D-143: The Hard Coal Roads: What Went Wrong The SCL had famous passenger

The SCL had famous passenger trains that maintained their popularity until 1971

with fine examples of big power on heavy coal and drag freights

This tape is a good choice for Milwaukee Road fans and for those who want a primer on an important piece of railroad history between Chicago and Seattle

but ill-fated

D-143: The Hard Coal Roads: What Went Wrong The SCL had famous passengerLength: 1 hr. 40 minutes This is a look back in time to the "Anthracite" roads that once made the eastern rail scene more interesting and colorful. These principal roads were the Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central, Reading, D&H and the Erie Lackawanna Railroads. The common theme was their early success based on hauling anthracite coal from a unique area in Pennsylvania and the decline of that business. The last decade of these roads largely depended on a