title: Manhattan Gateway: New York's Pennsylvania Station (Golden Years of Railroading)
author:  William D. Middleton 
description: Beautifully done history of one of America's greatest engineering projects: the  construction of the complex of tunnels and terminals leading to Pennsylvania Station in New York, including the building of the tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers, the bridge across the Hell Gate from Long Island, the enormous storage and service yards and the electrification of the entire New York line. The centerpiece, of course, was Penn Station itself whose history is described in detail, including its use since the building was demolished in the 1960s. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, maps and diagrams. 158 pages with index.
zlib_text: MURDER FOR SALE to all who had the price! But there was one who finally
  stopped these bargains of death: The Shadow!
  
  **CHAPTER I**
  
   **OVER THE BRIDGE**
  
  THE four o'clock express from New York was rolling into Philadelphia.
  
  Hauled by one of the Pennsylvania's huge electric locomotives, it had reached
  the North Philadelphia station on the dot of 5:28.
  
  At this precise minute, 5:32, the train was covering the five intervening
  miles that lay between North Philadelphia and the main station at Thirtieth
  Street.
  
  Harry Vincent pocketed his watch and gazed from the window of the lounge car.
  Despite the gathering of wintry dusk, his eyes took in a remarkable panorama.
  
  At this moment, the express had just reached the high, many-arched bridge
  crossing the Schuylkill River. Beyond the curving stretches of Fairmount Park,
  Harry could see the Philadelphia skyline, where massed buildings glittered
  with office lights and the city hall tower rose above, topped by its statue of
  William Penn, that se