The Railroad
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The Railroad

The Life Story of a Technology

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Railroad

The Life Story of a Technology

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Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an old technology, they continue to be an essential means of transporting both good and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series tells the life story of all aspects of railroad technology—everything from the structure of the track to communications to what powers the locomotive.

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Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2005
ISBN
9780313014055
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Series Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Timeline
  5. 1. Gestation, 1800–I860
  6. 2. Youth, 1860–1880
  7. 3. Maturity, 1880–1940
  8. 4. Old Age, 1940–1970
  9. 5. Rebirth, 1970–Present
  10. Appendix: Steam Locomotive Types
  11. Glossary
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index