Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops (Paperback)
Southern Railway's Spencer Shops was a vibrant part of the Southeast's transportation network for more than 80 years. Starting in the late s and continuing until its closure in ,the shop complex and its accompanying yards,transfer sheds,and stockyards constituted a major force in the economy of North Carolina and Southern states. The trains that the shop prepared were hauling everyday freight--Appalachian lumber,Piedmont textiles,and perishables--or were famous passenger trains like the Crescen