Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road, The: Dreams of Linking North and South
by H. Roger Grant
In the vast expanse of territorial New Mexico, railroads had a striking impact. Many cities, among them Carlsbad, Raton, Clovis, and Gallup, were founded as railroad stops. Architect Marci Riskin explores the history of railroad depots and other structures--everything but the trains themselves--that make up New Mexico's railway legacy. To begin the examination, Riskin includes a brief history of railroad development in New Mexico, a description of the architectural features of the state's rail...
The Track Of The Ironmasters - A History Of The Cleator And Workington Junction Railway
by W. McGowan Gradon
The pages of this book spectacularly reveal the story of the French train that has become synonymous with luxury travel. Starting with its creation and early years at the end of the nineteenth century, up to its present-day existence as a luxury travelling hotel, The Orient Express reveals the stories of the remarkable people who designed, built, and maintained the train, as well as those who travelled on board. Through expert text, The Orient Express is unique in the way it looks at both th...
This new history reveals the previously untold story of why and how trains have been used to transport the dead, enabling their burial in a place of significance to the bereaved. Profusely illustrated with many images, some never previously published, Nicolas Wheatley’s work details how the mainline railways carried out this important yet often hidden work from the Victorian age to the 1980s, as well as how ceremonial funeral transport continues on heritage railways today. From royalty, aristocr...
The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route (The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route)
"This book is an indispensable illustrated resource for railfans and families on road trips, filled with easy-to-find information on locomotives and rolling stock, such as railroad cars, coaches, and wagons"--Provided by publisher.
Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor of the greater city of New York, broke ground for the first subway line by City Hall on March 24, 1900. It took four years, six months, and twenty-three days to build the line from City Hall to West 145th Street in Harlem. Things rarely went that quickly ever again. The Routes Not Taken explores the often dramatic stories behind the unbuilt or unfinished subway lines, shedding light on a significant part of New York City's history that has been almost completely ignored...
Automation of Soviet Railroads
By the 1920s, the Great Western Railway had established its reputation as the 'Holiday Line' stretching from the bustling city of London to the beautiful coastline of the South West. The only company to survive the Grouping Act of 1921 with its identity intact, it boasted one of the country's most celebrated express trains: the Cornish Riviera Express, popularly known as the '10.30 Limited'. Published in 1923, this charming introduction to the history, operation and journey of the service gives...
A great little book about romantic holiday steamers and the small train that linked them.
Discovering London Railway Stations (Shire Discovering, #303)
by Oliver Green
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue to function daily as busy stations for the travellers of the twenty-first century. This book provides the railway enthusiast with a brief history of the principal termini, featuri...
Southern Pacific Railroad in Eastern Texas (Images of Rail)
by David M Bernstein