| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
520 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The road of rails -- The evolution of track -- Laying out the line -- Beneath the rails -- Rails of steel -- The behavior of track -- Above valley, stream, and road -- Under mountain and river -- Structures along the way -- Carriers of the word -- Guardians of the way -- The first hundred years of steam -- Steam -- second century -- Oil, "gas," and "juice" -- Train cars -- Houses on wheels -- Keeping them running -- Terminals and trains -- Service of supply -- The growth of the service -- Selling the service -- "The company" -- The company's business -- Railroad men -- The iron war horse -- The business of railroading -- [Appendix]. An "anatomy" of American railroads: thumb-nail sketches of Class I railroads, including switching and terminal companies, and their inter-corporate relationships. |
| Subject |
Railroads.
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Railroads -- United States.
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Railroads. (OCoLC)fst01088711
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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