Author: Stanley Alcide Changnon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781096318118
Category : Railroad bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Railroad Bridges in the Heartland
Author: Stanley Alcide Changnon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781096318118
Category : Railroad bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781096318118
Category : Railroad bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Amtrak in the Heartland
Author: Craig Sanders
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027934
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027934
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Regional Railroads of the Midwest
Author: Steve Glischinksi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610604956
Category : Railroads, Local and light
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610604956
Category : Railroads, Local and light
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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America's Bridges???
Author: Evan N. Kantwell
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604560978
Category : Current Events
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Has anyone actually seen a bridge being built in America? This editor has travelled for almost 40 years in America without seeing a single one being constructed -- and few even being repaired. Some critics point out that America has built excellent bridges in Vietnam and Iraq which indicates that the knowledge base remains intact. Others say that individual states cannot feed their armies of bureaucrats and fund their plush pensions and health care programs and still expect to build bridges. And the federal government cannot be counted on for much of anything useful. This book presents recent reports focusing on this part of America's crumbling infrastructure.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604560978
Category : Current Events
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Has anyone actually seen a bridge being built in America? This editor has travelled for almost 40 years in America without seeing a single one being constructed -- and few even being repaired. Some critics point out that America has built excellent bridges in Vietnam and Iraq which indicates that the knowledge base remains intact. Others say that individual states cannot feed their armies of bureaucrats and fund their plush pensions and health care programs and still expect to build bridges. And the federal government cannot be counted on for much of anything useful. This book presents recent reports focusing on this part of America's crumbling infrastructure.
The Seventh Bridge
Author: Richard Braden
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595197817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
We all have fantasies in our lives; George's fantasy was to build a great bridge somewhere in North America, high in the mountains, glistening in the sunlight. The bridge had to be an amalgam of iron, concrete, and stainless steel, and it had to be heavy enough to transport the biggest loads across some canyon or river. Then one day he got a chance to fulfill his fantasy—
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595197817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
We all have fantasies in our lives; George's fantasy was to build a great bridge somewhere in North America, high in the mountains, glistening in the sunlight. The bridge had to be an amalgam of iron, concrete, and stainless steel, and it had to be heavy enough to transport the biggest loads across some canyon or river. Then one day he got a chance to fulfill his fantasy—
RailNews
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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ISBN:
Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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Ghost Railroads of Kentucky
Author: Elmer Griffith Sulzer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253334848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Ghost Railroads of Kentucky (first published in 1967) and its two sister volumes, Ghost Railroads of Indiana (1970) and Ghost Railroads of Tennessee (1975), provide the authoritative account of the abandoned lines in the railroad heartland east of the Mississippi. No mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules (though they are here too!), this book is full of the life and vigor of Kentucky's economic arteries. Professor Sulzer, a consummate storyteller, recounts the human drama surrounding these ghost lines. Even poor Alex Richardson, shamefully lynched on the new railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at West Irvine, has his sad story told.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253334848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Ghost Railroads of Kentucky (first published in 1967) and its two sister volumes, Ghost Railroads of Indiana (1970) and Ghost Railroads of Tennessee (1975), provide the authoritative account of the abandoned lines in the railroad heartland east of the Mississippi. No mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules (though they are here too!), this book is full of the life and vigor of Kentucky's economic arteries. Professor Sulzer, a consummate storyteller, recounts the human drama surrounding these ghost lines. Even poor Alex Richardson, shamefully lynched on the new railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at West Irvine, has his sad story told.
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1994
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Soldiers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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