LEADER 02809oam 22005894a 450 001 9910781500203321 005 20230420205414.0 010 $a0-253-00155-2 010 $a0-253-00154-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040445 035 $a(EBL)713689 035 $a(OCoLC)735596667 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000540602 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11324650 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540602 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585775 035 $a(PQKB)10424181 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000581622 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347266 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581622 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536922 035 $a(PQKB)11086605 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713689 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040445 100 $a20100329h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe railroad that never was $eVanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad /$fHerbert H. Harwood, Jr 210 1$aBloomington :$cIndiana University Press,$d2010. 210 4$a©2010 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 165 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aRailroads past & present 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-253-35548-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe back story -- Why? -- Vanderbilt takes charge -- The spoilers -- The syndicate forms -- A rugged route -- Building a mountain railroad -- The second front -- Cooler heads and colder feet emerge -- A summer cruise on the Hudson -- Not quite dead -- The end -- Railroad to superhighway, more or less-- -- Epilogue : ghost hunting along the South Penn. 330 $aHerbert H. Harwood, Jr., tells the story of one of the most infamous railroad construction projects of the late 19th century. This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia industrialists, the South Pennsylvania Railroad was intended to break the Pennsylvania Railroad's near-monopoly in the region. The line was within a year of opening when J. P. Morgan broker 410 0$aRailroads past and present. 606 $aRailroads$xDesign and construction 615 0$aRailroads$xDesign and construction. 676 $a385.09748 700 $aHarwood$b Herbert H.$cJr.$0858167 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781500203321 996 $aThe railroad that never was$93847274 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03028oas 2201237 a 450 001 9910263931503321 005 20251106213014.0 011 $a1530-9177 035 $a(DE-599)ZDB2012891-5 035 $a(DE-599)2012891-5 035 $a(OCoLC)43148545 035 $a(CONSER) 00215547 035 $a(CKB)954925479569 035 $a(EXLCZ)99954925479569 100 $a20000104a19789999 sy a 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Washington quarterly 210 $aCambridge, MA $cMIT Press 300 $aRefereed/Peer-reviewed 311 08$a0163-660X 531 0 $aWash. q. 606 $aWorld politics$y1945-1989$vPeriodicals 606 $aWorld politics$y1989-$vPeriodicals 606 $aPolitique mondiale$y1989-$vPe?riodiques 606 $aPolitique militaire$vPe?riodiques 606 $aStrate?gie$vPe?riodiques 606 $aWorld politics$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01181381 606 $aInternationale politiek$2gtt 606 $aInternationale Beziehungen$2stw 606 $aAußenpolitik$2stw 606 $aWelt$2stw 606 $aUSA$2stw 606 $aSTRATEGY$2unbist 606 $aMILITARY DEFENCES$2unbist 606 $aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS$2unbist 608 $aperiodicals.$2aat 608 $aPeriodicals.$2fast 608 $aPeriodicals.$2lcgft 608 $aPe?riodiques.$2rvmgf 615 0$aWorld politics 615 0$aWorld politics 615 6$aPolitique mondiale 615 6$aPolitique militaire 615 6$aStrate?gie 615 7$aWorld politics. 615 17$aInternationale politiek. 615 7$aInternationale Beziehungen. 615 7$aAußenpolitik. 615 7$aWelt. 615 7$aUSA. 615 17$aSTRATEGY. 615 17$aMILITARY DEFENCES. 615 17$aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. 676 $a327 712 02$aGeorgetown University.$bCenter for Strategic and International Studies. 801 0$bJHE 801 1$bJHE 801 2$bNSD 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bIUL 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bF#A 801 2$bMUQ 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bNUI 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bVT2 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCE 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bNLE 801 2$bUUM 801 2$bGILDS 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bU3W 801 2$bDLC 801 2$bTKN 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bUAB 801 2$bZ5A 801 2$bWT2 801 2$bFIE 801 2$bWYU 801 2$bUKMGB 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bAUD 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bHS0 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCL 801 2$bSRU 801 2$bUEJ 801 2$bXND 801 2$bDYJ 801 2$bOCLCQ 906 $aJOURNAL 912 $a9910263931503321 996 $aWashington quarterly$9903890 997 $aUNINA