North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition
Title | North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Rhodes |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2014-12-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0760346097 |
"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.
The Indiana Rail Road Company
Title | The Indiana Rail Road Company PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Rund |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0253346924 |
"Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the Indiana Rail Road Company from its origins of part of America's first land grant railroad - the Illinois Central - through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purhcase the line when it fell into disrepair. The company was reborn as a robust, profitable carrier and has become a new model for America's regional railroads."--BOOK JACKET.
Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads
Title | Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Cox |
Publisher | Terry Cox |
Pages | 573 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Bonds |
ISBN | 0974648507 |
North American Railroads
Title | North American Railroads PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Solomon |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2014-10-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1627885579 |
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.
North American Railroad Family Trees
Title | North American Railroad Family Trees PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Solomon |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Pages | 159 |
Release | 2013-10-20 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0760344884 |
"Illustrated history of the North American Railroad industry's mergers and acquisitions illustrated with historical photography and 50 specially commissioned maps and line diagrams charting that evolution"-Provided by publisher.
Waiting on a Train
Title | Waiting on a Train PDF eBook |
Author | James McCommons |
Publisher | Chelsea Green Publishing |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2009-11-06 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1603582592 |
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.
Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Title | Encyclopedia of North American Railroads PDF eBook |
Author | William D Middleton |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 1295 |
Release | 2007-04-06 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0253027993 |
Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.