I certainly agree with Jim on Loving's book. I think it is probably the best written book on railroading I have read. AND, in western Tennessee along the CSX, NYC gons and covered hoppers are by no means rare. Some gons are incredibly beat up and lettering is often crude, even spray painted. But they still serve. I never see PRR.
L Larry Langford Gibson, Tennessee 731-787-6873 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of raisinone Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 11:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: NYC vs PRR = NYC Should any of you seriously wish to learn more about what happened in eastern railroading from the 60's through Y2K - probably the greatest industrial turn around of the 20th century - I would highly recommend the book "The Men Who Loved Trains" by Rush Loving. It's an easy read that includes greed, intrigue and lust for power (the truth is always more interesting than fiction!). One caution though... it will challenge just about all the "facts" commonly held and repeated ad nauseum on the Internet about RR's as a business. Jim K. --- In [email protected], "Mark Plank" <tando...@...> wrote: > > > Thanks much for not propagating the CSX = NYC and NS = PRR lines myth! ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
