Steel Mill Railroads in Color
Author : Stephen M. Timko
Publisher : Morning Sun Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,27 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Mills and mill-work
ISBN : 9781582482781
Author : Stephen M. Timko
Publisher : Morning Sun Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,27 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Mills and mill-work
ISBN : 9781582482781
Author : Albert J. Churella
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 970 pages
File Size : 33,48 MB
Release : 2012-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0812207629
"Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world. In 1914, the PRR employed more than two hundred thousand people—more than double the number of soldiers in the United States Army. As the self-proclaimed "Standard Railroad of the World," this colossal corporate body underwrote American industrial expansion and shaped the economic, political, and social environment of the United States. In turn, the PRR was fundamentally shaped by the American landscape, adapting to geography as well as shifts in competitive economics and public policy. Albert J. Churella's masterful account, certain to become the authoritative history of the Pennsylvania Railroad, illuminates broad themes in American history, from the development of managerial practices and labor relations to the relationship between business and government to advances in technology and transportation. Churella situates exhaustive archival research on the Pennsylvania Railroad within the social, economic, and technological changes of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America, chronicling the epic history of the PRR intertwined with that of a developing nation. This first volume opens with the development of the Main Line of Public Works, devised by Pennsylvanians in the 1820s to compete with the Erie Canal. Though a public rather than a private enterprise, the Main Line foreshadowed the establishment of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1846. Over the next decades, as the nation weathered the Civil War, industrial expansion, and labor unrest, the PRR expanded despite competition with rival railroads and disputes with such figures as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. The dawn of the twentieth century brought a measure of stability to the railroad industry, enabling the creation of such architectural monuments as Pennsylvania Station in New York City. The volume closes at the threshold of American involvement in World War I, as the strategies that PRR executives had perfected in previous decades proved less effective at guiding the company through increasingly tumultuous economic and political waters.
Author : Henry V. (Henry Varnum) Poor
Publisher : New York : H.V. & H.W. Poor. [1869-1894]
Page : 1170 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2018-07-31
Category :
ISBN :
Excerpt from Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1877-78 Devoted to the discussion of the Financial Topics of the day, to original and selected articles upon the principles and practice of Banking and the Laws relating thereto, and to Statistics in refer ence to Banks, Finance and Political Economy in general. In addition to its valuable statistical and economic information, the Banker's Magazine furnishes reports of all Legal Decisions important to banks and their dealers. Each number contains also a careful record of all recent changes among banks and bankers. 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.
Author : Hans Halberstadt
Publisher : Friedman-Fairfax
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Railroad trains
ISBN : 9781586631109
Featuring more than 30 beautiful, historic trains and locomotives, this exquisite volume--big and horizontal, all the better to capture the length and breadth of the cars and tracks--paints an intimate portrait of North American railroad history. Firsthand accounts of life on the rails, more than 150 dramatic photographs, and a close look at how trains transformed the continent's landscape, society, and history make this a thrill for any railroad aficionado. The story begins with the dawn of the steam era and goes through the golden age of railroad travel and on to the current day. The classics on these lavishly illustrated pages include the tiny, treasured Best Friend of Charleston, the celebrated Twentieth Century Limited Streamliner, and high-speed models that cross the country today.
Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2001-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743203173
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 21,83 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780813129150
Author : William D. Middleton
Publisher : William D. Middleton
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
The interurban era
Author :
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780785825739
In 1869 the east and west coasts of the USA were at last linked by rail, launching what is now known as the “golden age of the railroad.” Within twenty years several other major transcontinental routes had been opened, and the railroad companies who had invested millions of dollars need to attract both freight and passengers. To celebrate these pioneering routes, the railroad companies, enterprising publishers and even the United States Geological Service, produced a large quantity of colorful literature, including souvenir books, foldout postcards and illustrated maps. This exciting volume, packed with rare railroadiana and expertly-written text, brings those wonderful days back to life!
Author : Robert T. Royem
Publisher : Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780964343016
Author : John A. Rehor
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
The story of how an independent railroad fought for its life throughout its competitive history. Presents the history of the famed New York. Chicago & St. Louis Railroad with a system map, division profiles, illustrated rosters, chapter maps and more. By John A. Rehor. 8 1/2 x 11; 484 pgs.; 527 b&w photos and 15 illus.; includes dust jacket.