Train : riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
Title:
Train : riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
Format:
Books
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Publication Date(s):
2014
ISBN:
9780670025282
Physical Description:
xx, 346 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Beginnings -- The people, and all the people -- Bound for glory -- Blood on the tracks -- The roof of the world -- Over the mountain -- Faster.
Summary:
Chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of railway technology that changed the world and could very well change it again. From the frigid Trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve.
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