Cleveland Mainline Railroads (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467111376 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Arthur M. said Five Stars. Very good History
A resident of University Heights, Sanders teaches journalism and public relations at Cleveland State University. . Craig Sanders is the president of the Akron Railroad Club and has published five railroad history books. Most of the more than 200 images in this book are from the special collections of the Cleveland State University Library
. A resident of University Heights, Sanders teaches journalism and public relations at Cleveland State University. About the Author Craig Sanders is the president of the Akron Railroad Club and has published five railroad history books. Most of the more than 200 images in this book are from the special collections of the Cleveland State University Library
The mainline railroads serving Cleveland included the Baltimore & Ohio, the Erie, the New York Central, the Nickel Plate Road, the Pennsylvania, and the Wheeling & Lake Erie. In the 1800s, railroad development was instrumental in enabling Cleveland to become an industrial center. By 1920, Cleveland was the nation’s fifth-largest city, with an economy dependent on the iron and steel, petroleum-refining, automotive, and chemical industries. It was second only to Detroit among American cities in the percentage of the population employed by industry. Railroads brought raw materials needed for manufacturing and carried the finished products to markets everywhere. Ind