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Author: Richard Steinheimer
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780393057430
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lavishly photographed tribute to history's railroads covers everything from steam engines to the latest diesel-powered locomotives, canvassing 160 of the photographer's most significant train images as taken in front of western landscapes, in inclement weather, from risky vantage points, and more. First serial, Classic Trains.
Author: Scott Lothes
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2018-01-26
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0253032253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the late 1940s onward, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday transportation moments into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, Wallace W. Abbey is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.
Author: Holger Matthes
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1593278195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs. Inside you'll find: -A historical tour of LEGO trains -Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss “Crocodile,” and a vintage passenger car -Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors -Advice on advanced building techniques like SNOT (studs not on top), microstriping, creating textures, and making offset connections -Case studies of the design process -Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs For ages 10+
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2013-06-11
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0307908550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rocking motion of the train as it speeds along, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . There’s something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation, which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers. As they journey by rail from Edinburgh to London, the four travelers pass the time by sharing tales of trains that have changed their lives. A young, keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he turned a friendship with a female coworker into a romance by spotting an anachronistic train in an eighteenth-century painting. An Australian woman shares how her parents fell in love and spent their life together running a railroad siding in the remote Australian Outback. A middle-aged American patron of the arts sees two young men saying goodbye in a train station and recalls his own youthful crush on another man. And a young Englishman describes how exiting his train at the wrong station allowed him to meet an intriguing woman whom he impulsively invited to dinner—and into his life. Here is Alexander McCall Smith at his most enchanting, exploring the nature of love—and trains—in a collection of romantic, intertwined stories. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
Author: Richard Balkwill
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780753415887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines trains and railway systems from all over the world, from the super-sleek bullet train of Japan to the remote mountain railways of Mexico. 6 yrs+
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Publisher: Carolwood Pacific LLC
Published:
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0975858424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara H Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06-26
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Speak Coach Train" joins a particular tradition of inspirational and training books about finding one's voice, recalling life lessons learned, and indulging in their marvelous outcomes.
Author: Andrew Cross
Publisher: Prestel Pub
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9783791326795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis powerful collection of photographs celebrates American trains, railroad stations, andlandscapes. Presented in a beautifully designed horizontal format book, these photographs offer a truly original depiction of America's romance with its frontier and one photographer's passion with trains. Ever since he was a young boy Andrew Cross has been crazy about trains, travelling on them and spending hours watching them speed by. Some Trains in America chronicles his nearly 4,000-mile rail adventure across the United States. In a unique oblong format Cross's panoramic photographs capture trains bisecting endless prairies, snaking through small towns, and silhouetted against the mountains. Organized geographically in seven sections this series of color images evokes the mythology of America, and illustrates the part trains have played in opening up the West. It is a powerful reminder that America's adventurous spirit endures to this day.
Author: Tom Zoellner
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-01-30
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 0698151399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner—coauthor of the New York Times–bestselling An Ordinary Man—travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world—and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the Japanese-style bullet trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of this most indispensable form of travel. A masterful narrative history, Train also explores the sleek elegance of railroads and their hypnotizing rhythms, and explains how locomotives became living symbols of sex, death, power, and romance.
Author: Hans Halberstadt
Publisher: Friedman-Fairfax
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781586631109
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing more than 30 beautiful, historic trains and locomotives, this exquisite volume--big and horizontal, all the better to capture the length and breadth of the cars and tracks--paints an intimate portrait of North American railroad history. Firsthand accounts of life on the rails, more than 150 dramatic photographs, and a close look at how trains transformed the continent's landscape, society, and history make this a thrill for any railroad aficionado. The story begins with the dawn of the steam era and goes through the golden age of railroad travel and on to the current day. The classics on these lavishly illustrated pages include the tiny, treasured Best Friend of Charleston, the celebrated Twentieth Century Limited Streamliner, and high-speed models that cross the country today.
