New York Railroad Men
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Steel Rails and Iron Men
Author : Barrie Sanford
Publisher : North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781552854525
Book Description
In the late nineteenth century, something stood in the way of mining and selling the riches discovered in the interior of British Columbia: mountains - and lots of them. While politicians and financiers wrangled over money and public support, engineers sought solutions to the obstacles presented by the terrain. Hundreds of men worked under dangerous conditions to make the Kettle Valley Railway a reality. In this updated edition, Barrie Sanford presents a unique pictorial history of the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. From its construction to its turbulent life- span and eventual demise, the magnitude of the engineering needed to build and run the line is celebrated in this classic railway history.
McClure's Magazine
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Periodicals
ISBN :
Book Description
Train
Author : Tom Zoellner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0698151399
Book Description
An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner—coauthor of the New York Times–bestselling An Ordinary Man—travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world—and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the Japanese-style bullet trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of this most indispensable form of travel. A masterful narrative history, Train also explores the sleek elegance of railroads and their hypnotizing rhythms, and explains how locomotives became living symbols of sex, death, power, and romance.
Long Steel Rail
Author : Norm Cohen
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252068812
Book Description
Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.
American Lumberman
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1952 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Lumber trade
ISBN :
Book Description
Bulletin
Author : United States. Forest Service
Publisher :
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN :
Book Description
Men of the Steel Rails
Author : James H. Ducker
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Workin' on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe -- Winning the workers : recruitment, discipline, and paternalistic policies of the Santa Fe -- Boomers, old-timers, and the romance of the rail -- Railroaders and their neighbors : Emporia, a case study -- "Damn the railway men" : the politics of frustration -- Brotherhoods : the protective function -- Brotherhoods : the fraternal function -- Santa Fe strikes.
Democratic Campaign Handbook
Author : Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 14,35 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Campaign literature
ISBN :
Book Description
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
Author : Martin W. Sandler
Publisher : Candlewick
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 20,31 MB
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763665274
Book Description
Experience the race of rails to link the country—and meet the men behind this incredible feat—in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos. In the 1850s, gold fever swept the West, but people had to walk, sail, or ride horses for months on end to seek their fortune. The question of faster, safer transportation was posed by national leaders. But with 1,800 miles of seemingly impenetrable mountains, searing deserts, and endless plains between the Missouri River and San Francisco, could a transcontinental railroad be built? It seemed impossible. Eventually, two railroad companies, the Central Pacific, which laid the tracks eastward, and the Union Pacific, which moved west, began the job. In one great race between iron men with iron wills, tens of thousands of workers blasted the longest tunnels that had ever been constructed, built the highest bridges that had ever been created, and finally linked the nation by two bands of steel, changing America forever.
