Grand Trunk Heritage by Philip R Hastings - 1987-01-01

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. A delightful mix of Grand Trunk and Canadian National power before the diesel transition. Features map and historical data. Enlarged edition edited and designed by John Krause and Ed Crist. Carstens Publications, softcover, 64 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in, B&W photographs with extensive captions.

Carstens Pub. Inc., June 1987. Soft Cover. Very Good. 2nd Enlarged Edtion (Carsetens, June 1987 - C-66) No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. Light wear on cover. Small crease on back cover. Gently read. . . . . .Second, enlarged edition of this wonderful collection of black and white photos. Dr. Philip Hastings helped transform the look and feel of railroad photos by showing not just the locomotives but also the people who worked on them and the landscapes they traversed. Few outside of New England are aware that the Canadian National subsidiary Grand Trunk had extensive operations throughout Maine and northern Vermont. The Grand Trunk main line from Portland, Maine, through Island Pond, Vermont, to Monreal, Quebec, was a conveyor for international trade between these two important Eastern ports. Portland was an important connection for Montreal, especially when the St. Lawrence River was frozen for the winter, seasonal traffic of wheat and produce were the line's… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.