Hillyer's American Railroad Magazine and Journal of Engineering and Practical Science
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Published: 1860
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Kahler
Publisher: Center for Railroad Photography & Arts
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780692748770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the late 1980s, David Kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of O. Winston Link photographs. He soon began making annual trips to the West Virginia and eastern Kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "place." Armed with a used Leica M6 and gritty Tri-X film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the Pocahontas Division of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Nearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of The Railroad and the Art of Place, along with a selection of earlier Pennsylvania Railroad steam-era photographs that reflect Kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early age. Also included are three essays by Kahler, Scott Lothes, and Jeff Brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photography. With funding for printing provided by the Kahler Family Charitable Fund, all sales will go to support the Center's work.
Author: Steve Glischinski
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781616731670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bill Bramlage
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Published: 2022-01-10
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9781736150030
DOWNLOAD EBOOK80 pages of unbelivable photos of an amazing O Gauge train layout.
Author: Geoffrey H. Doughty
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2021-09-07
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0253060656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
Author: Carl Byron
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Published: 2021-05
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781627008334
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis all-new book explains why cabooses existed, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. It will show and explain designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individual railroads, closing with the common International-built wide-cupola caboose that appeared on railroads across the country.
Author: Brian Solomon
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Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781627007283
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConrail and Its Predecessors is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Learn how Conrail's predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. This book features: Brief histories of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and other Conrail forerunners. The changing markets of the 1960s and 1970s. The formation of Conrail in 1976. Conrail's success in the 1980s. Conrail and predecessor routes and maps. And much more!
Author: Better Homes and Gardens
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780696019371
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Author: John Gruber
Publisher: Center for Railroad Photography and Art
Published: 2018-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780692168110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy employing dramatic images and sweeping promotional strategies, Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg introduced railroad photography to large audiences.