Great Panhandle Route

Pittsburg, Columbus & Cincinnati Railway

Verlag: John F. Trow & Co., Railroad Printers, New York, 1868

Beschreibung

23 X 29.7 cm. Single sheet, printed both sides, folded into 16 panels. Map of the Pan Handle route. The Pittsburgh & Steubenville Railroad opened October 9, 1865, from Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh west to Wheeling Junction at the east end of the Steubenville Railroad Bridge. That same day, the Steubenville Railroad Bridge opened over the Ohio River, connecting the S&I and P&S, as did the connection at Pittsburgh, connecting the Pennsylvania Railroad with the P&S via the Monongahela River Bridge (commonly called the Panhandle Bridge) and Grant's Hill Tunnel. From then until 1868 the line was operated as the Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad by the Western Transportation Company. The P&S was sold under foreclosure on November 6, 1867 to the Pan Handle Railway, which had been chartered April 8, 1861. On April 30, 1868 the PHRy, S&I and HCRR merged to form the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway, and the Western Transportation Company was dissolved soon after. Note the mispelling of Pittsburgh on the map and throughout the timetable. The information to passengers notes that this is the only line running Woodruff's Palace State-Room Sleeping Cars. In 1856, Theodore T. Woodruff conceived and patented the first true sleeping car with seats that converted into bunks. The Wason Car Company built a prototype in 1857 that was run on several railroads. By the fall of 1858 Woodruff had 21 cars in service. But none of these cars were known for comfort. What Pullman did was create comfortable cars, package them with necessary services, and promote them to a public in search of luxury. [Loc.: E 385]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002705

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Great Panhandle Route

Verlag: John F. Trow & Co., Railroad Printers, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1868

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: Timetable