{"product_id":"boston-and-maine-city-and-shore-9780964035652","title":"Boston and Maine: City and Shore","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston and Maine: City and Shore\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robert Willoughby Jones. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780964035652.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Boston and Maine Railroad was for many decades a giant of New England commerce. In 1913 the B \u0026amp; M reached its great geographic extent, 2364 route miles. The railroad grew up during the second half of the nineteenth-century primarily by acquiring other railroads-ones that in most cases had become competitors by building or acquiring lines into B \u0026amp; M territory or vice versa. Even though too many railroad lines were built, New England was thickly settled even then, and railroads offered the only transportation faster than a horse could walk. Authored by Robert W. Jones, a Massachusetts native, this book depicts the B \u0026amp; M at mid-century, the time when highway transportation outpaced American railroads in overall importance. Included are 186 color and 32 black \u0026amp; white photographs, the work of 36 photographers portraying a broad panorama of steam and diesel operation. Also featured are a foreword by Carl R. Byron, a short history by George Drury, ad 13 fascinating and engaging narratives by longtime employees and observers of this wonderful, colorful New England transportation system...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pine Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977432985653,"sku":"ByrdShop_0964035650","price":226.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780964035652_2881dc5f-8ff7-43f4-940d-c7588f9dd6e6.jpg?v=1778688228","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/boston-and-maine-city-and-shore-9780964035652","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}