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قراءة كتاب The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad
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The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad
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THE STORY OF THE
ROME, WATERTOWN AND
OGDENSBURGH RAILROAD
THE FLEET LOCOMOTIVE ANTWERP
When She Dug Her Red Heels into the Track the Railroad Men Reached for Their Watches.
THE STORY
of the
Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburgh Railroad
By
EDWARD HUNGERFORD
Author of “The Modern Railroad,” “Our
Railroads—Tomorrow,” Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
Edward Hungerford
Printed in the
United States of America
Published, 1922
To Those Pioneers
of our
North Country
who
Labored Hard and Labored Well
In Order That It Might Enjoy the
Blessings of the Railroad, This
Book Is Dedicated by Its Author.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | By Way of Introduction | 1 |
| II | Looking Toward a Railroad | 5 |
| III | The Coming of the Watertown & Rome | 24 |
| IV | The Potsdam & Watertown Railroad | 59 |
| V | The Formation of the R. W. & O. | 79 |
| VI | The R. W. & O. Prospers—and Expands | 102 |
| VII | Into the Slough of Despond | 128 |
| VIII | The Utica & Black River | 143 |
| IX | The Brisk Parsons’ Regime | 171 |
| X | In Which Railroads Multiply | 203 |
| XI | The Coming of the New York Central | 227 |
| XII | The End of the Story | 246 |
| Appendix A | 263 | |
| Appendix B | 267 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| The Fleet Locomotive Antwerp | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Orville Hungerford | 31 |
| The Cape Vincent Station |