The Story Of The American Railroad
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The Story Of The American Railroad
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Author : Albert Bushnell Hart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
The Story Of The American Railroad written by Albert Bushnell Hart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Railroads categories.
The Story Of The American Railroad
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Author : Albert Bushnell 1854-1943 Hart
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-10
The Story Of The American Railroad written by Albert Bushnell 1854-1943 Hart and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-10 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Complete Book Of North American Railroading
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Author : Kevin EuDaly
language : en
Publisher: Crestline Books
Release Date : 2016-09
The Complete Book Of North American Railroading written by Kevin EuDaly and has been published by Crestline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09 with Transportation categories.
Celebrate over 150 years of the North American railroad with this visual history. You'll be amazed by over 400 modern and vintages photographs of these trains!
The Story Of American Railroads
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Author : Stewart H. Holbrook
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2016-01-14
The Story Of American Railroads written by Stewart H. Holbrook and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-14 with History categories.
Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.
The Great Railway Revolution
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Author : Christian Wolmar
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-05-10
The Great Railway Revolution written by Christian Wolmar and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with History categories.
In the 1830s, The United States underwent a second revolution. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line, the first American railroad, set in motion a process which, by the end of the century, would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines, small-town stations and magisterial termini, built and controlled the biggest corporations in America. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, as the automobile and the aeroplane came to dominate American journey-making, the historic importance of the railroads began to be erased from America's hearts and minds. In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary pioneers and venal and rapacious railway barons. He also argues that while America has largely disowned this heritage, now is the time to celebrate, reclaim and reinstate it. The growth of the US railroads was much more than just a revolution in mode, speed and convenience. They united the far-flung components of a vast and disparate country and supercharged the economic development that fuelled its rise to world-power status. America was created by its railroads and the massive expansion of trade, industry and freedom of communication that they engendered came to be an integral part of the American dream itself.
The History Of North American Rail
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Author : Christopher Chant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The History Of North American Rail written by Christopher Chant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Railroads categories.
Beginning with the introduction of the steam locomotive, followed by the development of iron railroads, the North American railroads impacted the nation in ways unseen by anyone before or since. Just under two centuries ago, not even the most gifted of visionaries could have foreseen the impact on the development of the United States of America that would follow the introduction of the steam locomotive. Then, in the second quarter of the 19th century, the trails of horse-drawn wagon trains were quickly followed by the iron railroads with steam locomotives hauling an ever larger and more diverse assortment of loads - humans, animal and freight. So while the horse may have opened up the North American continent, its real exploitation was made possible by the steam-hauled railroad service. Whereas it had taken weeks, if not months, to take long journeys within and across the U.S.A., the advent of the railroad permitted such journeys to be completed in days, or at worst weeks. While the steam locomotive did not complete the exploration and opening of the U. S. A., it was essential to its development in social, political and economic terms, in the last half of the 19th century turning a small, poorly populated and economically insignificant nation into a huge, rapidly growing and economically powerfully entity that had come to rival the most advance European nations.
Trains And Technology
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Author : Anthony J. Bianculli
language : en
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Release Date : 2001
Trains And Technology written by Anthony J. Bianculli and has been published by University of Delaware Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This work presents a view of the history of American railroads in the nineteenth century from a somewhat different perspective. The maturation of the railroad is traced through an exposition of the railroad technology that was developed and applied during the period. Throughout the nineteenth century, a symbiotic relationship existed between railroading and technology, each dependent upon the state and progress of the other to a large degree. A great deal of new technology was created for the railroad, and the railroad, in turn, applied new technology as it became available. Volume four is about bridges and tunnels, and signals. An exposition of the various types of bridges, their foundations, and the materials of which they were made is included. Tunnels and marine railroad operations are treated also. The development of signal systems is an area that has been overlooked or neglected in the general literature but is fully covered here. The text of this volume is accompanied by 145 illustrations and accurate drawings of the equipment and appliances, many of which have not been published before outside of old technical journals. Anthony J. Bianculli is a mechanical engineer with extensive and varied experience in a Fortune 500 company.
The Story Of American Railroads
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Author : Stewart H. Holbrook
language : en
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers
Release Date : 1947
The Story Of American Railroads written by Stewart H. Holbrook and has been published by New York : Crown Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Americana categories.
The birth and development of our national railroad system, the men who built it in spite of weather, politicians, desert, and rivals; the ingenuity and inventiveness used to improve constantly devices and techniques in railroading.
North American Railroad Family Trees
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Author : Brian Solomon
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Release Date : 2013-10-20
North American Railroad Family Trees written by Brian Solomon and has been published by Voyageur Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-20 with Transportation categories.
The history of railroading in North America is as much a story of boardroom intrigue as it is a story of the brute force that stamped thousands of miles of train track across a rugged continent. Today’s nine U.S. and Canadian Class I railroads are the result of well over a century of convoluted bankruptcies, mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. North American Railroad Family Trees marks the first time in book form that this major aspect of railroad history has been presented in a clear, graphic format, helping the railfan make sense of the many smaller train lines that shaped North American rail as it is today. In these pages, renowned rail author Brian Solomon takes a visual and chronological approach, presenting 50 “family trees” in the style of human lineages. The story begins with the railroads of the “Golden Age” (1890–1930), continuing through the second wave of consolidations between the World Wars, the merger mania of the 1950s through the 1970s, the creation of major passenger networks, and the megamergers of the last three decades that have left railroading close to its current incarnation. Solomon even offers a selection of maps tracing the evolution of the North American rail system and diagrams proposing what-if scenarios for the industry’s future. Including chapter-by-chapter narrative overviews of key eras, along with a selection of rare photography and period advertising to lend historical context, North American Railroad Family Trees provides an unprecedented retrospective of the continent’s iconic rail network.
The History Of American Railroads No 06003
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Author : John Brian Hollingsworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984-02
The History Of American Railroads No 06003 written by John Brian Hollingsworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-02 with Railroads categories.
The story of the railways of North America is also a history of the development of two great nations: the United States and Canada. The coming of the railroad made the rapid expansion and growth of the two countries possible in the 19th century, and today railroads form a vital network across the continent. By the 1930s railways reached their pinnacle of development: some 15,000 passenger trains departed each day. By the time Amtrak was established in 1971, many famous names like the Super Chief, the Twentieth Century Limited and the California Zephyr had disappeared, perhaps forever. After years of decline, the late 1970s and early 1980s have seen U.S. and Canadian railroads showing signs of recovering, albeit slowly. The book covers the very latest equipment and rolling stock and explains how the consolidation of the railroad companies has made them more efficient.