Rails in the North Woods: Histories of Ten Adirondack Short Lines (Second Revised Edition)

Utica, New York: North Country Books, 1999. Second Edition, Revised. Soft Cover. Very Good. 10x0x8. Mahaffy, John D. Second revised edition. Edges foxed, otherwise a nice copy. 1999 Soft Cover. xi, 196 pp. This is the story of several typical New York State shortlines, reprinted and updated from the 1978 edition. The life of a shortline railroad is precarious. A line paying handsome dividends one day can be out of business the next if its prize customer closes up shop. Of the railroads in this history, only one remains today-the Lowville and Beaver River Railroad. This book is a joint effort by Keith Maloney, William Gove, Richard Allen, and Richard Palmer, all of whom devoted many hours in extensive research.