Located almost midway on the former NYC main line between New York City and Chicago, Rochester has always been a hotspot of high speed freight train action. The authors show this aspect well during the PC and CR era along with the other roads that serviced the area: LV, EL, B&O, G&W, and smaller operations.
Contents:Introduction, pp. 5-9,Penn Central, pp. 10-38,Lehigh Valley, pp. 39-58,Erie Lackawanna, pp. 59-70,Baltimore & Ohio, pp. 71-81,Pittsburgh & Lehigh Junction, pp. 82-87,Conrail Arrives, pp. 88-108,Short lines, Wrecks and Steam, pp. 109-117,Winter in Western New York, pp. 118-128.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.