Kudish’s hand-drawn maps detail track routes and pinpoint, by industry, where forest product factories, mines, creameries, hotels and other businesses reliant on railroads were located. The second half of the book contains detailed maps of each segment of New York Central’s Ottawa and St. Laurence divisions, including lines built to serve specific companies. 100+ maps and illustrations.
Mountain Railroads of New York State: Vol. 1, Where Did the Tracks Go in the Western Adirondacks?
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About the Book
For railroad lovers, history buffs, and anyone who loves to ramble in the mountains, Michael Kudish’s series is the definitive atlas to former railroad routes and what lay along them in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, with hundreds of hand-drawn maps. A retired professor of forestry at Paul Smith’s College, Michael Kudish devoted over thirty years to the study of the railroad lines and how they intertwined with the history of forestry, mining and hotels. Anyone who wants to understand the history of these areas and glimpse the once-dominant railroad industry at its peak will find these volumes indispensable references and fascinating reading.
Each book assists the reader in the location of railroad grades, existing or abandoned, provides the dates of service for each line, and describes the major industries they served. Each also provides detailed itineraries for passengers riding on existing trains to give readers a fuller appreciation of historic and natural sights along the right-of-way.
Kudish’s hand-drawn maps detail track routes and pinpoint, by industry, where forest product factories, mines, creameries, hotels and other businesses reliant on railroads were located. The second half of the book contains detailed maps of each segment of New York Central’s Ottawa and St. Laurence divisions, including lines built to serve specific companies.
100+ maps and illustrations.
ISBN
1-930098-65-0
Format
Paperback
Page Count
263 pages
Dimensions
8.5 x 11
Contains Illustrations
