Steel Rails and Iron Men
Steel Rails and Iron Men

Author: Barrie Sanford

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781552854525

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In the late nineteenth century, something stood in the way of mining and selling the riches discovered in the interior of British Columbia: mountains - and lots of them. While politicians and financiers wrangled over money and public support, engineers sought solutions to the obstacles presented by the terrain. Hundreds of men worked under dangerous conditions to make the Kettle Valley Railway a reality. In this updated edition, Barrie Sanford presents a unique pictorial history of the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. From its construction to its turbulent life- span and eventual demise, the magnitude of the engineering needed to build and run the line is celebrated in this classic railway history.

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: United States. Forest Service

Publisher:

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13:

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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.

Men of the Steel Rails
Men of the Steel Rails

Author: James H. Ducker

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Workin' on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe -- Winning the workers : recruitment, discipline, and paternalistic policies of the Santa Fe -- Boomers, old-timers, and the romance of the rail -- Railroaders and their neighbors : Emporia, a case study -- "Damn the railway men" : the politics of frustration -- Brotherhoods : the protective function -- Brotherhoods : the fraternal function -- Santa Fe strikes.

Long Steel Rail
Long Steel Rail

Author: Norm Cohen

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 774

ISBN-13: 9780252068812

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Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.