An outstanding photographic tour of Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding countryside in full color when EL, NYC, PRR, NKP (N&W), and other lines were operating the last of first-generation power.
Most of the NYC shots are taken after the lightning stripe era. The coverage in this book is well balanced of the lines operating in and around Cleveland over the years. This includes Penn Central, EL, Chessie System, Conrail in addition to the lines that preceded them.
Also included are the B&LE, AC&Y (2 pages), Akron & Barberton Belt (1 page), Fairport, Painesville & Eastern (2 pages), Youngstown & Southern (1 page), Cuyahoga Valley (2 pages), Republic Steel (2 pages), Newburgh & South Shore (2 pages), Some excursions operated (steam), Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (3 pages), Cleveland Transit System (2 pages), and the Detroit Edison trains.
As the rail scene is in Cleveland, many shots include the large bridges in the area.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.