Research Catalog

Title

The ups & downs of a rural line : Elmira, Cortland & Northern RR, 1867 to 1967 and on / by David Marcham ; edited by John Marcham.

Author

Marcham, David (David Francis), 1931-

Publication

Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Marcham, John, 1927-
• DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County.

Description

vii, 152 p. : ill., maps; 28 cm.

Summary

"This is a handbook on how a rural railline runs for a century - the daily jobs of train and enginemen, dispatchers and the entrepreneurs above them."--Back cover.

Alternative Title

Ups and downs of a rural line

Subject

• Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad Company > History
• Marcham, David 1931-
• Railroads > Finger Lakes Region > History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 137) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Mainline-Branch line -- A railroad within a railroad -- Beginnings, 1867 to 1883 -- The EC & N from 1884 to 1890 -- A day by the rules, 1891 -- The Lehigh Valley takes over, 1891-1899 -- From Elmira to Cortland, 1899 -- From Cortland to Camden, 1899 -- Railroaders and safety -- The golden years, 1900 to 1924 -- The anatomy of an accident, 1920 -- End of an era, 1925 to 1949 -- Snowfighting in the 1940's -- End of the line, 1950-67 -- The years since and beyond.

ISBN

9780942690507

LCCN

^^2009045394

OCLC

467356035

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library