The Story Of The American Railroad
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Author | : Stewart H. Holbrook |
Publisher | : New York : Crown Publishers |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Americana |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Claude Wiatrowski |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2007-09-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 161060136X |
From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and industry. This book celebrates the glory and grandeur of that legacy with a lavish tour of the history of the American railroad and the culture surrounding it. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, modern images, maps, timetables, tickets, brochures, and all manner of memorabilia, this volume offers a fascinating look at the rail industrys beginnings and development, as well as its place in American history. From the might of the major rail companies and their empires to the romance of rail travel, this is the full and fabulously colorful story of the industry that moved a nation--and stirs our imaginations to this day.
Author | : Geoffrey H. Doughty |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0253060656 |
Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
Author | : Christian Wolmar |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2012-09-25 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1610391802 |
America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line -- the first American railroad -- in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort, the American railroad network was bigger in every sense than Europe's, and facilitated everything from long-distance travel to commuting and transporting goods to waging war. It united far-flung parts of the country, boosted economic development, and was the catalyst for America's rise to world-power status. Every American town, great or small, aspired to be connected to a railroad and by the turn of the century, almost every American lived within easy access of a station. By the early 1900s, the United States was covered in a latticework of more than 200,000 miles of railroad track and a series of magisterial termini, all built and controlled by the biggest corporations in the land. The railroads dominated the American landscape for more than a hundred years but by the middle of the twentieth century, the automobile, the truck, and the airplane had eclipsed the railroads and the nation started to forget them. In The Great Railroad Revolution, renowned railroad expert Christian Wolmar tells the extraordinary story of the rise and the fall of the greatest of all American endeavors, and argues that the time has come for America to reclaim and celebrate its often-overlooked rail heritage.
Author | : Stewart H. Holbrook |
Publisher | : Random House Value Publishing |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780517001004 |
A history of the men who built the American railroad system.
Author | : Kevin EuDaly |
Publisher | : Crestline Books |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2016-09 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0785833897 |
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!
Author | : Robert E. Gallamore |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 523 |
Release | : 2014-06-17 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0674725646 |
Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.
Author | : Charlton Ogburn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Historical account of the growth of the railroad and it's influence on American history.
Author | : Albert Bushnell Hart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brian Solomon |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2013-10-20 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0760344884 |
"Illustrated history of the North American Railroad industry's mergers and acquisitions illustrated with historical photography and 50 specially commissioned maps and line diagrams charting that evolution"-Provided by publisher.