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They may not be the biggest or the best known, but regional carriers are the heart of the American rail systemâand of the Midwest, whose people ...
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In 1972 three great railroads-the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Western Maryland-joined forces as the Chessie System, their ...
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This wonderfully illustrated book celebrates Golden State railroading, offering a colorful look at California’s legendary railroads, the ...
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From humble beginnings in the 1800s, the Pennsylvania Railroad grew to be one of the most powerful, influential railroads in American history--a railroad ...
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The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad arose in 1881 through the merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal ...
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From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning ...
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By the time it was merged into the Union Pacific in 1995, the Chicago & North Western was one of the nations oldest surviving railroads, a testament ...
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Union Pacific is America’s most popular railroad. The first to create a transcontinental railroad link in 1869 in conjunction with the Central ...
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As Americas first common-carrier railroad--a railroad mandated to operate for the public and for commerce--the Baltimore & Ohio set the stage for ...
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Perhaps the most well-known railroad in transportation history, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway grew from humble beginnings in 1868 to a high-flying ...
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Passenger Trains played an important role in the growth of traveling across America or to the nearest cityâthe height of its service after WWII ...
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A new generation of locomotives for a changing world: greener, cleaner, and just as powerful. This book introduces readers to General Electric's Evolution ...
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96 pages, 8.5x11, color laminated hardcover, glosdsy paper, b/w photos throughout. "This book examines how a modern steam locomotive works, inlcuding ...
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Here is the detailed and fascinating history of how two legendary railroadsthe Santa Fe and the Burlington Northern (which itself was comprised four major ...
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The rise and fall of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway from 1887 to its merger with the Soo Line in 1961 is the subject of this thoroughly ...
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The Pennsylvania Railroad’s slogan was Standard Railroad of the World. Often referred to as the Pennsy, the railroad was an early advocate of ...
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Tweetsie Country can be roughly defined as being bound on the north by the Great Depression, on the east by the state of North Carolina, on the west by ...
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Go VIA Rail and see Canada: Here is Canada’s national railway, covering 14,000 kilometers of track from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from ...
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Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives, this daring combination of science, history, and DIY ...
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