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Author : David C. Rollinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333730423
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Railways of the Caribbean written by David C. Rollinson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Horsford
Publisher : Mainline & Maritime
ISBN 13 : 9781900340205
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The Railways of Jamaica written by James Horsford and published by Mainline & Maritime. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jamaica Railway Company opened in 1845 with British finance and locomotives and expanded to open up the interior of the island, transporting bananas, sugar, rum, and other produce to the ports. American steam started to appear in the years prior to WW1, however, Englishman P.C. Dewhurst was the CME during the early 20th Century. The Jamaica Government Railway owned the system from 1900 and in 1960 this became the state-owned but independent Jamaica Railway Corporation. Dieselisation with British-built locos and railcars developed from the mid-1950s, indeed the JRC even bought some ex-LMS Stanier coaches from BR in 1964. Other diesels came from Canada, and France. The history is described fully and the routes are followed in detail with track diagrams and photos showing many key locations and the traffic operating. Steam & diesel locomotives, railcars and rolling stock all have their own chapters to give comprehensive coverage.
Author : United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Railways of South America written by United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederic Magie Halsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Railways of South and Central America written by Frederic Magie Halsey and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900095082
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Railways of Latin America in Historic Postcards written by Christopher Walker and published by . This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W RODNEY LONG
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 870 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book RAILWAYS OF SOUTH AMERICA written by W RODNEY LONG and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1586488511
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Blood, Iron, and Gold written by Christian Wolmar and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a decade, tracks were being laid as far afield as Australia and Cuba, and by the outbreak of World War I, the United States alone boasted over a quarter of a million miles. With unrelenting determination, architectural innovation, and under gruesome labor conditions, a global railroad network was built that forever changed the way people lived. From Panama to Punjab, from Tasmania to Turin, Christian Wolmar shows how cultures were enriched, and destroyed, by one of the greatest global transport revolutions of our time, and celebrates the visionaries and laborers responsible for its creation.
Author : Matthew D. Esposito
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351211609
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book A World History of Railway Cultures, 1830-1930 written by Matthew D. Esposito and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, volume 4 considers the Americas
Author : James W. Lapsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Prospectus of a Combined System of Railways written by James W. Lapsley and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Railways of South America ... written by United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Special Agents Series written by United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas J. Puffert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226685098
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)
Download or read book Tracks Across Continents, Paths Through History written by Douglas J. Puffert and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard track gauge—the distance between the two rails—enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. But despite the benefits of standardization, early North American railways used six different gauges extensively, and even today breaks of gauge at national borders and within such countries as India and Australia are expensive burdens on commerce. In Tracks across Continents, Paths through History, Douglas J. Puffert offers a global history of railway track gauge, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted. Drawing on the economic theory of path dependence, and grounded in economic, technical, and institutional realities, this innovative volume traces how early historical events, and even idiosyncratic personalities, have affected choices of gauge ever since, despite changing technology and understandings of what gauge is optimal. Puffert also uses this history to develop new insights in the theory of path dependence. Tracks across Continents, Paths through History will be essential reading for anyone interested in how history and economics inform each other.
Author : Sarah Baxter
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781319383
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)
Download or read book History of the World in 500 Railway Journeys written by Sarah Baxter and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is everywhere, and is never as complete as when it can be accessed on a part of history itself. The locomotive is one of the great steps in progress of civilisation that undoubtably connects us to land and history that was shaped by the machine itself. Although a basic form of railway, or rutway, did exist in Ancient Greek and Roman times – notably the ship trackway between Diolkos and the Isthmus of Corinth around 600 BC – it would take several thousand years before the first fare-paying passenger service was launched in the early nineteenth century. Some two hundred years on, it is possible to travel by train to some of the world's most remote and remarkable destinations, and track the many wonderful legacies of the Earth's extensive history – man-made and otherwise. From prehistoric rock formations to skyscraper cities, slow steam engines to high-speed bullet trains, let A History of the World in 500 Railway Journeys be your guide. Through its beautifully illustrated pages, and 500 awe-inspiring railway journeys, you can chart your own transcontinental itinerary through time. Chug through canyons, steam past ancient monuments, speed through cities, luxuriate in the railcars of presidents and queens, or make express connections between key historical moments or epic eras, A History of the World in 500 Railway Journeys has it all. A must-read for travellers, railfans and history buffs alike, offering inspiration and information in equal measure.
Author : Ken Harris
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780710628176
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Jane's World Railways 2007/2008 written by Ken Harris and published by Ihs Global Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers railway systems in nearly 140 countries worldwide. Includes key personnel, organisations, financial status, current operations, planned developments, and traction/rolling stock. Plus detailed maps and images, and details for 2000 manufacturers, suppliers and service companies
Author : Colin M. Lewis
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book British Railways in Argentina, 1857-1914 written by Colin M. Lewis and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1983 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. R. Darsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Caribbean Cane Tramways written by R. R. Darsley and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Horsford
Publisher : Mainline & Maritime
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Barbados Railway written by James Horsford and published by Mainline & Maritime. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Barbados Railway, illustrated by numerous maps and black & white photographs. Includes coverage of both the 3'6" and 2'6" gauge eras, route description, and detailed descriptions of train services, locomotives and rolling stock.
