Kategoria BISAC: Transportation >> Railroads - History

William C. Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age. In 1881 he was lured north to Canada to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Ralway. The railroading general pushed through construction of the CPR's transcontinental line and then went on to become the company's president. During his time with the CPR, Van Horne developed a telegraph service, launched the Empress line of Pacific steamships in 1891, and founded CP Hotels. He capped his career by opening up...

One of the most challenging engineering feats in railroad construction, the Chihuahua al PacIfico railroad of Mexico was conceived in the mid-19th century and opened in 1961. Photo-journalist Glenn Burgess covered the final construction for newspapers in Texas, exploring the engineering challenges and the possibilities for commerce. His black and white photographs taken with a 4x5 Speed Graphic camera provide an important record of this engineering wonder. Don Burgess adds both historical and personal context for the articles through notes and interviews. The collection is...

One of the most important parts of British heavy industry today is our railway system. Its constant appearances in news bulletins, its enormous appeal to fans or "enthusiasts," its permanent role in the lives of most of us, and its economic significance today, all underline its importance. Railway historians and enthusiasts will be surprised to learn that chemists played an important part in the development of the railway industry in Britain. Chemists themselves are well aware of the many and wide-ranging applications of their discipline, but the fact that their predecessors were involved...

Desde las entraNas de la tierra que siglos atrAs ocuparon las tribus Opatas en esta regiOn serrana de la geografIa de Sonora se forja su historia, que durante siglos estarA aleada al mineral que naturalmente la engendra. AsI lo expone el libro Nacozari de GarcIa, Tres siglos de historia y minerIa, una obra que proyecta una amplia panorAmica histOrica de Nacozari de GarcIa, en la que el lector verA cOmo los riquIsimos yacimientos de cobre matizan con su brillo metAlico el registro histOrico, y soplan vida a una comarca antes desierta. El serio y dedicado trabajo de investigaciOn de...

An international seaport and an industrial powerhouse, Duluth was a natural for streetcar service, but making it successful was a challenge. The city, some twenty-five miles long yet only three miles wide in most places, has the tallest and steepest hills in Minnesota and a harbor separating it from its sister city, Superior, Wisconsin. Twin Ports by Trolley charts the history of the streetcar system that met the unique difficulties posed by Duluth, from the Interstate Bridge that crossed the harbor to the Incline Railway that carried travelers more than five hundred feet above...