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David Crosby

Scranton Railroads

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Founded as a small iron-making community, Scranton gained prominence as the anthracite capital of the world for the rich deposits of hard coal surrounding the city. Five railroads eventually served Scranton, attracted by the lucrative anthracite trade. The viability of these lines became directly linked to the coal industry, and the decline of this traffic in the 1950s had a devastating impact on the railroad industry in the northeastern United States. Following decades of decline, abandonments, and mergers, an unparalleled resurgence of freight traffic coupled with the development of heritage railroading has transformed Scranton into a desti… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-5316-4265-5
  • EAN: 9781531642655
  • Produktnummer: 20285754
  • Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 130 S.
  • Masse: H25.0 cm x B17.5 cm x D1.1 cm 419 g
  • Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 419

Über den Autor


David Crosby has helped countless people evaluate their values through his roles as pastor and author. Active in community affairs, he and his church deployed 21,000 volunteers to projects including 1,100 home recovery operations and 91 new home constructions following Hurricane Katrina. Author of The Care Effect and Your Pain Is Changing You, David and his high school sweetheart Janet Rose Crosby split time between their Texas farm and New Orleans.

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