Bibliograph

Train, riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief, Tom Zoellner

Type

Label

Train, riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief, Tom Zoellner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-604)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Train

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869881269

Responsibility statement

Tom Zoellner

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

Summary

From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, this is a chronicle of our relationship with rail travel. Zoellner examines both the engineering and mechanics of rail as well as how it helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil. Zoellner also considers America's ambivalence about mass transit, using the perpetually stalled line between Los Angeles and San Francisco as a case study in bureaucracy and public indifference. Train presents both a history of railway travel around the world and an impassioned case for its future

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- The people, and all the people -- Bound for glory -- Blood on the tracks -- The roof of the world -- Over the mountain -- Faster

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