The New Railway

Author : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520957903
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Journey written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change—the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness—was very much a learned behavior. In The Railway Journey, Schivelbusch examines the origins of this industrialized consciousness by exploring the reaction in the nineteenth century to the first dramatic avatar of technological change, the railroad. In a highly original and engaging fashion, Schivelbusch discusses the ways in which our perceptions of distance, time, autonomy, speed, and risk were altered by railway travel. As a history of the surprising ways in which technology and culture interact, this book covers a wide range of topics, including the changing perception of landscapes, the death of conversation while traveling, the problematic nature of the railway compartment, the space of glass architecture, the pathology of the railway journey, industrial fatigue and the history of shock, and the railroad and the city. Belonging to a distinguished European tradition of critical sociology best exemplified by the work of Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin, The Railway Journey is anchored in rich empirical data and full of striking insights about railway travel, the industrial revolution, and technological change. Now updated with a new preface, The Railway Journey is an invaluable resource for readers interested in nineteenth-century culture and technology and the prehistory of modern media and digitalization.

Author : R. W. Nimke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567150544
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central New England Railway Story written by R. W. Nimke and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wilbert V. Awdry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375833730
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thomas the Tank Engine written by Wilbert V. Awdry and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains four stories about Thomas the tank engine.

Author : Dennis O'Brien
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God and the New Haven Railway and why Neither One is Doing Very Well written by Dennis O'Brien and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lou Kuenzler
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407186426
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of the Railway Children written by Lou Kuenzler and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the magic of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN in this heartwarming sequel by Lou Kuenzler. In the depths of WWII, 12-year-old Edie is nervous at the prospect of being sent to live with an unknown aunt whilst her mother flies planes for the ATA. Aunt Roberta welcomes Edie with open arms, but does a dark secret lurk at the heart of the village?

Author : Sirong Yi
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128134887
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Railway Location and Design written by Sirong Yi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of Railway Location and Design examines classification and classing methods of railway networks and expresses theories and methods of railway route selection and design. Railway networks represent modal transfer, which significantly alleviates traffic congestion and pollution The book introduces capacity enhancing methods for existing railways and implementation plans and technical conditions for improving existing passenger railways, building new high speed railways and developing heavy haul railways. The book covers ten areas of unfavorable geological conditions including slide areas, debris flow areas and earthquake areas. Practical solutions with detailed presentations have been provided. This valuable reference book summarizes and extracts the high speed railway route selection design. The book covers basic principles and methods by referring to research data of high speed railway technology in China and other countries, as well as engineering practice data. Provides classification and classing methods of railway networks, integrated with principles and methods of railway route selection and design Describes enhancing methods for existing railways, and an implementation plan for existing passenger railways, new high speed railways and heavy haul railways Presents route selection principles and methods for regions with bad geological conditions, including landslide, debris flow and earthquake

Author : Charles Pritchett
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1718500483
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LEGO Train Projects written by Charles Pritchett and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step instructions for building 7 realistic LEGO train models. LEGO Train Projects shows you how to build seven detailed train models to get your brick citizens riding the rails in style. Featuring clear, full color, step-by-step instructions, this book makes it easy to build fun, realistic models that will delight train lovers of all ages.

Author : V Profillidis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351150839
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Management and Engineering written by V Profillidis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rapidly changing world, with increasing competition in all sectors of transportation, railways are in a period of restructuring their management and technology. New methods of organization are introduced, commercial and tariff policies change radically, a more entrepreneurial spirit is required. At the same time, new high-speed tracks are being constructed and old tracks are renewed, high-comfort rolling stock vehicles are being introduced, logistics and combined transport are being developed. Awareness of environmental issues and search for greater safety give to the railways a new role within the transportation system. Meanwhile, methods of analysis have significantly evolved, principally due to computer applications and new ways of thinking and approaching old problems. Therefore it becomes necessary to come up with a new scientific approach to tackle management and engineering aspects of railways, to understand in-depth the origins and inter-relationships of the various situations and phenomena and to suggest the appropriate methods and solutions to solve the various emerging problems. This book aims to cover the need for a new scientific approach for railways. It is written for railway managers, economists and engineers, consulting economists and engineers, students of schools of engineering, transportation and management. The book is divided into three distinct parts: Part A deals with the management of railways, Part B deals with the track and, Part C deals with rolling stock and environmental topics. Each chapter of the book contains the necessary theoretical analysis of the phenomena studied, the recommended solutions, applications, charts and design of the specific railway component. In this way, both the requirement for a theoretical analysis is met, and the need of the railway manager and engineer for tables, nomographs, regulations, etc. is satisfied. Railways in Europe have separated activities of infrastructure from those of operation. In other parts of the world, however, railways remain unified. The book addresses both situation. Railways present great differences in their technologies. Something may be valid for one such technology, but not for another. To overcome this problem, regulations of the International Union of Railways (UIC) as well as European Standardization (CEN) have been used to the greatest extent possible. Whenever a specific technology or method is presented, the limits of its application are clearly emphasized.

Author : Robert A. Bang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976279716
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, 1906-1946 written by Robert A. Bang and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway was a high-speed electric commuter railroad that was built ahead of its time. This 21-mile interurban railway served the bucolic suburbs of Westchester County from an out-of-the-way terminal at Harlem River, in the Bronx. Built and controlled by the New Haven, economics and politics would see this line removed from the landscape just before its true value could be realized. Author Robert A. Bang guides you through this journey on Westchester County's "forgotten railroad" with many never-before-published photographs and illustrations.

Author : Michael Portillo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781472279286
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greatest British Railway Journeys written by Michael Portillo and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: