Re: (erielack) New book w/EL content

["Michael Connor" <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>]

I read the new book on abandonments and feel it 1)doesn't go into enough 
depth about the various socio-economic, political, etc. forces that bring 
about abandonment, and 2) doesn't attempt to quantify the stunted 
transportation future most of the benighted railroadless communities face.  
From and economic and environmental perspective we need more railroads, not 
fewer, and this book doesn't even approach this.  The maps are almost magic 
marker quality.  I certainly expected much more from a work with this title. 
  Caveat emptor!  M. J. Connor


>From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
>Reply-To: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
>To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: (erielack) New book w/EL content
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:24:29 -0400
>
>Folks,
>
>	Just got the new issue of Railpace, and on the inside front cover is
>an ad for "When the Railroad Leaves Town" by Joseph P. Schwieterman. It
>"explores the legacy of rail line abandonment with historical perspective,
>photos, map and suggested readings." Among the various towns discussed that
>are listed are:
>
>Crown Point, IN (EL, PRR)
>Caldwell, NJ (Erie)
>Blairstown, NY (sic)  (DL&W, NYS&W)
>
>Looks interesting... it's published by Truman State University Press, web
>site: http://tsup.truman.edu <http://tsup.truman.edu>
>
>	- Paul
>
>
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