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The iron road : an illustrated history of the railroad, Christian Wolmar

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From the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, 'The Iron Road' tells the hidden stories of railway history - the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways. Uncover the compelling tales of bold vision, invention and error, and social change behind the history of trains and railways, with famous railways such as the Transsiberian fully explored
Language
eng
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Edition
First American edition.
Extent
400 pages
Contents
  • The first tracks. From wagonways to railroads ; The father of railroads ; Powering the engine ; The first American railroads ; The early years of American steam ; Europe takes to the rails ; Map : western European railroads ; Railroad mania ; Wheels and trucks ; The American Civil War ; Signals in the steam age ; Heroic failures ; India : Dalhousie's colonial imperative ; Map : early Indian railroads ; The navvies : digging, drinking, and fighting ; The track structure ; Cuban sugar railroads
  • The spread of the railroads. Crossing the Alps ; Climbing mountains ; The Panama Railroad : a deadly rush for gold ; Crossing America ; Map : North American transcontinentals ; Going underground ; Death on the rails ; Stopping the train ; The railroad experience ; Turnouts and sidings; Temples of steam ; Railroad signal telegraphy ; Monopolies and railroad barons ; Building bridges ; The Pullman phenomenon
  • Railroads come of age. The Trans-Siberian Railway ; Map : the Trans-Siberian Railway ; The Orient Express ; The most spectacular railroads in the world ; Going uphill ; Henry Flagler and the Overseas Railroad ; Hauling freight ; Cape to Cairo : the railroad that never was ; Map : Cape to Cairo ; Electricity lightens the load ; Going electric ; The people who ran the railroads ; The wrong side of the tracks ; Indian hill railroads : climbing out of the heat
  • War and uncertainty. The golden age of the railroads; The field railroads of World War I ; American luxury ; Wartime railroad disasters ; The Hejaz Railway ; Streamliners ; Australia's gauge bungle ; High-speed steam trains ; Going diesel : from the Fliegende Hamburger to the future ; Diesel power meets electricity ; World War II : atrocities on the line
  • The Iron Road today. Brezhnev's folly ; Railroads lost and found ; Vive le Channel Tunnel ; Building tunnels ; Switzerland : the best of the best ; Going faster : bullet trains and high-speed lines ; China, the new pioneer ; The railroad renaissance ; Maglev trains
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9781465419538
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The iron road : an illustrated history of the railroad
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The iron road
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an illustrated history of the railroad
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Christian Wolmar
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
From the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, 'The Iron Road' tells the hidden stories of railway history - the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways. Uncover the compelling tales of bold vision, invention and error, and social change behind the history of trains and railways, with famous railways such as the Transsiberian fully explored
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Wolmar, Christian
Dewey number
385.09
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
TF15
LC item number
.W65 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Railroads
  • Railroad travel
  • Railroad travel
  • Railroads
  • Eisenbahn
  • Railroads
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The iron road : an illustrated history of the railroad, Christian Wolmar
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-393) and index
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volume
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
The first tracks. From wagonways to railroads ; The father of railroads ; Powering the engine ; The first American railroads ; The early years of American steam ; Europe takes to the rails ; Map : western European railroads ; Railroad mania ; Wheels and trucks ; The American Civil War ; Signals in the steam age ; Heroic failures ; India : Dalhousie's colonial imperative ; Map : early Indian railroads ; The navvies : digging, drinking, and fighting ; The track structure ; Cuban sugar railroads -- The spread of the railroads. Crossing the Alps ; Climbing mountains ; The Panama Railroad : a deadly rush for gold ; Crossing America ; Map : North American transcontinentals ; Going underground ; Death on the rails ; Stopping the train ; The railroad experience ; Turnouts and sidings; Temples of steam ; Railroad signal telegraphy ; Monopolies and railroad barons ; Building bridges ; The Pullman phenomenon -- Railroads come of age. The Trans-Siberian Railway ; Map : the Trans-Siberian Railway ; The Orient Express ; The most spectacular railroads in the world ; Going uphill ; Henry Flagler and the Overseas Railroad ; Hauling freight ; Cape to Cairo : the railroad that never was ; Map : Cape to Cairo ; Electricity lightens the load ; Going electric ; The people who ran the railroads ; The wrong side of the tracks ; Indian hill railroads : climbing out of the heat -- War and uncertainty. The golden age of the railroads; The field railroads of World War I ; American luxury ; Wartime railroad disasters ; The Hejaz Railway ; Streamliners ; Australia's gauge bungle ; High-speed steam trains ; Going diesel : from the Fliegende Hamburger to the future ; Diesel power meets electricity ; World War II : atrocities on the line -- The Iron Road today. Brezhnev's folly ; Railroads lost and found ; Vive le Channel Tunnel ; Building tunnels ; Switzerland : the best of the best ; Going faster : bullet trains and high-speed lines ; China, the new pioneer ; The railroad renaissance ; Maglev trains
Control code
ocn859882930
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
400 pages
Isbn
9781465419538
Lccn
2012286302
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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  • (Sirsi) i9781465419538
  • (OCoLC)859882930
Label
The iron road : an illustrated history of the railroad, Christian Wolmar
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-393) and index
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The first tracks. From wagonways to railroads ; The father of railroads ; Powering the engine ; The first American railroads ; The early years of American steam ; Europe takes to the rails ; Map : western European railroads ; Railroad mania ; Wheels and trucks ; The American Civil War ; Signals in the steam age ; Heroic failures ; India : Dalhousie's colonial imperative ; Map : early Indian railroads ; The navvies : digging, drinking, and fighting ; The track structure ; Cuban sugar railroads -- The spread of the railroads. Crossing the Alps ; Climbing mountains ; The Panama Railroad : a deadly rush for gold ; Crossing America ; Map : North American transcontinentals ; Going underground ; Death on the rails ; Stopping the train ; The railroad experience ; Turnouts and sidings; Temples of steam ; Railroad signal telegraphy ; Monopolies and railroad barons ; Building bridges ; The Pullman phenomenon -- Railroads come of age. The Trans-Siberian Railway ; Map : the Trans-Siberian Railway ; The Orient Express ; The most spectacular railroads in the world ; Going uphill ; Henry Flagler and the Overseas Railroad ; Hauling freight ; Cape to Cairo : the railroad that never was ; Map : Cape to Cairo ; Electricity lightens the load ; Going electric ; The people who ran the railroads ; The wrong side of the tracks ; Indian hill railroads : climbing out of the heat -- War and uncertainty. The golden age of the railroads; The field railroads of World War I ; American luxury ; Wartime railroad disasters ; The Hejaz Railway ; Streamliners ; Australia's gauge bungle ; High-speed steam trains ; Going diesel : from the Fliegende Hamburger to the future ; Diesel power meets electricity ; World War II : atrocities on the line -- The Iron Road today. Brezhnev's folly ; Railroads lost and found ; Vive le Channel Tunnel ; Building tunnels ; Switzerland : the best of the best ; Going faster : bullet trains and high-speed lines ; China, the new pioneer ; The railroad renaissance ; Maglev trains
Control code
ocn859882930
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
400 pages
Isbn
9781465419538
Lccn
2012286302
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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  • (Sirsi) i9781465419538
  • (OCoLC)859882930

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