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4 produkter

1. 

   Encyclopedia of North American Railroads

   Av William D Middleton, George M. Smerk m. fl.

   E-bok, 2007

   104 kr

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   Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of …

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   Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take

   Railway Journeys by William D. Middleton

   Av William D. Middleton, George M Smerk

   Inbunden, 2000

   434 kr

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   Yet there isn't a train goes by all dayBut I hear its whistle shrieking....Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,No matter where it's going.—Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Travel""Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take" is a collection of stories about favorite train journeys by an inveterate railway …

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   Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

   Av J. Parker Lamb, George M Smerk

   Inbunden, 2003

   545 kr

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   Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and …

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   Railroad That Never Was

   Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

   Av Herbert H. Harwood, George M. Smerk

   Inbunden, 2010

   502 kr

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   Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., tells the story of one of the most infamous railroad construction projects of the late 19th century. This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the …