American Steam Locomotives

2019-03-01
 |  Transportation
American Steam Locomotives

Author: William L. Withuhn

Publisher: Indiana University Press

ISBN: 9780253039354

Category: Transportation

Page: 464

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For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

The Best Transportation System in the World

2010-07-08
 |  History
The Best Transportation System in the World

Author: Mark H. Rose

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

ISBN: 9780812221169

Category: History

Page: 344

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This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology.

Metropolitan Railways

2003
 |  Transportation
Metropolitan Railways

Author: William D. Middleton

Publisher: Indiana University Press

ISBN: 0253341795

Category: Transportation

Page: 306

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"Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.

Staggers Rail Act Oversight

1988
 |  Coal
Staggers Rail Act Oversight

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105045256075

Category: Coal

Page: 978

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