The Great Gorge Route - The Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company ( Locomotives / Trains / Railroads / Railway )( Ontario / New York )
by Watson, Peter (signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 0968314503
- ISBN 13
- 9780968314500
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Niagara Falls, Ontario: Niagara Falls, ON: P Watson and Associates, 1997, 1st edition, First Printing , 1997. -----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of sunning to the spine of the jacket, ---161 pages, b&w photos, ---this copy has been signed without inscription by the author ---"In 1895, the International Railway Company ( IRC ) established the Great Gorge Route scenic attraction. This electric trolley line ran from Niagara Falls (Prospect Park) to Lewiston, NY along the banks of the Niagara River. The trolley line ceased in 1935, victim to the Depression and the change in tourist transportation preferences (bus and automobile). ---The Canadian route ran from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Queenston, Ontario with a bridge crossing at Queenston. This side was on the top of the Gorge. ---The American side ran in the gorge from Youngstown, New York to Niagara Falls, New York, where it gradually ascended to cross the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. On the way it passed under the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge and the Michigan Central Railway Bridge. --Fascinating book looking at the belt railway that once ran around Niagara Falls, allowing tourists an unparalleled view of the Falls from both the American and Canadian sides. With postcard views, and many black and white photos, both old and new of the railroad and what the railroad rider would have seen. The author provides a solid history of how the railroad came to be and the factors that led to its demise"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 8.5w x 11h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170443
- Title
- The Great Gorge Route - The Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company ( Locomotives / Trains / Railroads / Railway )( Ontario / New York )
- Author
- Watson, Peter (signed)
- Illustrator
- Uncredited Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (see description)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0968314503
- ISBN 13
- 9780968314500
- Publisher
- Niagara Falls, ON: P Watson and Associates, 1997, 1st edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8.5w x 11h Inches
- Keywords
- The Great Gorge Route - The Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company ( Locomotives / Trains / Railroads / Railway )
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hamilton & Ontario Local History;
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