Hopewell Junction: A Railroader''s Town - A History of Short-Line Railroads in Dutchess County, New York

Reveals the life and lore of a vanished era of railroad history.

About the author

Bernard L. Rudberg (1932-2016) was a railroad aficionado and grandson and great-grandson of railroad men in Sweden. He served as the President and Historian Emeritus of the Hopewell Depot Restoration group and as Vice President of the Dutchess County Genealogical Society. John M. Desmond is Professor Emeritus of English at Dutchess Community College. He is the coauthor (with Peter Hawkes) of Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature.

Product details

• Authors: John M. Desmond, Bernard L. Rudberg, Bernard L. Desmond Rudberg
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781438490700
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9070-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Excelsior Editions
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Trains & railways: general interest, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, Trains and railways: general interest, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States