Historic Railroads By Rupert Holland Ex-Lib book
Hard Cover
Copyright 1927
343 Pages
England, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa.
CONTENTS
I. England 17
1. Coaching Days And Ways 17
2. The Steam Railway 39
3. Development Of Railways . . 92
4. The Midland Railway 98
5. The Battle Of The Gauges . 104
6. Some Great Roads 112
Ii. North America 121
1. Travel In The Colonies 121
2. The Needs Of The New Republic 127
3. The 4 Stourbridge Lion " And " Tom Thumb" 134
4. The “Dewitt Clinton” And “Old Ironsides” 143
5. Pioneer Railroad Travel In The East . 149
6. Across The Alleghanies 159
7. The Linking Of The Continent . . . 166
8. Great Railroads Of The West . . . 202
9. An Adventure Of The Civil War . . 215
10. The Transcontinental Road Of Canada 227
11. Travel In Canada 238
12. Strange Experiences 244
13. Unique Achievements 250
14. Trains And Tracks 260
Iii. South America 271
1. Over The Andes 271
2. A Railway In The Air 284
Iv. Europe 293
1. Through The Snows Of Scandinavia 293
2. In The Alps 301
3. International Roads 307
V. Asia 315
1. Across Siberia 315
2. The Transcaspian Road 317
3. Up And Down India 320
Vi. Africa 329
Vii. The Far East And Australia 337
List Of Illustrations
The Sto Urbridge Lion Half-Title Page
The General Covered Nine Miles In Nine Minutes Frontispiece
Through The Mountains Dedication Page
The Planet Preface
Early American Locomotive Contents Page
The Rocket Illustration Page
A Modern English Express 15
An English Stagecoach 17
The Hibernia 39
A Rider Bearing A Red Flag Preceded The First Locomotives In England 50
The Killingworth Locomotive 80
The Stourbridge Lion Imported From England, 1829 80
The Dewitt Clinton, The First Locomotive Run In The State Of New York, 1831 81
The Best Friend, The First Locomotive Built In The United States For Actual Service, 1831 81
The West Point, The Second Locomotive Built In The United States For Actual Service, 1831 96
Race Between A Horse-Car And The Tom Thumb, 1830 96
Linking The Continent, Promontory Summit, Utah, 1869 97
Indians Attacking Union Pacific Workers, 1867 97
A Narrow Gauge Railway Train 104
Double-Decked Bridge Across The River Tyne 112
Entrance To The City 119
Travel By Canal Boat 121
John Stevens' Locomotive, 1825 127
The Departure 134
Across The Countryside 143
The Dewitt Clinton Drew Its Load To The Welcoming Throngs At Schenectady 146
The John Bull 149
The Hayes Camel-Back, 1848 159
Crossing The Plains Before The Railroad 166
Heavy Duty Freight Locomotive 202
The Chase 215
Through The Canadian Rockies 227
Canadian National Bridge At Cisco 238
Rotary Snow Plough 244
Through All Weathers The Modern Express Maintains Its Schedule 248
The Famous Horseshoe Curve 250
Havana Special Crossing The Florida Keys 256
Canadian National Railways Bridge Over The St Lawrence At Quebec 256
Three Generations Of Locomotives 257
A Modern Railroad Yard 260
Across The Andes 269
The Great Transandine Line 271
A Railway Train That Crosses The Equator 272
On The Roof Of The World, Over The Andes Mountains In Peru 272
Bridge Over The Zambezi At Victoria Falls 273
Clearing The Tracks In Switzerland 273
La Dorada Rope Railway 284
Building The Road Over The Andes 13,000 Feet Above The Pacific 286
The Cote D'azure Express 291
Along The Fiords Of Scandinavia 293
Electric Train In The Alps 301
On The Road From Paris To Constantinople 307
The Railroad In Asia 313
Crossing The Plains Of Siberia 315
Double Track Narrow Gauge Railway 317
Entrance To The Parsik Tunnel 320
The Modern Railroad Gives Access To The Splendors Of Ancient Asia 324
Through The African Jungle 327
Along The Edge Of The Sahara 329
Railway On The Malay Peninsula 335
Camels Used During The Building Of The Trans-Australian Railway 337
