Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Railroadman's Magazine
Author: Railroadman's Magazine
Author: The Story of American Railroads
Author: Stewart H. HolbrookPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486810070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
This richly comprehensive history by a self-proclaimed "low-brow" historian features more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints of America's railway system. Stewart H. Holbrook presents a dramatic, highly readable chronicle of the development of the backbone of the country's commerce and industry. Abounding in episodes of ingenuity and achievement, the growth of the railway system required constant improvements in techniques, devices, and machines, from the first wood burner that traveled on wooden rails to modern streamliners and diesel-powered giants. In addition to technological innovations, the colossal enterprise required courage and resolve to battle challenges posed by nature as well as by political maneuvering and corruption. This fascinating survey draws upon many hitherto unknown original sources and new data, in addition to firsthand accounts from hundreds of brakemen, conductors, engineers, and other railroad employees. Sound and authoritative, it constitutes a definitive history of America's railroads.
Santa Fe Employees' Magazine
Author: Railway Carmen's Journal
Author: The Signalman's Journal
Author: The Santa Fe Magazine
Author: Santa Fe Employes' Magazine
Author: Railroad Men
Author: Journal
Author: Institute of Transport (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description