| Two Generations on the Allegheny Portage Railroad Contributor(s): Lewie, Chris J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572492570 ISBN-13: 9781572492578 Publisher: Burd Street Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 Annotation: During the early to mid-1800s, the railroad changed the transportation industry and dramatically impacted the nature of the American economy. Entire communities developed around railroad depots-some prospered, while others died with the fortunes of the transportation tycoons who invested all of their finances into railroad construction. Cambria County in western Pennsylvania was one such settlement. This remote mountain location was at the forefront of railroading technology and competition during the mid-19th century. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal System sought a way to cross the Alleghenies. The system had to compete with the Erie and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canals to secure the lucrative western freight traffic. The Allegheny Portage Railroad, one of the first in the country, was not just part of the industrial age-it was the start of the industrial age in America. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History |
| Dewey: 385.609 |
| LCCN: 2001029507 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 192 pages |
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| Publisher Description: During the early to mid-1800s, the railroad changed the transportation industry and dramatically impacted the nature of the American economy. Entire families, such as the Humphreys from Cambria County in western Pennsylvania, saw their fortunes rise and fall with this new technology. This remove mountain county was at the forefront of railroading technology and interstate competition during the mid-19th century. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal System sought a way to cross the Alleghenies. The Main Line had to compete with the Erie and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canals to secure the lucrative western freight traffic. The Allegheny Portage Railroad, one of the first in the country, was not just part of the industrial age--it was the start of the industrial and transportation age in America. |