This book is in Good condition.  The dust cover has some minor wearing and one small puncture in the upper left (see photograph) that does not extend into the book itself.  The binding is strong and intact.  There is a sticker on the inside of the front cover “From the Library of Charles William Briggs, Jr.”  There are no other writings or marks in the book.

Publisher:      Yale University Press (September 10, 1985)

Harback:       397 pages

ISBN-10:       0300030428

ISBN-13:       978-0300030426

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From the dust jacket:  The web of commuter nut mails that connects New York City with hamlets, towns and cities in Connecticut, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Long Island and upstate New York is one of the most fascinating aspects of transportation in the United States Stan Fischler a long-time train buff tells the often gripping story of how this system came to be from its origins in the eighteenth century to its high-tech present. It is a story that involves manor and pathos tragedy and triumph. Such renowned lines as the Long Island Rail Road, the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, the Erie; the New York Mew Haven and Hartford and the Hudson Tubes are among the many railroads treat& in depth.

This book is in good condition.  There are no marks or writings, binding is intact and strong. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Publisher:     Boston Mills Print First Edition (January 1, 1986)

175 pages

ISBN-10:       0919783228

ISBN-13:       978-0919783225

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