When Railroads Were New
Author : Charles Frederick Carter
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 17,83 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Railroads of New Jersey
Author : Lorett Treese
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 2006-03-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 081174356X
Book Description
• Regional histories of the major railroads • Railroad attractions Dividing the state into regions, the author recounts the stories of the people and events that shaped the state's railroad history, explores the major phases of the industry's development, and identifies the state's rail-culture relics--steam and diesel locomotives, routes, bridges, stations, and landmarks, as well as tourist railroad lines and Rails to Trails paths.
The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad
Author : Frank Walker Stevens
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Book Description
Nothing Like It In the World
Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2001-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743203173
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwest New Jersey
Author : Larry Lowenthal
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780960744428
Book Description
The West the Railroads Made
Author : Carlos A. Schwantes
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.
Railroads Across North America
Author : Claude Wiatrowski
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2007-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 161060136X
Book Description
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.
New Mexico's Railroads
Author : David F. Myrick
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780826311856
Book Description
From narrow-gauge lines to Amtrak, this railroad lover's book shows the importance of trains to New Mexico's heritage.
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The mountain states
Author : Donald B. Robertson
Publisher : Caxton Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,63 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
The American Railway: The Trains, Railroads, and People Who Ran the Rails
Author : Thomas Curtis Clarke
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 23,46 MB
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781796902433
Book Description
In the 1800s the railroads changed America and America changed the world. Celebrate the men and women who ran the rails, built the trains and commanded an empire of steel. Originally printed in 1893, this stunning reprinting of the rare classic, The American Railway, is filled with more than 200 gorgeous period illustration of locomotives, brakemen, engineers, rail service, managers and tycoons from the era. Learn how the 19th-century American railroad was constructed, managed and run to become the greatest railway in the world. This stunning reprint is edited and designed by Mark Bussler, director of Expo: Magic of the White City and writer of Tome of Infinity, The World's Fair of 1893 Ultra Massive Photographic Adventure, World War 1: A Dramatic Collection of Images, the Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide series and Westinghouse.
