Author: Charles Frederick CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
When Railroads Were New
Author: Charles Frederick CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Railroads of New Jersey
Author: Lorett TreesePublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 081174356X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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.
Nothing Like It In the World
Author: Stephen E. AmbrosePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad
Author: Frank Walker StevensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwest New Jersey
Author: Larry LowenthalPublisher:
ISBN: 9780960744428
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The West the Railroads Made
Author: Carlos A. SchwantesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.
New Mexico's Railroads
Author: David F. MyrickPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826311856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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. RobertsonPublisher: Caxton Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The American Railway: The Trains, Railroads, and People Who Ran the Rails
Author: Thomas Curtis ClarkePublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781796902433
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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.
Railroads of the Civil War
Author: Michael LeavyPublisher: Westholme Pub Llc
ISBN: 9781594161193
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The "iron horse" became a major weapon in the first war fully dependent on railroads. Moreover railroads would escalate and prolong the war. Leavy provides a study of trains in the Civil War through photographs and a rich narrative.