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Author : Robert Edgar Riegel
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1926-01-01
The Story Of The Western Railroads written by Robert Edgar Riegel and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926-01-01 with History categories.
On December 23, 1852, the first train on the first railroad west of the Mississippi River steamed proudly from St. Louis to Cheltenham?the immense distance of five miles. In that moment of exaltation, writes Robert Edgar Riegel, "flags waved, bands played, and orators prophesied the flowering of the West under the beneficent influence of the steam locomotive. For once the orators were right. An epoch was marked. Twenty-five years earlier the musical whistle of the locomotive was as yet unheard in the United States. Twenty-five years later steel tracks spanned the continent from New York to San Francisco." In this account of the railroad conquest of the United States, the author is primarily concerned with the western phase of the story. He follows the Iron Horse west through Indian trouble, labor difficulties, civil war, and farmer disillusionment to the completion of the western railroad net. All aspects of the subject?financial, industrial, engineering, as well as the development of railroad regulation?are covered in this classic work.
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Author : Robert Edgar Riegel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
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The Story Of The Railroad
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Author : Cy Warman
language : en
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton
Release Date : 1898
The Story Of The Railroad written by Cy Warman and has been published by New York : D. Appleton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Pacific railroads categories.
Encyclopedia Of Western Railroad History
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Author : Donald B. Robertson
language : en
Publisher: Caxton Press
Release Date : 1986
Encyclopedia Of Western Railroad History written by Donald B. Robertson and has been published by Caxton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Mountain railroads categories.
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed reports on dates of operation, mergers, miles of track, maximum grade, gauge and rail weight. It also includes the histories of thousands of locomotives.
The History Of The Western Railroads
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Author : Bks Bison
language : en
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Release Date : 1985-01-01
The History Of The Western Railroads written by Bks Bison and has been published by Smithmark Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with Pacific railroads categories.
The West The Railroads Made
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Author : Carlos A. Schwantes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The West The Railroads Made written by Carlos A. Schwantes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.
Encyclopedia Of Western Railroad History The Mountain States
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Author : Donald B. Robertson
language : en
Publisher: Caxton Press
Release Date : 1986
Encyclopedia Of Western Railroad History The Mountain States written by Donald B. Robertson and has been published by Caxton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Business & Economics categories.
The New York Susquehanna Western Railroad
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Author : Robert E. Mohowski
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-09-16
The New York Susquehanna Western Railroad written by Robert E. Mohowski and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-16 with History categories.
The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad arose in 1881 through the merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania to the industrial centers of the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area. Immediately successful in the coal business, the NYS&W also attracted tourists by promoting the beauty and rural charm of the Delaware Water Gap and building picnic facilities for same-day excursions from both ends of the line. The company's fortunes rose through the 1920s, fell in the 1930s, surged in the 1940s as it became one of the region's busiest and most innovative passenger lines, and slowly declined from the 1950s until finally passing into bankruptcy in 1976 and reorganization into a regional freight hauler. As expertly and engagingly told in this heavily illustrated book—the first in-depth history of the line—the story of the NYS&W vividly illustrates the challenges faced by the many smaller railroad companies that contributed to America's industrial growth and the inventive solutions their directors devised to surmount these difficulties in the service of local and regional needs. Robert E. Mohowski traces the company's tangled history from the founding of its direct ancestor—the New Jersey, Hudson, and Delaware Railroad—in 1832 through its acquisition by the Erie Railroad in 1898, its reemergence as an independent entity in 1940, and its thirty-six-year-long struggle to keep the railroad in business. As Mohowski accounts, the NYS&W throughout its history aggressively sought out new sources of revenue, particularly as the traffic in coal dwindled. Commuter service became the most successful of these activities, and the line's management invested heavily in upgrading its locomotive and passenger car fleets. The company introduced streamlined, self-propelled cars that provided fast, comfortable travel in northeast New Jersey (a prototype for New Jersey Transit's present-day Midtown Direct service). These efforts, however, proved insufficient to prevent the company's demise. Beloved by railroad enthusiasts, the New York, Susquehanna & Western serves as a case study in technological innovation and creative management and stands as an important chapter in the history of American railroads.
Historical Memoir Of The Western Railroad
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Author : George Bliss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863
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The Grand Western Railroad Game
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Author : Robert S. Farnsworth
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2017-12-11
The Grand Western Railroad Game written by Robert S. Farnsworth and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-11 with History categories.
The Grand Western Railroad Game By: Robert S. Farnsworth The Grand Western Railroad Game by Robert S. Farnsworth is a fascinatingly detailed story of the historical importance of Western railroads. It has been meticulously written to educate the reader on the intricacies involved in the creation and growth of the Rock Island System over the “Empire Years.” The railroad’s premium passenger train service even inspired the popular song “The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Line.” To quote the author, “I wrote this book, not from just the viewpoint of a rail fan, hundreds of whom have diligently photographically documented the railroad’s passage through time, but from the viewpoint of a former employee and from the insights gained from a broad education in both the university and in the experience of a practiced transportation planner. I hope that the reader will learn from the stories told here that the workers tried valiantly to do their jobs, that the line’s managers were forced to play with the hand that was dealt to them from a less than full deck, and that investors expected to get a reasonable return on the often gigantic sums paid into the corporation. “I hope that the information contained within these covers leads others toward more detailed studies of the railroads and of the conditions in which they survived, if not prospered.”