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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 | : Russell S. Bonds |
| Publisher | : Westholme Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description.
| Author | : Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 468 |
| Release | : 2001-11-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780743203173 |
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
| Author | : Rob Johnson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Railroad stories |
| ISBN | : 9780760720448 |
| Author | : Robert T. Royem |
| Publisher | : Limelight Pr/Royem Photography |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780964343016 |
| Author | : Kevin J. Holland |
| Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Railroad terminals |
| ISBN | : 0760308322 |
A blend of archival photos combine with modern color shots to relate the stories behind the design, the architecture, and the use of terminals like Grand Central Station and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. 150 photos.
| 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 | : Paul Theroux |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 2006-06-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 054752515X |
The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.
| Author | : Brian Solomon |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : 9781610605595 |
History and description of the Union Pacific Railroad.
