The Great Gorge Route - The Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company ( Locomotives / Trains / Railroads / Railway ) by Watson, Peter - 1997

Niagara Falls, Ontario: Niagara Falls, ON: P Watson and Associates, 1997, 1st edition, First Printing , 1997. -----------hardcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches, a Near Fine copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket, presentation copy from a university group to MP Elinor Caplan with the presentation penned on the first blank front endpaper, 161 pages, b&w photos, ---"In 1895, the International Railway Company ( IRC ) established the Great Gorge Route scenic attraction. This electric trolley line ran from Niagara Falls (Prospect Park) to Lewiston, NY along the banks of the Niagara River. The trolley line ceased in 1935, victim to the Depression and the change in tourist transportation preferences (bus and automobile). ---The Canadian route ran from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Queenston, Ontario with a bridge crossing at Queenston. This side was on the top of the Gorge. ---The American side ran in the gorge from Youngstown, New York to Niagara Falls, New York, where it gradually ascended to cross the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. On the way it passed under the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge and the Michigan Central Railway Bridge. --Fascinating book looking at the belt railway that once ran around Niagara Falls, allowing tourists an unparalleled view of the Falls from both the American and Canadian sides. With postcard views, and many black and white photos, both old and new of the railroad and what the railroad rider would have seen. The author provides a solid history of how the railroad came to be and the factors that led to its demise"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art.