Railway Nation

Author : David Laurence Jones
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1772033502
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Nation written by David Laurence Jones and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting, visually engaging collection of vignettes highlighting the rich heritage of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly associated with its iconic railway, at its height CP also ran hotels, steamships, and an airline, and had myriad involvements in immigration, irrigation, resource development, war contributions, and international trade. It has been said that no other single corporation has shaped Canadian national identity as much as CP. Railway Nation: Tales of the World’s Greatest Travel System is a compilation of more than fifty thrilling and historically significant stories based on colourful anecdotes and archival sources dating back to the company's golden era. From the construction of the ground-breaking Spiral Tunnels on what was previously the most dangerous and accident-prone stretch of railway track in the Rockies, to the CPR-manufactured Valentine tanks that helped the Soviet Union fight off the Nazis in World War II, to the long and frustrating struggle of CP stewardesses fighting against sexist employment policies, this lively and nuanced portrait of an iconic company is illustrated with fascinating archival photography and will be an essential addition to any Canadian history buff's library.

Author : Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book List of Publications Pertaining to Government Ownership of Railways written by Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistics of Railways, 1900/12-1906/16 written by Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miscellaneous Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rapid Rail Transit for the Nation's Capital written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847653529
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railways written by Simon Bradley and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.

Author : H. W. Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Railway Freight-car Problem and Its Cheapest and Best Solution written by H. W. Perry and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1034 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway News, Finance and Joint-stock Companies' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book Modernization of the Nation's Rail Transit Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ruth Livesey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198769431
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing the Stage Coach Nation written by Ruth Livesey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Victorian novels take place not in the steam-powered railway present of that era, but in the recent past: a world moving by stage and mail coach. Ruth Livesey explores the historical consciousness of such works by Dickens, Bronte, Eliot and Hardy and explains how they convey an idea of a national belonging through a sense of local place.