The Railway Traveller's Handy Book
The Railway Traveller's Handy Book

Author: Osprey Publishing

Publisher: Old House Books

Published: 2012-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781908402349

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In the aftermath of the 'Railway Mania' of the 1840s Britain boasted an unrivalled network of train services. While many people were amazed and excited by the prospect of travelling by these technological marvels, as with all novelties there were many nervous or bewildered others. This 'handy book', published in 1862, provided suggestions for making the most of the journey. Offering advice about the best travelling costume, the dangers involved in sitting on top of the carriages, how to approach conversation with fellow passengers and, crucially, how to ensure that your wife follows the strict timetable, it gives a charming and entertaining insight into how the early railways were viewed by their Victorian passengers.

The Rock Island Line
The Rock Island Line

Author: Bill Marvel

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0253011310

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Explore the rich history of the legendary railroad that spanned the American Midwest in this beautifully illustrated volume. Beginning operations in the mid-nineteenth century, the Rock Island Line served farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market. Rock Island’s celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop. For most of its existence, the Rock battled competitors much larger and richer than itself. When it finally succumbed, the result was one of the largest business bankruptcies ever. Today, as its engines and stock travel the busy main lines operated by other carriers, the Rock Island Line lives on in the hearts of those whom it employed and served.

Marvels of the New West
Marvels of the New West

Author: William Makepeace Thayer

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 760

ISBN-13: 9781410216342

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CONTENTS: Introduction Marvels of Nature: Canons -- Yellowstone National Park -- Geysers -- Yosemite Valley -- Garden of the Gods -- Monument Park -- Miscellaneous Marvels of Race: Cave-Dwellers -- Pueblos -- Zunis -- Moquis -- Mexicans Marvels of Enterprise: Railroads over Mountains -- Public Buildings -- Growth of Colonies -- The Pacific Slope -- The Mormon Settlement -- Railroad Kings Marvels of Mining Marvels of Stock-Raising Marvels of Agriculture Conclusion Marvels of the New West was originally published in 1887.

Morton
Morton

Author: David Collier

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-10

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781772620122

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A graphic novel lamenting the loss of train travel, the grip of family, mortality, art, and the human condition, with many other digressions thrown in for good measure. The book opens in media res as Collier finds out about his grandmother s death. While trying to publish his next book another close death shocks him to act on his dream to travel with his wife and son across the country by rail, before it is too late. Through the passing landscape he introduces his family (and the reader) to his old way of life and tries to track down the many characters he has lost touch with.

Train
Train

Author: Tom Zoellner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0698151399

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An 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.

The Great Railway Bazaar
The Great Railway Bazaar

Author: Paul Theroux

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 054752515X

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The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.