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The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology
ISBN: 9780313330797 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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... Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coa... |
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217,14 zł |
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Railroad Crossing: Californians and the Railroad, 1850-1910
ISBN: 9780520205055 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nothing so changed nineteenth-century America as did the railroad. Growing up together, the iron horse and the young nation developed a fast friendship. Railroad Crossing is the story of what happened to that friendship, particularly in California, and it illuminates the chaos that was industrial America from the middle of the nineteenth century through the first decade of the twentieth. Americans clamored for the progress and prosperity that railroads would surely bring, and no railroad was more crucial for California than the transcontinental line linking East to West. With Gold...
Nothing so changed nineteenth-century America as did the railroad. Growing up together, the iron horse and the young nation developed a fast friendshi...
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215,91 zł |
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Railways and the Formation of the Italian State in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN: 9780521041775 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book relates the history of Italian railways and their relation with the Italian state from the 1840s, when the first lines were constructed, until nationalization in 1905. The effects of railway legislation are assessed, and various socio-economic indicators for the Italian regions are analyzed. It is shown that railways contributed little to the economic unification of Italy, and that any positive effects were felt mostly in the twentieth century. During the nineteenth century and the process of unification, it is argued that railways had a pernicious and divisive influence on Italian...
This book relates the history of Italian railways and their relation with the Italian state from the 1840s, when the first lines were constructed, unt...
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225,60 zł |
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Hogger: From Fantasy To Fulfillment: A Locomotive Engineer Remembers
ISBN: 9780595289097 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young lad, stands alongside the tracks in his small town, and dreams of becoming a steam locomotive engineer. Follow Richard Petersen through 42 years in engine service for The Milwaukee Road and the Soo Line, where he rises from #225 on the seniority list to #1 by retirement. Author Richard Petersen paints portraits of the most unforgettable people he met along the way.
A young lad, stands alongside the tracks in his small town, and dreams of becoming a steam locomotive engineer. Follow Richard Petersen through 42 yea...
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74,75 zł |
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Hogger: From Fantasy To Fulfillment: A Locomotive Engineer Remembers
ISBN: 9780595659340 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young lad, stands alongside the tracks in his small town, and dreams of becoming a steam locomotive engineer. Follow Smoky Dyer through 42 years in engine service for The Milwaukee Road and the Soo Line, where he rises from #225 on the seniority list to #1 by retirement. Author Richard Petersen paints portraits of the most unforgettable people he met along the way.
A young lad, stands alongside the tracks in his small town, and dreams of becoming a steam locomotive engineer. Follow Smoky Dyer through 42 years in ...
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118,85 zł |
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A System at Risk: The Economics of Transportation
ISBN: 9780595673988 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A System at Risk" is a comprehensive analysis of the transportation dilemma in the United States that continues to affect the economic competitiveness and quality of life in America. Written for the layman and the professional alike, it describes an impending crisis in the surface transportation system, which is the foundation of economic vitality.
Dr. Harold Worrall exposes the underlying relationship between transportation and economics by reviewing public economic theory and choice. Incremental policy making has done little to reduce automobile and truck traffic growth. Further, an... "A System at Risk" is a comprehensive analysis of the transportation dilemma in the United States that continues to affect the economic competitivenes...
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118,85 zł |
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Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain: Beeching's Last Trains
ISBN: 9780714653389 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Beeching Report recommended the closure of about a third of Britain's passenger railways, a plan that went ahead despite opposition. This book examines the politics behind the programme and argues that Beeching was attempting to impose logic on railway finances and responding to the failures of public ownership.
The Beeching Report recommended the closure of about a third of Britain's passenger railways, a plan that went ahead despite opposition. This book exa...
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747,78 zł |
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The Railroad in American Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography
ISBN: 9780786423798 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nothing better represented the early spirit of American expansion than the railroad. Dominant in daily life as well as in the popular imagination, the railroad appealed strongly to creative writers. For many years, fiction of railroad life and travel was plentiful and varied. As the nineteenth century receded, the railroad's allure faded, as did railroad fiction. Today, it is hard to sense what the railroad once meant to Americans. The fiction of the railroad?often by railroaders themselves?recaptures that sense, and provides valuable insights on American cultural history. This extensively...
Nothing better represented the early spirit of American expansion than the railroad. Dominant in daily life as well as in the popular imagination, the...
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314,70 zł |
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Alternate Route: Toward Efficient Urban Transportation
ISBN: 9780815793816 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban transportation problems abound across America, including jammed highways during rush-hours, deteriorating bus service, and strong pressures to build new rail systems. Most solutions attempt either to increase transportation capacity (by building more roads and expanding mass transit) or to manage existing capacity (through HOV restrictions, exclusive bus lanes, and employer-based policies such as flexible work hours). This book develops an alternative solution to urban transportation problems based on economic analysis, but well aware of the political constraints on policymakers. The... Urban transportation problems abound across America, including jammed highways during rush-hours, deteriorating bus service, and strong pressures t... |
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103,09 zł |
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The Missabe Road: The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
ISBN: 9780816640836 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1865, the nation's largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern Minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boom transformed the region. In the 1880s and 1890s, two railroads, the Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road and the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway (which later merged), moved massive shipments of ore to the docks on Lake Superior. The Missabe Road tells the complete story of the DM&IR: its construction, early operation, line extensions, passenger service, rolling stock, steam locomotives, and today's modern diesels. Frank King examines...
In 1865, the nation's largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern Minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boo...
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103,09 zł |
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Deregulating Freight Transportation: Delivering the Goods
ISBN: 9780844738970 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text examines the controversies surrounding state and federal regulatory oversight, and presents recommendations for changing transportation regulation and federalism.
This text examines the controversies surrounding state and federal regulatory oversight, and presents recommendations for changing transportation regu...
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176,18 zł |
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Letters and Papers Concerning the Establishment of the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway, 1860-1862
ISBN: 9780901503732 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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154,72 zł |
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The Little Train That Would Not Die
ISBN: 9781420873115 / Angielski / Twarda / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Starting with a little known Indian Battle on top of the Cumbres, and moving rapidly forward in history, the story of The Little Train That Would Not Die creates a tale of the West seldom told today. While some of it was lived out in the 1800s, the major portion of this book centers around the heroic efforts of ordinary men accomplishing the impossible through ordinary means in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a story packed with action, adventure and passion that interweaves with the lives of General William J. Palmer, Bat Masterson, and singing star, Gene Autry. But most of all it is a passionate...
Starting with a little known Indian Battle on top of the Cumbres, and moving rapidly forward in history, the story of The Little Train That Would Not ...
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146,67 zł |
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Military Railways
ISBN: 9781589638785 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1916 by the War Department, this well-illustrated manual covers everything from track to equipment.
Originally published in 1916 by the War Department, this well-illustrated manual covers everything from track to equipment.
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147,92 zł |
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Railway Security: Protecting Against Manmade and Natural Disasters
ISBN: 9781420080643 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The increase in rail disasters in recent years has highlighted the importance of preemptive protocol to avoid such tragedies. In this book leading experts address all major aspects of contemporary rail safety and security issues. Case studies of transit disasters-including the London Underground and Madrid commuter bombings, commuter train attacks in Mumbai, and the Tokyo subway attack-illustrate lessons learned and provide critical insight into preventative measures. Designed as a one-stop source for railway owners and first response personnel, this detailed text discusses how to secure...
The increase in rail disasters in recent years has highlighted the importance of preemptive protocol to avoid such tragedies. In this book leading exp...
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696,20 zł |
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Shed Bashing with the Beatles
ISBN: 9780954693732 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. MEMOIRS OF A TRAINSPOTTER IN THE SIXTIES, WITH POP MUSIC AS A BACKDROP
MEMOIRS OF A TRAINSPOTTER IN THE SIXTIES, WITH POP MUSIC AS A BACKDROP
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59,22 zł |
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Conquest and Catastrophe: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Great Northern Railway Through Stevens Pass
ISBN: 9781418495756 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is fair to say that the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad to Seattle and Puget Sound in 1893 remains the most historically economic event in the Pacific Northwest. United States and then the Orient. He put the great engineer, John F. Stevens in charge of finding a pass through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. This crossing would cause Jim Hill and the Great Northern to continually experience difficulties that cost the railroad unknown fortunes in man-made and natural disasters. Accidents and disasters that would finally culminate in the worst avalanche disaster in this...
It is fair to say that the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad to Seattle and Puget Sound in 1893 remains the most historically economic event in t...
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77,18 zł |
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High Speed Rail in the US: Super Trains for the Millennium
ISBN: 9789056996062 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An original approach for dealing with High Speed Rail (HSR) transportation development in the United States, this book serves as a blueprint for such development by providing an in-depth evaluation of the different systems and their inherent linkage to other transportation modes, their potential costs, financing options, system benefits, the current level of use and success of HSR and Maglev elsewhere in the world, the current state of thinking on these systems in the US and their prospects to further efficient and environmentally benign economic growth. While technical descriptions of each...
An original approach for dealing with High Speed Rail (HSR) transportation development in the United States, this book serves as a blueprint for such ...
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438,30 zł |
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The German National Railway in World War II
ISBN: 9780764330971 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Second World War made the greatest demands on the German Reichsbahn (national railway). Year after year, great quantities of war materiel were transported - and almost always delivered. At times the trains rolled over nearly the entire continent of Europe. This heavily illustrated book documents the everyday life along the German rail lines on many war fronts. This is the first book of its kind in English for both the railroad fan as well as the military historian.
The Second World War made the greatest demands on the German Reichsbahn (national railway). Year after year, great quantities of war materiel were tra...
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222,52 zł |
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A Station Agent's Story: You Are Nothing but a Number
ISBN: 9781440108532 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THIS BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF A MAN WITH GOOD INTENIONS FOR HIS LIFE BUT GOT INVOLVED WITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST NYCTA THAT HE HAD TO STOP WHATEVER HE WAS DOING AND GO TO WORK FOR THEM SINCE WINNING THE CASE THAT WAS THE REWARD. THEY TRIED TO TURN HIM INTO A ROBOT BUT THIS WAS MORE THEN JUST A JOB TO HIM THIS WAS A REWARD AND HE DID EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD TO DO TO SAFEGUARD HIS REWARD EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT HIM THROUGH HELL TIME AND TIME AGAIN HE NEVER GAVE UP, HELD ON FORE TWENTY FOUR YEARS AND EARNED HIS REWARD AND BELIEVE ME IT WASNT EASY.
THIS BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF A MAN WITH GOOD INTENIONS FOR HIS LIFE BUT GOT INVOLVED WITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST NYCTA THAT HE HAD TO STOP WHATEVER HE WAS ...
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79,16 zł |
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