{"product_id":"southern-railways-historic-spencer-shops-9781531658908","title":"Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Railway's Spencer Shops was a vibrant part of the Southeast's transportation network for more than 80 years. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting in the late 1800s and continuing until its closure in 1979, the shop complex and its accompanying yards, transfer sheds, and stockyards constituted a major force in the economy of North Carolina and Southern states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trains that the shop prepared were hauling everyday freight--Appalachian lumber, Piedmont textiles, and perishables--or were famous passenger trains like the Crescent, the Peach Queen, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers were more notable, such as the locomotive in the folk ballad \"The Wreck of the Old 97\" or President Roosevelt's funeral train in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spencer Shops was an industrial power whose prominence today is celebrated in its continued role as the home to the North Carolina Transportation Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of how Spencer Shops came to be, its role in transportation, and its continued use today as a North Carolina Historic Site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry K. Neal Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531658908\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827289899123,"sku":"9781531658908","price":36.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a9c083be-ac66-40a9-8e13-202c7551f785.jpg?v=1644563758","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/southern-railways-historic-spencer-shops-9781531658908","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}