Akron Railroads

by Craig Sanders

Overview

The self-described "rubber capital of the world," Akron was the home of numerous rubber factories that made tires for America's burgeoning automobile industry. Many of the raw materials needed to create rubber arrived by rail, and the finished products moved to market in freight cars. The city's major railroads included the Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Erie Railroads, but three regional carriers, the Akron, Canton and Youngstown, the Wheeling and Lake Erie, and the Akron and Barberton Belt, also served Akron-area industries. Written in cooperation with the Akron Railroad Club, this book chronicles the ever-changing Akron railroad scene since the club's founding in 1936.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738541419
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/17/2007
Series:	Images of Rail
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,081,552
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Craig Sanders is president of the Akron Railroad Club and has written two other railroad history books. He also has written articles for Trains magazine. A resident of University Heights, Sanders teaches journalism at Cleveland State University. Members of the Akron Railroad Club contributed most of the more than 200 images appearing in this book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     6
Introduction     7
Early Days and Railroad Facilities     11
Baltimore and Ohio     29
Erie     45
Pennsylvania     59
Akron, Canton and Youngstown     71
Wheeling and Lake Erie     81
Akron and Barberton Belt     87
Other Railroad Operations     93
Streetcar and Interurban Railways     107
Akron Railroad Club     117