D-143: The Hard Coal Roads: What Went Wrong they can equal expensive ready-to-run

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The SCL had famous passenger trains that maintained their popularity until 1971

Burbank Branch

This tape is a good choice for Milwaukee Road fans and for those who want a primer on an important piece of railroad history between Chicago and Seattle

NYS&W and Delaware & Hudson trains - and more

D-143: The Hard Coal Roads: What Went Wrong they can equal expensive ready-to-runLength: 1 hr. 40 minutes This is a look back in time to the "Anthracite" roads that once made the eastern rail scene more interesting and colorful. These principal roads were the Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central, Reading, D&H and the Erie Lackawanna Railroads. The common theme was their early success based on hauling anthracite coal from a unique area in Pennsylvania and the decline of that business. The last decade of these roads largely depended on a