Description: Railroading around Cumberland, Maryland, Images of Rail, Paperback Located at the confluence of Will's Creek and the Potomac River, Cumberland, Maryland, is known as the Queen City of the Alleghenies. Because of the unique geography of the mountain passes, Cumberland became a transportation nexus between the Eastern Seaboard and the inland bounty of the United States. The National Road, a federal project initiated by Pres. Thomas Jefferson, passes through Cumberland, as does the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and Canal. Rail lines and roads stretch out west, south, and north to industrial, agricultural, and natural resource areas. Regional short-line railroads served to move coal to the loading docks of the canal in Cumberland. Today the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad features steam-power excursions from the old Western Maryland Station next to the canal basin, while 6,000-horsepower diesels haul heavy freight through the CSX Yards in South Cumberland.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738553658
Book Title: Railroading Around Cumberland
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Patrick Stakem
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Railroads / History, Railroads / Pictorial, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, FL, GA, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Photography, Travel, Transportation, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
