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Author: Anthony Bukoski
Publisher: Holy Cow! Press
Published: 2011-10-25
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 0983325413
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Stories that evoke the intersection of the old world and new in the Polish east end of Superior, Wisconsin.
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-10-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1465436588
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world. Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar. You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe. For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.
Author: Tim Parks
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2014-05-05
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 0393348822
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The bestselling author of "Italian Neighbors" returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life--by riding its trains.
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: MetroBooks (NY)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781567994780
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Central Pacific -- Trains across the Plains -- Railroading in Colorado -- Empires of the North -- Snow wars -- Wrecks and robberies.
Author: John J. Allan
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 1009
ISBN-13: 1845641779
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book updates the use of computer-based techniques, promoting their general awareness throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger, freight and transit systems. Including papers from the Tenth International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems, the book will be of interest to railway management, consultants, railway engineers (including signal and control engineers), designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists. Themes of interest include: Planning; Human Factors; Computer Techniques, Management and languages; Decision Support Systems; Systems Engineering; Electromagnetic Compatibility and Lightning; Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS); Freight; Advanced Train Control; Train Location; CCTV/Communications; Operations Quality; Timetables; Traffic Control; Global Navigation using Satellite Systems; Online Scheduling and Dispatching; Dynamics and Wheel/Rail Interface; Power Supply; Traction and Maglev; Obstacle Detection and Collision Analysis; Railway Security.
