Trains across the continent : North American Railroad history

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Trains across the continent : North American Railroad history

by Rudolph Daniels ; with foreword by Roger Cameron, Thomas C. White, Frank N. Wilner

Indiana University Press, c2000

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index

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With this publication of the second edition of "Trains Across the Continent", author Rudolph Daniels brings us up-to-date on the recent developments in North American Railroading and further augments the wonderful usefulness of the first edition. Without losing any of the material in the first edition he turns his discerning historian's eye to such previously unexplored topics as the problematic freight-breakdown in the merger of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific. He explores the implications of NAFTA for the North American railroads, the breakup of Conrail, and the electrification of the northeast corridor. Now is a time of ferment in the railroad industry and Daniels continues to provide students of railroading insights and the delineation of essential features. Updated maps, a new appendix with basic facts such as track mileage and freight tonnage, a greatly expanded bibliography, plus a detailed discussion of the diesel locomotive and railroad electrification further round out the usefulness of "Trains Across the Continent" as the complete and concise introduction to North American railroads.

目次

For the new edition: Section 1. The Beginnings - Historical Survey Chapter 1. The Industrial Revolution and the First Railroads Chapter 2. Lions, Thumbs and Best Friends Section 2. Railroad Fever - Historical Survey Chapter 3. Run on to Goshen Chapter 4. North vs. South: The First Railroad War Section 3. The Glory Years - Historical Survey Chapter 5. Harnessing the Elephant Chapter 6. The Work Has Been Done Well in Every Way Chapter 7. The Pullman Company Chapter 8. Glory Years Technology Chapter 9. Railroad Financing Chapter 10. Perfecting the Network Chapter 11. Locomotive Evolution and the Creation of a Railroad Culture Chapter 12. Government Intervention Section 4. The Golden Years - Historical Survey Chapter 13. "The Public Be Blessed ... " Chapter 14. The Lifeline of the Nation Section 5. Modern Times - Historical Survey Chapter 15. Twilight of the Railroad Era Chapter 16. Trains Today Chapter 17. Conclusion Epilogue Appendices A. Chronological Table B. Railroad Historical Slang Terms C. "The Armchair Conductor": Railroad Movies Available on VHS D. Reporting Marks and Railroad Companies Recognized by the AAR Bibliography Index Maps: 1850 U.S. Civil War U.S. Resources 1886 Railroads 1918 Canadian National Predecessors 1935 Railroads Current Major Railroads

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