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Trains Across the Continent, Second Edition

Author : Rudolph Daniels
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253214119
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Trains Across the Continent, Second Edition written by Rudolph Daniels and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trains Across the Continent North American Railroad History Second Edition Rudolph Daniels A wonderfully readable, illustrated guide to the history of railroads in America. "Trains Across the Continent is everything you need to know about railroad history—both educational and enjoyable reading." —Dean Bruce, President, Railroad Education Training Association "Trains Across the Continent should be in every public school library in the country. Quickly and concisely Dr. Daniels leads you through the maze of building, merging, and a myriad of other details necessary to understand modern railroading. Steam, diesel, passenger, and freight are all carefully explained on a national scale rather than railroad specific, making this book even more of a useful tool for the student." —Donald D. Snoddy, Historian, Union Pacific Railroad "Trains Across the Continent" is a truly comprehensive account of how railroads helped shape, and are continuing to shape, the history of North America." —Jonathan B. Hanna, Historian, Canadian Pacific Railway "Nothing but positive comments about it from faculty and students alike. . . . The industry bible in this area." —Phillip B. Cypret, Sacramento City College "Professor Daniels displays both passion and scholarship in this nicely arranged buffet of subjects both large and minute, important and interesting, serious and fun, to present a delicious overview of railroad history." —James D. Porterfield, author of Dining by Rail "Daniels manages to make brief mention of all major points of North American railroad history . . . from the workings of a steam locomotive to the dawn of the railroad mega-merger, nearly every conceivable aspect of railroading receives attention. . . . This volume is a must for those wishing to broaden or hone their knowledge of the birth and evolution of the railroad industry in North America." —Rail News Updated maps, new appendices, a greatly expanded bibliography, detailed discussions of the recent attempted mergers of the CN and BNSF, of the diesel locomotive, and of railroad electrification further round out the usefulness of Trains Across the Continent as the complete and concise introduction to North American railroads. Rudolph Daniels is Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department at Western Iowa Tech Community College, where he teaches history and Railroad Operations Technology.

Trains Across the Continent

Author : Rudolph L. Daniels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965964807
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Trains Across the Continent written by Rudolph L. Daniels and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Across the Continent. D.'s Distance Tables; Or Travellers'Pocket Companion. ... Second Edition. [With Map.]

Author : John DISTURNELL
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Across the Continent. D.'s Distance Tables; Or Travellers'Pocket Companion. ... Second Edition. [With Map.] written by John DISTURNELL and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Normalizing Extreme Imprisonment

Author : Marion Vannier
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192562878
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Normalizing Extreme Imprisonment written by Marion Vannier and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical, theoretical, and empirical examination of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP) is long overdue. This book presents a unique case study of the 'normalization' of LWOP. More specifically, it explores the ties between LWOP's normalization and death penalty abolitionism, using California as a case study. Drawing on rich empirical research, it brings together relevant literature in criminology, the sociology of punishment, social policy, and sentencing to provide insights into the nature of American penal politics, the role of progressive pressure groups, and the relationship between life imprisonment and capital punishment. This study investigates the extent to which members of civil society who challenge capital punishment (lawyers, non-profit organizations, and lobbyists) have helped normalize LWOP by fostering the belief that it is humane and merciful. The monograph focuses on three domains where anti-death penalty activists have lobbied, campaigned, pled for, and agreed to LWOP; Congress, the political sphere, and courtrooms. For each domain, the book teases out the motivations of the main actors and agencies involved. It analyses the constraints under which they considered themselves to be operating, and the relationship between these motivations and the broad social, legal, and political environment in which they unfolded. Particular attention is paid to actors' understandings of the concepts of 'life' and 'death' in punishment. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

Chicago: past, present, future ... Second edition, etc

Author : John Stephen WRIGHT
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Chicago: past, present, future ... Second edition, etc written by John Stephen WRIGHT and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Waiting on a Train

Author : James McCommons
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603582592
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Waiting on a Train written by James McCommons and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the tumultuous year of 2008--when gas prices reached $4 a gallon, Amtrak set ridership records, and a commuter train collided with a freight train in California--journalist James McCommons spent a year on America's trains, talking to the people who ride and work the rails throughout much of the Amtrak system. Organized around these rail journeys, Waiting on a Train is equal parts travel narrative, personal memoir, and investigative journalism. Readers meet the historians, railroad executives, transportation officials, politicians, government regulators, railroad lobbyists, and passenger-rail advocates who are rallying around a simple question: Why has the greatest railroad nation in the world turned its back on the very form of transportation that made modern life and mobility possible? Distrust of railroads in the nineteenth century, overregulation in the twentieth, and heavy government subsidies for airports and roads have left the country with a skeletal intercity passenger-rail system. Amtrak has endured for decades, and yet failed to prosper owing to a lack of political and financial support and an uneasy relationship with the big, remaining railroads. While riding the rails, McCommons explores how the country may move passenger rail forward in America--and what role government should play in creating and funding mass-transportation systems. Against the backdrop of the nation's stimulus program, he explores what it will take to build high-speed trains and transportation networks, and when the promise of rail will be realized in America.

Global Monsoon System, The: Research And Forecast (2nd Edition)

Author : Chih-pei Chang
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814460680
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Global Monsoon System, The: Research And Forecast (2nd Edition) written by Chih-pei Chang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a current review of the science of monsoon research and forecasting. The contents are based on the invited reviews presented at the World Meteorological Organization's Fourth International Workshop on Monsoons in late 2008, with subsequent manuscripts revised from 2009 to early 2010. The book builds on the concept that the monsoons in various parts of the globe can be viewed as components of an integrated global monsoon system, while emphasizing that significant region-specific characteristics are present in individual monsoon regions. The topics covered include all major monsoon regions and time scales (mesoscale, synoptic, intraseasonal, interannual, decadal, and climate change). It is intended to provide an updated comprehensive review of the current status of knowledge, modeling capability, and future directions in the research of monsoon systems around the world.

Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition

Author : Christof Spieler
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642832146
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition written by Christof Spieler and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gets right to the point: put [transit] where the people are...The author combines detailed knowledge and a refreshing frankness...Keep this book within easy reach.” -Planning In some US and Canadian cities, transit has quietly been expanding and improving over the last few years, despite funding and ridership challenges. How do we assess the advances and failures of our current systems to move forward strategically and wisely? The first edition of Trains, Buses, People was dubbed “a transit wonk’s bible” and guided “a smarter conversation about urban transit” in the US. This second edition is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico). In Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, transit expert and “transportation hero” Christof Spieler provides a new section on inclusivity to help agencies understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Select cities include new maps overlaying transit and poverty data, and systems that have started construction since the first edition in 2018 have been added. Other new sections address network typologies, guideway types, station types, and fares. Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone—regardless of training or experience—can identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun, accessible, and visually appealing Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 49 metropolitan areas in the US and eight metropolitan areas in Canada that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. Spieler ranks the best and worst systems and he offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition is intended for non-experts—it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. It shows that it is possible, with the right tools, to build good transit.

The Street Railway Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1650 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

All Aboard!

Author : Jim Loomis
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book All Aboard! written by Jim Loomis and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive guide to North American train travel, complete with booking procedures, on-board etiquette, maps, floor plans for typical coach and sleeping cars, and more. This new edition reflects all the recent changes at Amtrak, North America's largest passenger rail system.

What's With St. Louis? Second Edition

Author : Valerie Battle Kienzle
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681061848
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book What's With St. Louis? Second Edition written by Valerie Battle Kienzle and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are turtles incorporated into the wrought iron fence at The Old Court House? Can beaver be eaten during Lent? Why are pieces of metal track imbedded in some local streets? Who is Sweet Meat, and should he be avoided? These and other questions about St. Louis routinely perplex both natives and newcomers to the area. In this updated version of her 2016 book, author Valerie Battle Kienzle continues her quest to find answers to some of The Gateway City’s most puzzling questions, digging through countless archives and talking to local experts. Part cultural study of The River City and part history lesson, the book reveals the backstories of more local places, events, and beloved traditions. Want to know why St. Louisans are so obsessed with soccer or why the acclaimed Missouri Botanical Garden contains a Japanese garden? Look no further. Dig into this informative and entertaining update for answers to those and dozens of other questions.

Geographers

Author : Hayden Lorimer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474227198
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Geographers written by Hayden Lorimer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Trains

Author : Publications International Ltd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781640308688
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book American Trains written by Publications International Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North American Trains travels across the United States, Canada, and Mexico by rail to highlight the continent's greatest and most historic railways. Covers forgotten public transportation systems like the Los Angeles Railway, restored narrow-gauge mining routes, and heavily used freight systems. Highlights iconic steam, diesel, and electric railways. High-definition and archival photographs. Hardcover, 144 pages. Perfect book for your coffee table or gift for your family's locomotive enthusiast!

Oswal-Gurukul Geography Chapterwise Objective + Subjective for CBSE Class 12 Term 2 Exam

Author : Oswal - Gurukul
Publisher : Oswal Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9392563310
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Oswal-Gurukul Geography Chapterwise Objective + Subjective for CBSE Class 12 Term 2 Exam written by Oswal - Gurukul and published by Oswal Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition

Author : Michael Rhodes
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760346097
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition written by Michael Rhodes and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An updated edition of the work first published in 2003, describing and illustrating more than 100 working railyards throughout the United States and Canada. Includes photos, system maps, and yard diagrams"--Provided by publisher.

China's Second Continent

Author : Howard W. French
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307946657
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book China's Second Continent written by Howard W. French and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Chinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-winning investigative journalist and former New York Times bureau chief in Africa and China, in the definitive account of this seismic geopolitical development. China’s burgeoning presence in Africa is already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people. From Liberia to Senegal to Mozambique, in creaky trucks and by back roads, French introduces us to the characters who make up China’s dogged emigrant population: entrepreneurs singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, and less-lucky migrants barely scraping by but still convinced of Africa’s opportunities. French’s acute observations offer illuminating insight into the most pressing unknowns of modern Sino-African relations: Why China is making these cultural and economic incursions into the continent; what Africa’s role is in this equation; and what the ramifications for both parties and their people—and the watching world—will be in the foreseeable future. One of the Best Books of the Year at • The Economist • The Guardian • Foreign Affairs

Across the Continent, Atlantic & Pacific Railway

Author : Brown Thurston and Company
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780530742984
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Across the Continent, Atlantic & Pacific Railway written by Brown Thurston and Company and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.