"Surrounded by a plethora of competing railroads, canals and waterways, PRR's skill, boldness and daring led to dominance in this critical arena of central Pennsylvania. Ultimately acquiring the Northern Central, Philadelphia and Erie and WNY& PA, PRR created the nation's premier trunkline railroad. The catharsis of change over these 177 years has sadly reduced the Northern Region to shadows, but the glorious past shines in these pages. This, the seventh volume in our TRIUMPH history series, fetures 400 pages, over 600 maps, illustrations and photos (many in full color) by renowned photographer Jim Shaughnessy. Hard library binding, five-color cover with UV film laminate, special gloss paper, 8.5x11" format."