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

Author/creator Miller, Max R.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoMiddletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxv, 141 pages ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 127-128) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016049091
ISBN9780819577375 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780819577382

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