Rudolph Daniels

Trains Across the Continent, Second Edition

North American Railroad History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rudolph Daniels is Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department at Western Iowa Tech Community College, where he teaches history and Railroad Operations Technology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 216mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780253214119
• ISBN-10: 0253214114
• Artikelnr.: 21758797

Autorenporträt

Rudolph Daniels

Inhaltsangabe

For the new edition:
Section 1. The Beginnings - Historical Survey
Chapter 1. The Industrial Revolution and the First Railroads
Chapter 2. Lions, Thumbs and Best Friends
Section 2. Railroad Fever - Historical Survey
Chapter 3. Run on to Goshen
Chapter 4. North vs. South: The First Railroad War
Section 3. The Glory Years - Historical Survey
Chapter 5. Harnessing the Elephant
Chapter 6. The Work Has Been Done Well in Every Way
Chapter 7. The Pullman Company
Chapter 8. Glory Years Technology
Chapter 9. Railroad Financing
Chapter 10. Perfecting the Network
Chapter 11. Locomotive Evolution and the Creation of a Railroad Culture
Chapter 12. Government Intervention
Section 4. The Golden Years - Historical Survey
Chapter 13. "The Public Be Blessed . . . "
Chapter 14. The Lifeline of the Nation
Section 5. Modern Times - Historical Survey
Chapter 15. Twilight of the Railroad Era
Chapter 16. Trains Today
Chapter 17. Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendices
A. Chronological Table
B. Railroad Historical Slang Terms
C. "The Armchair Conductor": Railroad Movies
Available on VHS
D. Reporting Marks and Railroad Companies Recognized by the AAR
Bibliography
Index
Maps (to be revised):
1850
U.S. Civil War
U.S. Resources
1886 Railroads
1918 Canadian National Predecessors
1935 Railroads
Current Major Railroads