Middleton begins his ambitious chronicle of the ups and downs of railway electrification with the history of its early days, and brings it right up to the present-which is surely not the end of this complex and mercurial story.
Middleton begins his ambitious chronicle of the ups and downs of railway electrification with the history of its early days, and brings it right up to the present-which is surely not the end of this complex and mercurial story.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
William D. Middleton has been active as a transportation and engineering historian and journalist for more than fifty years. Among his 16 books are a number of titles concerned with the history of electric railways and rail transit in North America, including When the Steam Railroads Electrified, The Time of the Trolley, and The Interurban Era. Other recent titles are Landmarks on the Iron Road, "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take", and The Bridge at Quebec, all published by Indiana University Press. Middleton is a 1950 civil engineering graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and Wisconsin. His professional career has also included work as a structural engineer and a bridge designer. He retired from the U.S. Navy's Civil Engineer Corps as a commander in 1979, and then served until 1993 on the general faculty and as the chief facilities officer at the University of Virginia. He remains active as a consultant in higher education facilities management.
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Foreword Preface 1: Electricity challenges steam 2: Electrics into Grand Central 3: New Haven's bold venture 4: Under the rivers to Manhattan 5: Taming the tunnels 6: Conquering the Cascades 7: Big motors in the Appalachians 8: Montana copper carrier 9: Catenary over the mountains 10: Electrifying the 5:15 11: The great Pennsy electrification 12: Mine haul and miscellaneous 13: Traction in Latin America 14: What future for electrification? Appendixes A: The technology of electrification B: The motive power of electrification C: The what, where, and when of electrification Bibliography Index
Foreword Preface 1: Electricity challenges steam 2: Electrics into Grand Central 3: New Haven's bold venture 4: Under the rivers to Manhattan 5: Taming the tunnels 6: Conquering the Cascades 7: Big motors in the Appalachians 8: Montana copper carrier 9: Catenary over the mountains 10: Electrifying the 5:15 11: The great Pennsy electrification 12: Mine haul and miscellaneous 13: Traction in Latin America 14: What future for electrification? Appendixes A: The technology of electrification B: The motive power of electrification C: The what, where, and when of electrification Bibliography Index
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