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Golden West Books, 1967. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Golden West Books, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Beverly Hills, California, USA: Gerald M Best, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 93 pages b/w photos - The New York & Erie Railroad was first chartered in April of 1832 to run from Piermont, N.Y. through Port Jervis and on to the shores of Lake Erie. It was to be of a broad six foot gauge. Even though ground was broken in 1835, construction began several years later in 1838 due to a financial panic that gripped the country. It was finally completed in 1851 with the first passenger train passing through Port Jervis on May 14 of that year. On board was President Millard Fillmore and Senator Daniel Webster. In 1859 the name was changed to the Erie Railway and in 1874 to the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. In 1880 the railroad was changed to standard gauge (4 feet 8 1/2 inches). In 1897 the name was changed again, this time to the Erie Railroad which remained until 1960. In 1868 a new railroad came to town. The Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad built north out of town and in 1895… Read More