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Author : J. N. Westwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1554075238
A fascinating history of railroad development on every continent.
Author : John F. Stover
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0415921406
First published in 1999
Author : John Westwood
Publisher : 3c
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 1845734289
A fascinating visual exploration of the transportation system that helped shape the modern world.
Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCSD:31822036649713
" ... the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.
Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 1771621753
In a sense the very earliest railways were simply ruts caused by the passage of carts on softer ground. Railways of this nature may have been in use as early as 2200 BCE. But railways became a worldwide economic force only in the middle of the nineteenth century, some forty or fifty years after the first demonstration of a mechanically powered train. What radically changed--in the space of less than three decades--was the method of propulsion, from human or horse power to steam powered "travelling engines," the forerunners of the modern railway locomotive. Such railways enabled faster, more efficient transport of people and goods, opened the world to settlement and changed the nature of war, allowing supplies and soldiers to be moved much faster than on horseback or on foot. Historical Atlas of Early Railways highlights the innovations, failures and most memorable moments of railways through the ages. Read about a variety of designs and inventions including the steam underground in 1863, rack and mountain railways, electric railways, monorails and atmospheric railways. Study the world's oldest surviving railway map. This newest addition to the popular Historical Atlas Series features 320 maps and 450 photos and other illustrations, and is a beautifully designed chronicle for anyone who has a fondness for history, maps or trains.
Author : John Westwood,Ian Penberthy
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 078582331X
Author : Ian Wood,John Westwood
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0785827811
With over 400 high quality maps, plans, and photographs this book brings the subject to life, revealing all aspects of rail transportation and technology. It maps the spread of the networks across the country, showing the stations and important intersections, the layout and location of major bridges and tunnels, and much more. It examines railroad technology, from the early steam engines, through diesel and electric locomotives. It also details the building of stations, railroad constructions and factories that grew up around the railroad network. Social history is explored, covering the movement of people, farm produce and manufactured goods, giving a real insight into the role that rail transportation played.
Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0228100097
"A highly illustrated volume tracing the emergence of modern railways. In this book, [the author] compiles archival maps and illustrations, many never before published, showing the locations and routes of the world's early railways, as well as the locomotive and rail technology that was key to the development of those railroads. In addition to maps, the illustrations include photos of most of the surviving first locomotives from collections around the world and of replicas too, where they exist"--Amazon.com.
Author : Richard C. Carpenter
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0801880785
Containing 202 hand-drawn color maps of every railroad line in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, this book provides a unique record of a time when passenger trains still made stops in every town and freight trains carried the bulk of the nation's cargo. Drawn at a scale of 1 inch to 4 miles, the maps include main and branch passenger and freight lines, former steam locomotive and manual signal tower stations, towns that functioned as crew change points, track pans, coaling stations, and a variety of indexes of railroad features. Carpenter is a longtime observer and collector of railroad history. This is the first volume in a series that eventually will provide the first comprehensive atlas of the U.S. post-World War II railroad system. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Richard C. Carpenter
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0801873312
Little now remains of the vast network of passenger and freight railroad lines that once crisscrossed much of eastern and midwestern America, but in 1946, the steam locomotive was king. This is a record of a time when traveling out of town meant, for most Americans, taking the train.
Author : Mark Ovenden
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0143122401
"Transit Maps of the World" was an unexpected success and is now a cult favorite. In his irresistible follow-up, Ovenden has produced a mesmerizing compendium of historical and contemporary railway maps and posters from around the world.
Author : Paul Robert Magocsi
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Europe centrale
ISBN : 9781487523312
Central Europe remains a region of ongoing change and continuing significance in the contemporary world. This third, fully revised edition of the Historical Atlas of Central Europe takes into consideration recent changes in the region. The 120 full-colour maps, each accompanied by an explanatory text, provide a concise visual survey of political, economic, demographic, cultural, and religious developments from the fall of the Roman Empire in the early fifth century to the present. No less than 19 countries are the subject of this atlas. In terms of today's borders, those countries include Lithuania, Poland, and Belarus in the north; the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovakia in the Danubian Basin; and Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Greece in the Balkans. Much attention is also given to areas immediately adjacent to the central European core: historic Prussia, Venetia, western Anatolia, and Ukraine west of the Dnieper River. Embedded in the text are 48 updated administrative and statistical tables. The value of the Historical Atlas of Central Europe as an authoritative reference tool is further enhanced by an extensive bibliography and a gazetteer of place names - in up to 29 language variants - that appear on the maps and in the text. The Historical Atlas of Central Europe is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, journalists, and general readers who wish to have a fuller understanding of this critical area, with its many peoples, languages, and continued political upheaval.
Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760322996
At its postwar peak, the North American railroad industry comprised as many as 100 lines. The classic system maps produced by the railroads of the day, collected for the first time in this volume, offer a sweeping view of the industry’s remarkable reach in the period of its greatest power. Each railroad’s routes unfold in multi-page spreads featuring a capsule history, vital specs such as track mileage and years of operation, and period photographs, all detailing the mid-twentieth-century might of North American railroads.
Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1771622113
Over 900 maps plus 300 illustrations and photographs tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province.
Author : John Brian Hollingsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039916528
