Penn Central Bibliography
Here is a listing of books which discuss the rise and fall of the Penn Central. If you know of any more, please let me know.
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AUTHOR: Yanosey, Robert J.
TITLE: Penn Central Power
PUBLISHED: Edison, N.J: Morning Sun Books [1987]
NOTE: The definitive book on the motive power of the Penn
Central. 248 pages, includes B&W and color photos, roster.
ISBN: 0961905808
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AUTHOR: Pennisi, Bob
TITLE: The Northeast Railroad Scene, Vol. 6: The Penn Central
PUBLISHED: Flanders, NJ: Railroad Avenue Enterprises
NOTE: A softcover book with black-and-white photos of
Penn Central and its predecessors.
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AUTHOR: Daughen, Joseph R.
TITLE: The wreck of the Penn Central
PUBLISHED: Boston: Little, Brown [1971]
CALL NO.: HE2791.P2755 D37
NOTE: The fold organizational chart of Penn Central's
empire is absolutely Byzantine!
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AUTHOR: Sobel, Robert, 1931 Feb. 19-
TITLE: The fallen colossus
PUBLISHED: New York : Weybright and Talley, c1977.
CALL NO.: HE2791.P4326 S64
ISBN: 0679401385
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AUTHOR: Saunders, Richard.
TITLE: The railroad mergers and the coming of Conrail
PUBLISHED: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1978.
CALL NO.: HE2757 1978 .S28
ISBN: 0313200491
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AUTHOR: Salsbury, Stephen.
TITLE: No way to run a railroad : the untold story of the Penn
Central crisis
PUBLISHED: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1982.
CALL NO.: HE2791.P4326 S24
ISBN: 0070544832
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AUTHOR: Crane, L. Stanley.
TITLE: Rise from the wreckage : a brief history of Conrail
PUBLISHED: New York : Newcomen Society of the United States, 1988.
CALL NO.: HE 2791 .C8994 C77 1988
NOTE: This is the transcript of a speech about the rags to
riches fortunes of Conrail. It was written by the
man who pretty much engineered Conrail's recovery.
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AUTHOR: Borntrager, Karl A.
TITLE: Keeping the railroads running; fifty years on the
New York Central, an autobiography, and a review
of the railroad crisis today
COLLATION: 256 p. 21 cm.
PUBLISHED: New York, Hastings House [1974]
LCCN: 74-11392
ISBN: 0803839413
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AUTHOR: Carper, Robert S.
TITLE: America's New Railroads
PUBLISHER: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc, 1980
CALL NUMBER: HE 2751.c27 385'.@973
COLLATION: 63 pages
ISBN: 0-498-02179-1
NOTE: A pictorial history of the attempts to revitalize
American Railroading. Chapter #1: The Decline and fall of
Penn Central.
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AUTHOR: Trostel, Scott D.
TITLE: Bradford the Railroad Town
PUBLISHED: Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing
CARD NO.: 87-70137
NOTE: This book tells the story of Bradford, Ohio from its
begining in the 19th Century until the day the tracks were
pulled up in 1985. Since Bradford was a "one industry
town," the book is the story of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
its predecessors and successors, and its effect on the
town. The book contains many illustrations including maps
and photographs. A special feature are two large fold-
outs that depict the yard in three stages of its existence.
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AUTHOR: Reid, Robert H.
TITLE: Penn Central System Bi-Annual
PUBLISHED: PC Railroader magazine
COLLATION: 191 p.
NOTE: The book has nine "chapters" dealing with things such as
"The Past," "New Haven in Transition," "Along the Trail of
Mohawks," and "Conway Yard." The "Motive Power Roster"
includes pictures. The last entry in the book is "Official
Merger Renumbering Plan."
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TITLE: Riding the Pennsy to Ruin
PUBLISHED: Wall Street Journal
NOTE: It's a small paperback but has interesting information.
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AUTHOR: Taylor, Jerry
TITLE: A Sampling of the Penn Central
PUBLISHED: 1973 edition published privately
2000 edition by Indiana University Press
COLLATION: 448 pages (2000 edition)
NOTE: This book extensively covers the PC's Southern Region.
Only a few hundred copies of the original version of the
book were published. Indiana University Press is releasing
an updated version of the book in June 2000, with a new
introduction by the original author.
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AUTHOR: Panettiere, Tom
TITLE: Metro-North's Hudson Line: Poughkeepsie to Oscawana
PUBLISHED: 2004, Depot Square Publishing
COLLATION: 144 pages
NOTE: This book depicts the Hudson Line between Poughkeepsie
and Oscawana, which includes some of the most spectacular
scenery in the Hudson River Valley. Includes Penn Central
photos.
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