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American Railroads

Author : John F. Stover
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226776603
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book American Railroads written by John F. Stover and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains, or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this vision was eclipsed for a time by the rise of air travel and trucking, railroads have enjoyed a rebirth in recent years as profitable freight carriers. A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and rebirth of railroads in the United States, John F. Stover's American Railroads traces their history from the first lines that helped eastern seaports capture western markets to today's newly revitalized industry. Stover describes the growth of the railroads' monopoly, with the consequent need for state and federal regulations; relates the vital part played by the railroads during the Civil War and the two World Wars; and charts the railroads' decline due to the advent of air travel and trucking during the 1950s. In two new chapters, Stover recounts the remarkable recovery of the railroads, along with other pivotal events of the industry's recent history. During the 1960s declining passenger traffic and excessive federal regulation led to the federally-financed creation of Amtrak to revive passenger service and Conrail to provide freight service on bankrupt northeastern railroads. The real savior for the railroads, though, proved to be the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, which brought prosperity to rail freight carriers by substantially deregulating the industry. By 1995, renewed railroad freight traffic had reached nearly twice its former peak in 1944. Bringing both a seasoned eye and new insights to bear on one of the most American of industries, Stover has produced the definitive history of railroads in the United States.

The Great Railroad Revolution

Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610391799
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Great Railroad Revolution written by Christian Wolmar and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic tale of America's railroads--the largest rail network in the world--and how they built a modern nation

America's Largest Railway

Author : Canadian National Railways
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book America's Largest Railway written by Canadian National Railways and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Geography of Transport Systems

Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136777326
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Geography of Transport Systems written by Jean-Paul Rodrigue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

Railroad Facts

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Railroad Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Life and Decline of the American Railroad

Author : John F. Stover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Decline of the American Railroad written by John F. Stover and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete Book of North American Railroading

Author : Kevin EuDaly
Publisher : Crestline Books
ISBN 13 : 0785833897
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of North American Railroading written by Kevin EuDaly and published by Crestline Books. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate over 150 years of the North American railroad with this visual history. You'll be amazed by over 400 modern and vintages photographs of these trains!

Riding the Rails in the USA

Author : Martin W. Sandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198030339
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Riding the Rails in the USA written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord's plan!" Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig!" But it didn't matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship of America with the train, showing how the railroad was the single largest influence on the development of the nation's history and economy as it became possible to move freight and people farther and faster than ever before.

America's Largest Railway

Author : Canadian National Railways
Publisher : Canadian National Railways, 195
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book America's Largest Railway written by Canadian National Railways and published by Canadian National Railways, 195. This book was released on 195? with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Electric Interurban Railways in America

Author : George Woodman Hilton
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804740142
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Electric Interurban Railways in America written by George Woodman Hilton and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation

The American Railroad Passenger Car

Author : John H. White
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801827477
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The American Railroad Passenger Car written by John H. White and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed since its publication as the definitive - and most opulent - book on the subject, The American Railroad Passenger Car is now made available in an unabridged two-part softcover edition.

American Railway Transportation

Author : Emory Richard Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Railway Transportation written by Emory Richard Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

One Hundred Years of American Railroading

Author : John William Starr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Years of American Railroading written by John William Starr and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Railroads

Author : Association of American Railroads
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Railroads written by Association of American Railroads and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Railway

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The American Railway written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

America's Largest Railway System

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book America's Largest Railway System written by and published by . This book was released on 1947* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

North American Railroads

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760341176
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book North American Railroads written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is also accompanied by one or more fact boxes offering details on the railroads' geographic scope, hardware, and freight and passenger operations. Spanning more than a century and a half, this giant compendium of “fallen flags,” Class I behemoths, classic regional carriers, and transportation icons is sure to become the go-to compendium for railfans of all stripes.