{"product_id":"9781101545317","title":"America's Great Railroad Stations","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America's  railroad stations. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the  railroad station or depot was the communal hub of every American town  that could boast of train service. There, citizens gathered before they  sent loved ones off to college, marriage, or war-and where they greeted  them on their return. Most of these buildings were architectural gems,  and while many are still in service, certain others now house museums,  banks, restaurants, and more. In fact, in cities like Washington, D.C.,  and Philadelphia, renovated stations are destinations unto themselves  even for those not boarding the train. And in other places, whole  sections of towns have been remade around these structures, restoring  their vitality in novel and interesting ways long after the last train  has left the station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Great Railroad Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning  photographer Roger Straus III, and two lifelong railroad buffs, Ed  Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen, join forces to tell the astonishing story  of these enduring structures and the important role they still play in  the country's landscape. Journeying from the Pennsylvania Railroad to  the Union Pacific to Michigan Central and more, readers will be dazzled  by the Beaux Arts monuments of New York and the adobe buildings of the  Southwest. Filled with both new and archival photographs and drawings,  this volume is a glorious salute to the institution that transformed  our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134132404464,"sku":"9781101545317","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101545317_p0.jpg?v=1763688216","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101545317","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}