[PDF] The Story Of The Railroad eBook

Author : Robert E. Riegel
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 1926
Category : History
ISBN :

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Account of the railroad conquest of the United States.

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 2021-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1982104287

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"A sweeping and lively history of one of the most dramatic stories never told--of the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West"--

Author : Cy Warman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2018-08-03
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ISBN : 9780666991447

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Excerpt from The Story of the Railroad High and low, all toiled together to clear a way across the buffalo preserves of the Indians and through the secret places of the mountains. It was a series of titanic labours, man pitted against Nature in the ih stant shock of contest, and it is here, I think, that we find the typical figure in the engineer who sought out the way and built the road. It was the engineer who traced the route, making his painful progress across the wild plains, sometimes guarded by soldiers, sometimes trusting to Providence and his gun. It. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 025301770X

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From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.

Author : Stewart H. Holbrook
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 22,53 MB
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0486799220

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Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.

Author : William Francis Bailey
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 27,82 MB
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : History
ISBN :

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad" (Its Projectors, Construction and History) by William Francis Bailey. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.