Moving Mail and Express by Rail
Author: Edward M. DeRouin
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Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780972874328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward M. DeRouin
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Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780972874328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 1102
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 1422
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 2302
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John R. Stilgoe
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2009-02-05
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 0813930502
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about the spatial consequences of railways up to the present moment. Arguing that the train is returning, "an economic and cultural tsunami about to transform the United States," Stilgoe posits a future for railways as powerful shapers of American life. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, Train Time moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. From his reading of what prompted investors to reorient their thinking about the railroad industry in the late 1970s, to his exploration of creative solutions to transportation problems and land use planning and development in the present, Stilgoe expands our perspective of an industry normally associated with bad news. Urging us that "the magic moment is now," he observes, "Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering, the whistle announces return and change to those who listen." For scholars with an interest in American history in general and railroad and transit history in particular, as well as general readers concerned about the future of transportation in the United States, Train Time is an engaging look at the future of our railroads.
Author: Associate Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781627003780
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Express, Mail & Merchandise Service describes rail express service and merchandise traffic on railroads from the early 1900s through 1960s when railroad personnel handled packages and merchandise - everything from baby chicks and cornflakes to money and machinery - and got them to their final destination. A wonderful historical reference for modelers and railfans alike.