Listen To The Whistle : an anecdotal history of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster and Orange counties, New York
Listen To The Whistle : an anecdotal history of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster and Orange counties, New York
The image shows a book cover titled "LISTEN TO THE WHISTLE: An Anecdotal History of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster and Orange Counties, New York," featuring an illustration of a steam locomotive at a railroad station with a classic building, trees, and railway tracks, set against a vibrant orange background. The lower part of the cover includes a caption that reads, "When the Wallkill Valley built its railroad, like many other communities across the nation, it entered the railroad age.
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Listen To The Whistle : an anecdotal history of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster and Orange counties, New YorkEntry/Object ID
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Listen To The Whistle : an anecdotal history of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster and Orange counties, New York. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 7 Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Short Story: "Pursued," by A. J. 15 "Iron Wonder": The Rosendale Bridge 18 Early Impact . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Classic Railroad Village: Gardiner 28 Presidents, Bankruptcies, Buyouts 33 Trouble at Goshen Station 41 Stations and Station Agents 45 Danger . . . . 54 Student Josiah 63 Storms . . . . 67 Legends of Forest Glen 70 The "Absurdly Reserved" Deyos 73 Network: Trains, Trolleys, Boats 78 Summey: Boarders 84 Milk .. 90 Aqueduct 96 Hoboes: Gentlemen and Otherwise . 101 Magic Clicks . 104 Decline . . . . 108 Engineer Bonesteel . 114 Riding. a Diesel, Grieving . 122 Locomotives, by Eugene C. Dauner . 125 Fall . . . . . . . 133 Reincarnation . 139 Appendices . 147 Notes . . . . 153 Bibliography . 160 Index . . . . . 163Collection
Gretchen Behl Collection.Category
Railroads