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Mountain Railroads, the latest special issue from Classic Trains, explores railroading’s battle with gravity and geography — getting heavy trains up steep grades and safely descending them. The 124-page special edition features new and rare photos, detailed maps, and classic articles from Trains magazine, including Horseshoe Curve, Cajon Pass, 2-10-4 to Revelstoke, Snowbound Streamliner, Saluda Grade, and more!
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" ... looks at the challenges created by the building and running of the railroads in North America and the sweeping changes their construction brought. An examination of primary and secondary source materials helps readers critically analyze who built the railroads and why, and how they changed the movement of people and products. Topics include settlement--and nation-building, as well as who gained through railroad building--and who lost"--Back...
10) Eerie railroads
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Highlights a selection of reportedly haunted railroads around the world. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
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"A streamlined train and a little old train journey through hills and over mountains, crossing rivers and plains, in this treasured story from Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon. Reimagined with bold and vibrant art by Geisel Award-winning artist Greg Pizzoli, this updated edition is perfect for fans of things that go."--Provided by publisher.
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America’s railroad titans
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America’s railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries. The vicious competition...
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America’s railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries. The vicious competition...
15) Shortcut
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Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches.
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. French civilians and U.S. Army engineers repair and salvage railroad yards, bridges, and trains. 2. Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, and Montgomery confer; the ruins of Malmedy, Belgium; planes drop reinforcements to troops at Bastogne; German prisoners; General Taylor congratulates General Collins for his defense of Bastogne. 3. Russian troops and artillery attack German forces in Poland....
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For Professor Allitt, the great dividing line in the story of the American West is the construction of the transcontinental railroads, which did more than anything else to link the West with the Eastern states from which they'd emerged. Go inside the myths - and startling realities - of this decisive moment.
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How do you stimulate the economy and create more wealth? In the 18th and 19th centuries, canals and railroads provided the backbone of the Industrial Revolution. Investigate the engineering challenges of creating nationwide transportation systems, and explore the connection between infrastructure and the economy.