Author: John Elfreth WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad rails
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
The Development of the American Rail and Track
Author: John Elfreth WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad rails
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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The Development of the American Rail and Track, as Illustrated by the Collection in the U.S. National Museum
Author: John Elfreth WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad rails
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMER RAIL &
Author: J[ohn] Elfreth 1852-1903 WatkinsPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781361806685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
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The Development of the American Rail and Track, As Illutrated by the Collection in the U.S. National Museum
Author: J Elfreth WatklinsPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020066399
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book provides a comprehensive look at the American rail and track system, as shown through the extensive collection at the US National Museum. Readers will gain a deep understanding of the development and evolution of this critical transportation infrastructure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Development of the American Rail and Track, as Illustrated by the Collection in the U.S. National Museum
Author: John Elfreth WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad rails
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Development of the American Rail and Track, as Illustrated by the Collection in the U.S. National Museum
Author: John Elfreth WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad rails
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Development of the American Rail and Track
Author: J. Elfreth WatkinsPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333451929
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Excerpt from The Development of the American Rail and Track: As Illustrated by the Collection in the U. S. National Museum In considering the improvement in methods of transportation, I am led to think that there is a tendency to overestimate the benefits aris ing from the invention and improvement of the locomotive, and to overlook what has been done by those who devoted time and thought to the development of the various systems of permanent way. The improvement made in track construction in England during the first quarter of the century made the introduction of the locomotive there possible. 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.
Empire's Tracks
Author: Manu KarukaPublisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520296648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Empire’s Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial foundations of U.S. political economy. Tracing the shared paths of Indigenous and Asian American histories, this multisited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies, a linked chain spanning the heart of U.S. imperialism. This highly original and beautifully wrought book unveils how the transcontinental railroad laid the tracks of the U.S. Empire.
Making Tracks
Author: Terry PindellPublisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802112798
Category : Railroad travel
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
The author relates his journey across America aboard passenger trains, recalls the tales of noted figures in the history of American railroading, and highlights adventures and passengers he met along the way
American Railroads
Author: Robert E. GallamorePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674369378
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Once an icon of American industry, railroads fell into a long decline beginning around the turn of the twentieth century. Overburdened with regulation and often displaced by barge traffic on government-maintained waterways, trucking on interstate highways, and jet aviation, railroads measured their misfortune in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, however, as Robert Gallamore and John Meyer demonstrate, rail transportation is reviving, rescued by new sources of traffic and advanced technology, as well as less onerous bureaucracy. In 1970, Congress responded to the industry's plight by consolidating most passenger rail service nationwide into Amtrak. But private-sector freight service was left to succeed or fail on its own. The renaissance in freight traffic began in 1980 with the Staggers Rail Act, which allowed railroad companies to contract with customers for services and granted freedom to set most rates based on market supply and demand. Railroads found new business hauling low-sulfur coal and grain long distances in redesigned freight cars, while double-stacked container cars moved a growing volume of both international and domestic goods. Today, trains have smaller crews, operate over better track, and are longer and heavier than ever before. Near the end of the twentieth century, after several difficult but important mergers, privately owned railroads increased their investments in safe, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly freight transportation. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this crucial U.S. industry managed to turn itself around.