Lakes George and Champlain. Syracuse University Press is pleased to reissue this exemplary study of a railroad. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)>Delaware & Hudson</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(62 61 60 1)> has-and will-continue to raise the standards for all future railroad books.</span></p><p><br></p>