Our Railroads To-Morrow (Classic Reprint)

Our Railroads To-Morrow (Classic Reprint)
Author: Edward Hungerford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2015-07-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781331737896

Excerpt from Our Railroads to-Morrow Do you chance to recall the story of Frankenstein, of the man-made monster, who, having been created, arose to slay the man who had created him? The railroad to-day is in much the position of the man who created the Frankenstein. Having in no small sense created the modern world, having riveted its very sinews of commerce together, it now stands in apparent danger of collapse. The world over, it is at least in peril of bankruptcy. Everywhere it is in trouble. One of the greatest if not indeed the greatest of factors in our social and commercial structure to-day is flying the signals of distress. Its perplexities are upon all tongues. Their solution seemingly has become the problem of all men. The railroad is almost the single great unsolved economic problem of the entire world to-day. The sweep of a great war, the debris of men and of human understanding that followed in its wake, the new and independent position of labor everywhere, the vast increases in fuel and in raw material costs all have contributed to the serious embarrassment of our railroads. But never to their breakdown. Please remember this. It is a common phrase these days to allude to "the breakdown of the railroads." But it is an incorrect phrase, decidedly incorrect. Even in Russia, where transport conditions to-day are the worst anywhere in the world, there has not been a complete railroad breakdown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Our Railroads To-Morrow

Our Railroads To-Morrow
Author: Edward Hungerford
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2022-07-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

For nearly a hundred years now we have been upbuilding the railroad structure of the world. America pioneered in its creation. Our fathers and our fathers' fathers cannot now remember the day when the call of the iron horse was not heard across the land. The railroad train has become part and parcel of our lives. And even though in these days with our motor cars at the curb we may have come to scorn the railroad train for our own short travels, we know full well that it brings the milk to our doorstep, the coal to our bins, the provender to our larders. It helps weave the fabric upon our backs, build the shoes upon our feet, form the hats upon our heads. At every corner, every turn, we are dependent upon the railroad. Therefore there is not a man or a woman in the entire United States to whom its present plight should not be of the keenest interest and importance.

Labor and the Railroads (Classic Reprint)

Labor and the Railroads (Classic Reprint)
Author: James O. Fagan
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2018-02-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780267689934

Excerpt from Labor and the Railroads In this country, to a greater extent, perhaps, than in any other, public Opinion should be termed popular Opinion, consequently it is very human and natural in its characteristics. Today it is radical, to-morrow conservative, but at all times it has its ear to the ground to catch lessons from history. While at times it may appear to be longsuffering and indifferent, it is, nevertheless, very slow to forgive an injury. This is the teaching of instinct, which is as noticeable in the behavior of a nation as in that of an individual. Just at present, for ex ample, popular Opinion cannot make up its mind to deal reasonably with corporations and managers. It has now to be educated to treat these people fairly. But the corporations cannot expect the public to arrive at the unassisted conclusion that their business, generally speaking, is now above board and legitimate. It thus becomes their duty to advertise and demonstrate these facts. Recon ciliation is certain to follow frankness and pub licity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Strategy of Great Railroads (Classic Reprint)

The Strategy of Great Railroads (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frank H. Spearman
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2015-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781332035724

Excerpt from The Strategy of Great Railroads Busied with its transportation concerns, the house saw the earliest alignment of those political movements in the United States that resulted in the most stupendous civil con ict Of modern times. They stuck to their ferryboats and their junk rails when Beecher was the pulpit and Greeley and Bennett and Raymond were the press Of this country. While still active in their busi ness they have seen the rise of every existing political party, and they may easily survive the Obsequies of the last Of them as they stand to-day. In the stage-coach and the canal mule they met and overcame the threatening competition Of fifty years ago; and their forces would face to-morrow with equal steadiness a billion-dollar invasion of their railroad territory. They alone, in all the railroad World Of to-day, go back, owners and managers in unbroken succession, Of the tele phone, the cable, and the telegraph. Nor in all that time have they ever wrecked a railroad or maintained a poor one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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Total Pages: 512
Release: 1922
Genre: Best books
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Through by Daylight

Through by Daylight
Author: Oliver Optic
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2017-11-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780260370228

Excerpt from Through by Daylight: Or, the Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad The lake shore series, of which this book is the first volume, includes Six stories, Whose locality and principal characters are nearly the same, and which were originally published in Oliver Optic's Magazine, Our Boys and Girls. The railroad, which is the basis Of the incidents in the first and second volumes, was suggested by the experience of several young gentlemen in Ohio, who had formed a com pany, and transacted all the business of a railroad in regular form, for the purpose of Obtaining a practical knowledge of the details of such a corporation. They issued certificates of shares, bonds, with interest coupons, elected officers, and appointed all the employees required for the management of a well-ordered railroad. The author is the fortunate possessor of one of the bonds of this company The Miami Valley Railroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When Railroads Were New (Classic Reprint)

When Railroads Were New (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles Frederick Carter
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780266218685

Excerpt from When Railroads Were New Much of the material was published in a series of articles in the Railroad M an's Magazine by the Frank A. Munsey Company, New York, through whose courtesy it is reproduced here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

My Story of the Civil War and the Under-Ground Railroad (Classic Reprint)

My Story of the Civil War and the Under-Ground Railroad (Classic Reprint)
Author: Marvin Benjamin Butler
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9780265427583

Excerpt from My Story of the Civil War and the Under-Ground Railroad For more than three years preceding the war, I ac quired the habit of keeping a diary, and from the day I enlisted, gave it special care and attention. On reaching home the last time it was laid by and hardly referred to until one year ago when I began to copy and te-write, as I then supposed, for my grand-children. But in do ing this it grew into a larger and more interesting vol ume than I had anticipated. Since its completion I have been urged by so many to offer it to the public, that I have finally concluded to do so. I cannot very well eliminate. My little love story or the little girl, from. This volume. It would spoil it forevery old soldier. She must have a place in my book, as she later became the best part of my life, until death separated us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Working and Management of an English Railway (Classic Reprint)

The Working and Management of an English Railway (Classic Reprint)
Author: George Findlay
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2018-03-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780364865828

Excerpt from The Working and Management of an English Railway In June, 1890, the Author was invited to read a paper at the Royal United Service Institution upon the Transport of Troops by Rail within the United King dom, and as a contribution, however humble, towards the elucidation of what might in certain contingencies become a question of great importance in connection with the defence of the country, he has thought it not out of place to embody the result of his consideration of the subject in chapter xvii. Of this work. At an earlier period of the same year, the writer delivered a lecture at the Society of Arts, upon the subject of Modern Improvements of Facilities in Rail way Travelling, and in the hope that this may prove to be to the general reader a not altogether uninteresting résumé of railway progress in this country during the last half century, the lecture, with certain emendations has been printed as an appendix to the present edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.