The complete book of North American railroading
(2009)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
385/COMPLETE
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2009
DESCRIPTION
352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780760328484 (hb w/jkt) 1288418, 076032848X (hb w/jkt), 9780760328484, 076032848X
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
In the beginning, 1828-1900 -- The golden age, 1900-1950 -- Reversals of fortunes, 1950-2005 -- Teakettles to super power : steam locomotives -- Under the wire : electric locomotives -- Rudy's diesels rule the roost : diesel-electric locomotives -- Moving freight -- Moving people -- Infrastructure -- Railroading today