Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad (Images of Rail)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738575933 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He has a vested interest in rail history, as his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a motorman in Washington, DC. Weber is the author of Around Titusville. He volunteers for the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad and has handled writing and research projects over the last 25 years, becoming an important source for historical information in the Titusville area. Springirth is the author of nine other Arcadia railroad books, including Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads. David L. About the Author Kenneth C
Through vintage photographs, Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad relives the railroad history of a valley that has become a lovely wilderness served by an important railroad.. When Titusville’s last railroad was about to be abandoned, the Oil Creek Railway Society formed and saved the line. In 1859, when oil was successfully drilled near Titusville, the closest railroad was 27 miles away. Under a series of mergers, it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900. To fill a transportation need, the Oil Creek Railroad line was completed from Corry to Titusville in 1862
"Book Review of "Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad (Images of Rail)"" according to John G. Edwards. I purchased this book because I was born and raised in the Oil Creek valley of Pennsylvania. I've hunted in the hills along the railroad tracks between Titusville and Oil City for many years. This book provides much interesting history of the development of railroads along with the discovery of oil and the development of the oil industry in northwestern Pennsylvania. T
Kenneth C. Springirth is the author of nine other Arcadia railroad books, including Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads. He volunteers for the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad and has handled writing and research projects over the last 25 years, becoming an important source for historical information in the Titusville area. Weber is the author of Around Titusville. He has a vested interest in rail history, as his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandf