{"product_id":"richmond-fredericksburg-potomac-railroad-the-capital-cities-route-9781883089122","title":"Richmond, Fredericksburg \u0026 Potomac Railroad: The Capital Cities Route","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichmond, Fredericksburg \u0026amp; Potomac Railroad: The Capital Cities Route\u003c\/strong\u003e by Griffin, William E.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781883089122.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from the Introduction: In the early morning hours of October 10, 1991, documents were signed, bank drafts cleared, and the deal was struck to end the 157-year independent operation of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company. Born during the earliest stage of railroad development, its unique arrangement of stock ownership had enabled the RF\u0026amp;P to retain independent status long after other railroad companies succumbed to the rail industrys modern merger movement. This is my second book on the RF\u0026amp;P. The first - A Hundred and Fifty Years of History Along the RF\u0026amp;P - was published by the Company in 1983 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its corporate existence. That work focused on the RF\u0026amp;Ps history as it related to the communities along its right-of-way. With the demise of the Company, I resolved to tell the story of the RF\u0026amp;P in a more comprehensive manner. This book has been written to fulfill that goal. Herein, well review the RF\u0026amp;Ps corporate history from birth to merger; the Companys motive power and rolling stock; its passenger and freight operations; and, the special train operations that won so many friends for the RF\u0026amp;P in the Commonwealth of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"T L C Pub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987113832501,"sku":"ByrdShop_1883089123","price":226.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781883089122_825afd9f-6b6c-4001-be55-8822e1c0258c.jpg?v=1778938804","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/richmond-fredericksburg-potomac-railroad-the-capital-cities-route-9781883089122","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}