 The Railroad Passenger Car: An Illustrated History of the First Hundred Years With Accounts by Contemporary Passengers
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| By : August Mencken, Courtney B. Wilson (Introduction) |
In The Railroad Passenger Car August Mencken offers a fascinating look at the achievements and contradictions of this key period in railroad history. Drawing on a wide assortment of materials--including a wealth of drawings from the U.S. Patent Office, first-hand accounts of contemporary passengers, and his own experience as a young civil engineer active in railroad construction--Mencken presents the roster of cars in which nineteenth-century travelers rode and suffered. Here are the weird and ingenious inventions designed to increase both the passengers' comfort and the owners' revenue; and here are the passengers' own comments, both angry and humorous--thirty-five accounts written by passengers from 1831 to 1891 and bearing such titles as "An Inhuman Conductor," "The Baggage Smashers of Omaha," and "Cows on the West Chester Line."
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Twilight of the Great Trains
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| By : Fred W. Frailey, Terry Spohn (Editor) |
Reveals the never-before told story of how and why passenger service declined in the years after World War II. Traces the decline and fall of the pre-Amtrak passenger train and how eleven rail systems fought off the inevitable.
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 123,068
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USA by Rail, 4th
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| By : John Pitt |
North American trains have long fascinated the traveller. Attracted by a relaxed pace of life and an ever-changing view, more and more people are discovering the joys of taking to the rails to cross this vast continent in comfort and relative tranquillity. This third edition of USA by Rail features fully revised information on train travel throughout North America. Comprehensive coverage of 25 long-distance rail journeys in the United States, steam trains in areas of tourist interest, and ...
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Sales Rank: 90,801
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.6 / 5.0
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