Railways and music, Winterson, Julia

Автор: Minnis John
Название: Britain`s Lost Railways: The Twentieth-Century Destruction of Our Finest Railway Architecture
ISBN: 1781317194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781781317198
Издательство: Aurum Press
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Описание: From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain`s Lost Railways offers a sweeping celebration of our railway heritage. The selection of images and the removable facsimile memorabilia, including tickets, posters, timetables and maps, allows the reader to step into that past, serving as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.

Автор: Lothes Scott, Keefe Kevin P.
Название: Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography
ISBN: 0253032245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253032249
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: From 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.

Автор: Tom Morrison
Название: The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 1476665826 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476665825
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time - enormous engines that powered a industry of colossal scale and intensity. They were deceptively simple machines yet even as the technology was being perfected it was becoming obscure. Despite immense and sustained effort, they remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, the steam locomotive disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of steam locomotive development and operation.

Автор: Smith Paul, Salmon Sally
Название: Directory of British Railways: New and Reopened Stations 1948-2018
ISBN: 1526704307 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526704306
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 45930.00 T
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Описание: Folllowing nationalisation in 1948, British railways closed many branch lines and reduced the number of stations on the network. In January 1978, there were 2,358 and by January 2018 there were 2,560 stations on the network. The object of this book is to record those stations that are re-opened or are new stations to the system.

Автор: Letherby, Gayle
Название: Train Tracks
ISBN: 1845200837 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781845200831
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Цена: 38780.00 T
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Автор: Vogel Charity
Название: Angola Horror
ISBN: 1501732633 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501732638
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 15840.00 T
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On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad’s eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed below. When they struck bottom, one of the wrecked cars was immediately engulfed in flames as the heating stoves in the coach spilled out coals and ignited its wooden timbers. The other car was badly smashed. About fifty people died at the bottom of the gorge or shortly thereafter, and dozens more were injured. Rescuers from the small rural community responded with haste, but there was almost nothing they could do but listen to the cries of the dying—and carry away the dead and injured thrown clear of the fiery wreck. The next day and in the weeks that followed, newspapers across the country carried news of the "Angola Horror," one of the deadliest railway accidents to that point in U.S. history.

In a dramatic historical narrative, Charity Vogel tells the gripping, true-to-life story of the wreck and the characters involved in the tragic accident. Her tale weaves together the stories of the people—some unknown; others soon to be famous—caught up in the disaster, the facts of the New York Express’s fateful run, the fiery scenes in the creek ravine, and the subsequent legal, legislative, and journalistic search for answers to the question: what had happened at Angola, and why? The Angola Horror is a classic story of disaster and its aftermath, in which events coincide to produce horrific consequences and people are forced to respond to experiences that test the limits of their endurance. Vogel sets the Angola Horror against a broader context of the developing technology of railroads, the culture of the nation’s print media, the public policy legislation of the post–Civil War era, and, finally, the culture of death and mourning in the Victorian period. The Angola Horror sheds light on the psyche of the American nation. The fatal wreck of an express train nine years later, during a similar bridge crossing in Ashtabula, Ohio, serves as a chilling coda to the story.

Автор: Frailey Fred
Название: Last Train to Texas: My Railroad Odyssey
ISBN: 025304524X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253045249
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 26750.00 T
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Описание: Midnight train rides, head-on freight collisions—there is never a dull moment when it comes to trains. Take a look at America's biggest railroads and meet the thunderous personalities who operate them.
In Last Train to Texas, author Fred W. Frailey examines the workings behind the railroad industry and captures incredible true stories along the way. Discover how men like William "Pisser Bill" F. Thompson swerve from financial ruin, bad merger deals, and cutthroat competition, all while racking up enough notoriety to inspire a poem titled "Ode to a Jerk." Bold, savvy, and ready for a friendly brawl, the only thing louder and more thrilling than these men are the trains that they handle. Come along with Frailey as he travels the world, one railroad at a time. Whether it's riding the Canadian Pacific Railway through a blizzard, witnessing a container train burglary in the Abo Canyon, or commemorating a poem to Limerick Junction in Dublin, Ireland, Frailey's journeys are rife with excitement and the occasional mishap.
Filled with humorous anecdotes and thoughtful insights into the railroading industry, Last Train to Texas is an adventure in every sense of the word.

Автор: Verrall Charlie
Название: Search for Steam: Industrial Railways 1964-1966
ISBN: 1445685396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445685397
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 15830.00 T
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Описание: With rare and previously unpublished images the author shows a fascinating record of steam on a variety of industrial railways.

Автор: Dan Lee
Название: The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War: The Struggle for Control of the Nation`s Longest Railway
ISBN: 1476689725 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476689722
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the US when it was completed in spring of 1861. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies. This book chronicles the campaigns and battles for the railroad and the calamity endured by the civilians who lived along it.

Автор: Federman, Sarah
Название: Last train to auschwitz
ISBN: 0299331741 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780299331740
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 20860.00 T
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Описание: In the immediate decades after World War II, the French National Railways (SNCF) was celebrated for its acts of wartime heroism. However, recent debates and litigation have revealed the ways the SNCF worked as an accomplice to the Third Reich and was actively complicit in the deportation of 75,000 Jews and other civilians to death camps. Sarah Federman delves into the interconnected roles—perpetrator, victim, and hero—the company took on during the harrowing years of the Holocaust. Grounded in history and case law, Last Train to Auschwitz traces the SNCF’s journey toward accountability in France and the United States, culminating in a multimillion-dollar settlement paid by the French government on behalf of the railways.The poignant and informative testimonies of survivors illuminate the long-term effects of the railroad’s impact on individuals, leading the company to make overdue amends. In a time when corporations are increasingly granted the same rights as people, Federman’s detailed account demonstrates the obligations businesses have to atone for aiding and abetting governments in committing atrocities. This volume highlights the necessity of corporate integrity and will be essential reading for those called to engage in the difficult work of responding to past harms.

Автор: H. Roger Grant
Название: Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience
ISBN: 0253064341 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253064349
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 23410.00 T
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Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running.
Virtually every community with a railroad connection had a depot and an agent. These men and occasionally women became the official representatives of their companies and were highly respected. They met the public when they sold tickets, planned travel itineraries, and reported freight and express shipments. Additionally, their first-hand knowledge of Morse code made them the most informed in town. But as times changed, so did the role of, and the need for, the station agent.
Beautifully illustrated with dozens of vintage photographs, The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience, brings back to life the day-to-day experience of the station agent and captures the evolution of railroad operations as technology advanced.

Автор: Patrick Morrison
Название: The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Pictures
ISBN: 0764365134 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764365133
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: A colorful souvenir photo book that captures the excitement of whats in store for visitors when they explore the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Nestled in the rolling hills and lush farmland of Strasburg, in beautiful rural Lancaster County, a sprawling complex of train buildings, tracks, exhibits, and historic railroad equipment make up the museum, which has preserved and interpreted the Commonwealth’s rich railroad history for half a century. Photos and informative captions show the range of vintage railroad equipment on display, including approximately 100 locomotives and railroad cars spanning the mid-19th through late 20th centuries. Many smaller artifacts, including uniforms, tools, dining-car china, and more, round out the collection. Whether visiting for the first time or exploring it again and again, this colorful keepsake book is a perfect souvenir of your time on the tracks.