SEABOARD COAST LINE: Family Lines Railroad, 1967-1986, A CSX Predecessor (NEW)

Description: Seaboard Coast Line & Family Lines Railroad 1967-1986, A CSX Predecessor by William E. Griffin, Jr.This is an unopened BRAND NEW BOOK (not used). We handle all books with white gloves (no fingerprints on your book). A Railroad Bookmark is included with each book. Book is wrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable container. We try hard to be the NUMBER 1 Railroad Book Dealer on ebay with 1,900+ titles. Order before 3:00 pm (ET) for same-day postal mailing.Book has 300+ b&w and color photosThis 180-page book tells the complete story of the merger and operation of two of the Southern's great railroads: Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line, and their highly successful operation as Seaboard Coast Line. It carries the story down to the additional consolidation of Louisville & Nashville and Clinchfield Railroads into the system to form Seaboard System, just before its merger with Chessie System to become today's CSX Transportation. Passenger and freight operations and cars are covered in detail as well as all other aspects of the line's operation. Book recalls the 1967-1986 era and brings together great Seaboard Coast Line photos and text to form a cohesive history of this important system that combined two of the greatest Southeastern railroads (Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line) and set the stage for the merger with Chessie System that resulted in today’s CSX in 1986. Author Bill Griffin, a veteran railroad writer and CSX retiree was a long-time official of Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, tells the story of this modern giant as it reorganized and consolidated the facilities and operations of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line , followed later by Louisville & Nashville and Clinchfield railroads, finally joining Chessie to form CSX. Much material on SCL’s high-class passenger service that was operated at a very high level long after many other railroads had given up. Book is printed on the heaviest 100-pound enameled paper and is fully illustrated with the best quality historical photos associated with the subject. Laminated Hardbound, 8.5x11, 180 pages, 300+ photos & illustrations. Visit our ebay store to view other books of interest. We add new books regularly so check back often. We sell books: Railroad, Aviation, and Modeling books of the Golden Age Era. WE PACKAGE OUR BOOKS EXTREMELY WELL SO THE BOOK WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. No one packages books better than we do.

Price: 35.95 USD

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

End Time: 2024-02-04T01:34:09.000Z

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