Author: Cudahy, Brian Publisher: Fordham University Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: ?I declare the subway open,? said Mayor George B. McClelland at about 2 p.m. on October 27, 1904. His hand on the switch, McClelland drove the new electric-powered cars of the Interborough Rapid Trans...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Once the second-largest steam locomotive builder in the U.S., American Locomotive Company (Alco) produced 75,000 locomotives, among them such famous examples as the 4-6-4 Hudsons and 4-8-4 Niagaras bu...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Once the second-largest steam locomotive builder in the U.S., American Locomotive Company (Alco) produced 75,000 locomotives, among them such famous examples as the 4-6-4 Hudsons and 4-8-4 Niagaras bu...
Author: Loomis, Jim Publisher: Chicago Review Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Written for both veterans and those considering their first rail journey, this guide is an expansive resource for train travel and the broader world of rail transit in the United States and Canada. Br...
Author: Holland, Julian Publisher: David & Charles Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: What is the story behind the Mallard's speed record? Why did Brunel's atmospheric South Devon Railway fail? Who were the most famous locomotive engineers and designers? How did a locomotive manage ...
Author: Holland, Julian Publisher: David & Charles Format: Adobe PDF
Description: What is the story behind the Mallard's speed record? Why did Brunel's atmospheric South Devon Railway fail? Who were the most famous locomotive engineers and designers? How did a locomotive manage ...
Author: Wegman, Mark Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era” of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passeng...
Author: Wegman, Mark Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era” of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passen...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Philadelphia-based Baldwin began designing and building steam locomotives in the 1830s and gave the U.S. many of its most significant and famous types of steam, and diesel-electric motive power. ...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Philadelphia-based Baldwin began designing and building steam locomotives in the 1830s and gave the U.S. many of its most significant and famous types of steam, and diesel-electric motive power. This...
Author: Wolmar, Christian Publisher: Public Affair Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Britain's leading train expert tells the epic story of how the world's railroads shaped commerce, cultures, and countries, and created the modern era
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses ...
Author: Solomon, Brian / Yough, Patrick Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-nine...
Author: Solomon, Brian / Yough, Patrick Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-nine...
Author: Kenneally, Ian Publisher: The Collins Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Dispossessed and oppressed for so long, it is no surprise that many Irish ended up fighting in other people's wars. For many, a career as a soldier was the last hope for a better life. Courage and Co...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Blending automotive manufacturing and styling techniques with state-of-the-art diesel-electric technologies, General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division conceived and marketed America’s first ...
Author: Churella, Albert Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: comparative work of business history and the history of technology, the book is not a complete history of any locomotive builder, nor does it explore the origins of the diesel engine in great detail. ...
Author: Sweeney, Alan / Sweeney, Judy Publisher: Tribute Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Gateway to the Clouds is a story of the Scranton, Dunmore, Moosic Lake Railroad. From narrow and standard gauge steam railroading to the electric trolley, readers will ride the pages of this interesti...
Author: N/A Publisher: Information Architects Format: Adobe PDF
Description: "The ICL World Link" report (bi-lingual, English-Russian) outlines proposals for an intercontinental transport and energy corridor between Eurasia and Americas via the Bering Strait. The 60-page A4 ...
Author: Henwood, James / Muncie, John Publisher: Tribute Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The dawn of the 20th Century saw a new form of transportation evolve in the United States: the interurban electric railway. These enterprises were natural offshoots of the original, short urban trolle...
Author: Burness, Tad Publisher: Krause Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Relive the glory years of American railroading Return to an era when passenger trains represented the height of luxury and riding the rails was the only way to travel. Classic Railroad Advertising ...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: This complete and illustrated guide to railroad signaling in the U.S. simplifies and presents the utterly bewildering array of mechanisms, procedures, and rules that have evolved since the 1830s to pr...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: From the 1830s to today, the railroad industry has developed myriad complex mechanisms to help keep North America’s railroad rights-of-ways safe, efficient, and relatively accident-free. In this...
Author: Wiatrowski, Claude Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and indu...
Author: Murray, Tom Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Few stories in the annals of railroading are as compelling as the construction, evolution, and astounding successes of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. This sprawling volu...
Author: Usselman, Steven W. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Efforts to create and mould new technologies have been a central, recurrent feature of the American experience since at least the time of the Revolution. In Regulating Railroad Innovation, historian S...
Author: Welsh, Joe / Howes, Bill Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of ...
Author: Welsh, Joe / Howes, Bill Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of t...
Author: EuDaly, Kevin / Schafer, Mike Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilaratin...
Author: EuDaly, Kevin / Schafer, Mike Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For those who enjoy seeing those colorful diesel locomotives of yesteryear at work, this book is a great way to reminisce.--The Michigan Railfan If the evolution of the diesel locomotive captiv...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: For those who enjoy seeing those colorful diesel locomotives of yesteryear at work, this book is a great way to reminisce.--The Michigan Railfan If the evolution of the diesel locomotive captiv...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses ...
Author: Solomon, Brian Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Blending automotive manufacturing and styling techniques with state-of-the-art diesel-electric technologies, General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division conceived and marketed America’s first ...
Author: Burness, Tad Publisher: Krause Publications Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Relive the glory years of American railroading Return to an era when passenger trains represented the height of luxury and riding the rails was the only way to travel. Classic Railroad Advertising ...
Author: Murray, Tom Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Few stories in the annals of railroading are as compelling as the construction, evolution, and astounding successes of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. This sprawling volu...
Author: Murray, Tom Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Few stories in the annals of railroading are as compelling as the construction, evolution, and astounding successes of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. This sprawling volu...
