America’s Pioneer Railroad
Historian and author Vince Hydro shares the history of the Mauch Chunk Switchback, one of America’s first gravity railroads. Built as an integral part of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company’s anthracite transportation system it also became a popular tourist attraction for visitors to Mauch Chunk, the “Switzerland of Pennsylvania”.
Soft cover, 358 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
$39.95