Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops (Images of Rail) ISBN: 073858780X Author: Larry K. Neal Jr.; Jim Wrinn [Foreword] Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Release Date: 2011-08-08 Seller Category: Transportation Railroads Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 190630001 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Southern Railway?s Spencer Shops was a vibrant part of the Southeast?s transportation network for more than 80 years. Starting in the late 1800s and continuing until its closure in 1979, the shop complex and its accompanying yards, transfer sheds, and stockyards constituted a major force in the economy of North Carolina and Southern states. The trains that the shop prepared were hauling everyday freight?Appalachian lumber, Piedmont textiles, and perishables?or were famous passenger trains like the Crescent, the Peach Queen, and many more. Others were more notable, such as the locomotive in the folk ballad ?The Wreck of the Old 97? or President Roosevelt?s funeral train in 1945. The Spencer Shops was an industrial power whose prominence today is celebrated in its continued role as the home to the North Carolina Transportation Museum. This book tells the story of how Spencer Shops came to be, its role in transportation, and its continued use today as a North Carolina Historic Site. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!