Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Department of Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad crossings
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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South Philadelphia, the Abolishment of Grade Crossings and the Creation of Opportunities for Commercial and Industrial Development
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Department of Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad crossings
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A Brief Survey of Recent City-planning Reports in the United States
Author: Theodora Kimball HubbardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Journal of the Franklin Institute
Author: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)Publisher:
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-59.
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Author: The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 2
Author: Albert J. ChurellaPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253066379
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1621
Book Description
By 1933, the Pennsylvania Railroad had been in existence for nearly ninety years. During this time, it had grown from a small line, struggling to build west from the state capital in Harrisburg, to the dominant transportation company in the United States. In Volume 2 of The Pennsylvania Railroad, Albert J. Churella continues his history of this giant of American transportation. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the world's largest business corporation and the nation's most important railroad. By 1917, the Pennsylvania Railroad, like the nation itself, was confronting a very different world. The war that had consumed Europe since 1914 was about to engulf the United States. Amid unprecedented demand for transportation, the federal government undertook the management of the railroads, while new labor policies and new regulatory initiatives, coupled with a postwar recession, would challenge the company like never before. Only time would tell whether the years that followed would signal a new beginning for the Pennsylvania Railroad or the beginning of the end. The Pennsylvania Railroad: The Age of Limits, 1917–1933,represents an unparalleled look at the history, the personalities, and the technologies of this iconic American company in a period that marked the shift from building an empire to exploring the limits of their power.
The City and the Railway in the World from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Author: Ralf RothPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000591220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
This volume explores the relationship between cities and railways over three centuries. Despite their nearly 200-year existence, The City and the Railway in the World shows that urban railways are still politically and historically important to the modern world. Since its inception, cities have played a significant role in the railway system; cities were among the main reasons for building such efficient but lavish and costly modes of transport for persons, goods, and information. They also influenced the technological appearance of railways as these have had to meet particular demands for transport in urban areas. In 25 essays, this volume demonstrates that the relationship between the city and the railway is one of the most publicly debated themes in the context of daily lives in growing urban settings, as well as in the second urbanisation of the global South with migration from rural to urban landscapes. The volume’s broad geographical range includes discussions of railway networks, railway stations, and urban rails in countries such as India, Japan, England, Belgium, Romania, Nigeria, the USA, and Mexico. The City and the Railway in the World will be a useful tool for scholars interested in the history of transport, travel, and urban change.
National Municipal Review
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Manual of Information on City Planning and Zoning
Author: Theodora Kimball HubbardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Landscape Architecture
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Landscape architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Manual of Planning Information
Author: Theodora Kimball HubbardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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