Author: Frank Flavius Hargrave
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A history of the development of the railroad in Indiana from the New Albany and Salem line in 1847 to what later became known as the Monon line after the Civil War.
A Pioneer Indiana Railroad
Author: Frank Flavius Hargrave
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A history of the development of the railroad in Indiana from the New Albany and Salem line in 1847 to what later became known as the Monon line after the Civil War.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A history of the development of the railroad in Indiana from the New Albany and Salem line in 1847 to what later became known as the Monon line after the Civil War.
A Pioneer Indiana Railroad
Author: Frank Flavius Hargrave
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The Panama Railroad
Author: Peter Pyne
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052092
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052092
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
The Great Wabash; the Pioneer Railway of the West
Author: Albert Adams Graham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Indiana Rail Road Company
Author: Christopher Rund
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253346924
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the Indiana Rail Road Company from its origins of part of America's first land grant railroad - the Illinois Central - through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purhcase the line when it fell into disrepair. The company was reborn as a robust, profitable carrier and has become a new model for America's regional railroads."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253346924
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the Indiana Rail Road Company from its origins of part of America's first land grant railroad - the Illinois Central - through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purhcase the line when it fell into disrepair. The company was reborn as a robust, profitable carrier and has become a new model for America's regional railroads."--BOOK JACKET.
A Pioneer Railway of the West
Author: Maude Ward Lafferty
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"A Pioneer Railway of the West" is historical book on railway transportation written by Maude Ward Lafferty, an American historian, and author. The author has undertaken the thorough research in order to tell the tale of first railroads and locomotives in the United States.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"A Pioneer Railway of the West" is historical book on railway transportation written by Maude Ward Lafferty, an American historian, and author. The author has undertaken the thorough research in order to tell the tale of first railroads and locomotives in the United States.
Railroads of Indiana
Author: Richard S. Simons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Despite the huge amount of interest in railroads, this is the first complete description and history of the railroads of Indiana from the first line, completed in 1838, up to the present. Simons and Parker follow Indiana's railroads through five distinct eras - 1830 to 1860, 1860 to 1900, 1900 to 1930, 1930 to 1960, and 1960 to 1996. The broad themes of Indiana railroad history are sketched within the framework of these periods. In addition, there is a brief synopsis of each railroad system, tracing its corporate and physical growth and evolution. A third section is devoted to commonalities among the various railroads, focusing on services, facilities, personalities, and accidents.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Despite the huge amount of interest in railroads, this is the first complete description and history of the railroads of Indiana from the first line, completed in 1838, up to the present. Simons and Parker follow Indiana's railroads through five distinct eras - 1830 to 1860, 1860 to 1900, 1900 to 1930, 1930 to 1960, and 1960 to 1996. The broad themes of Indiana railroad history are sketched within the framework of these periods. In addition, there is a brief synopsis of each railroad system, tracing its corporate and physical growth and evolution. A third section is devoted to commonalities among the various railroads, focusing on services, facilities, personalities, and accidents.
Indiana Railroad Lines
Author: Graydon M. Meints
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253223598
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Railroads have played a major role in transportation, logistics and development in the state of Indiana. A perfect resource for railroad enthusiasts or students of Indiana history, Indiana Railroad Lines provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the railroad companies that operated in the state between 1838 and 1999 and the counties and towns they served. This volume provides the dates of the contraction, purchase, sale, lease and abandonment of the various railroad lines and is complete with charts and maps that provide information on the development and decline of railroads in the state.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253223598
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Railroads have played a major role in transportation, logistics and development in the state of Indiana. A perfect resource for railroad enthusiasts or students of Indiana history, Indiana Railroad Lines provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the railroad companies that operated in the state between 1838 and 1999 and the counties and towns they served. This volume provides the dates of the contraction, purchase, sale, lease and abandonment of the various railroad lines and is complete with charts and maps that provide information on the development and decline of railroads in the state.
Pioneer Railroad of the Northwest
Author: Phil Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Ghost Railroads of Indiana
Author: Elmer Griffith Sulzer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253334831
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Details the history of railroad closings and their impact on the railroad traffic running from the industrial North and East to the agricultural South and West.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253334831
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Details the history of railroad closings and their impact on the railroad traffic running from the industrial North and East to the agricultural South and West.