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One of Six: The Lehigh Valley Railroad as a Case Study for Conrail

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The Garbely Publishing Company, spiral bound, 120 pages, 6 x 9 in.

Blending meticulous research with vivid storytelling, this book provides insights into the unique circumstances of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the challenges and triumphs it faced during its final decade of operations. This book dives into the Lehigh Valley's financial struggles, industry and regulatory changes, and the various proposed alternatives to the eventual 1976 merger of six railroads that reshaped the American rail system. With over a year and a half of academic research in historical collections, original Lehigh Valley Railroad documents, and interviews with historical figures, author Rudy Garbely highlights the railroad's changing operations, its key players, and the socio-economic factors that contributed to the Lehigh Valley's decline. Through the lens of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Garbely further examines the larger financial, operational, and political challenges that plagued the region's rail industry and ultimately led to the necessity of Conrail.

From the transition to Conrail to the lasting impact of its legacy, Garbely offers both a tribute to and a critical examination of the Lehigh Valley's waning years while providing a broader understanding of the transformation of American railroading in the 1970s. The text is supplemented with multiple appendixes, including Lehigh Valley Railroad financial documentation and a locomotive roster. This book is an essential read for all railroad historians, industry professionals, and anyone interested in the dramatic transformation of U.S. railroads during one of the most turbulent periods in their history.

This is a revised and reformatted version of Garbely's book Lehigh Valley: The Final Years, 1965-1976, which was released in 2013 and has been out of print for several years. Many of the photos originally published in that book have been reprinted by other publishers in the intervening decade, so this title contains just the revised and updated text from Garbely's book in a smaller 6"x9" format.

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