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Faces of Railroading by Carl Swanson Dust Jacket 2004 160 Pages
Faces of Railroading by Carl Swanson
Hard cover with Dust Jacket
Copyright 2004
60 Pages
Preface
Introduction 11
The Faces of Railroading Essay by Doug Riddell
Amtrak locomotive engineer
chapter one 14
The Hogger, The Tallowpot,
and The Captain
No matter what you call 'em, engineers, firemen, and conductors kept the wheels of commerce turning
chapter two 38
Time Machine
Before 1883, every city and town set its own time, but that was no way to run
a railroad
chapter three 44
Down at the Station
From 'tank-town" depots to metropolitan landmarks, a ticket to adventure awaited all who stepped across the platform
It's train time and men young and old head down the platform to better witness the departure of this Central Vermont Railway passenger train from White River Junction, Vermont, in September 1951.
photo 1 A.C. Kalmbach
chapter four 56
Riding the Great Trains
Whether traveling aboard lowly commuter trains or lordly streamliners, passengers enjoyed rail travel in its heyday
chapter five 81
The Guiding Hand
Dispatchers, tower operators, and railroad officials directed an empire from behind the scenes
The Rights of Trains
Essay by Mark W. Hemphill Editor, Trains Magazine
chapter six 98
The Permanent Way
Back-breaking work by an army of men built and maintained the railroad
chapter seven 114
Yard Work
When it came to moving freight, yards and the men who worked them made it happen
FACES OF RAILROADING
Portraits of America's greatest industry
Nothing in the world rivals the American railroad industry. In the early decades of the Twentieth Century, railroading was simultaneously America's largest consumer of coal and the largest customer for its steel mills. Our nation's railroad industry called on such a vast army of human resources that nearly every American today has a railroader in the family tree.
Faces of Railroading is a glorious photographic tribute to the people who made railroading the greatest industry America has ever known. Although its magnificent machines and inventions are often romanticized and celebrated alongside its most eccentric pioneers and tycoons, it's the faces of an unsung workforce that best personify this great industry. In 160 pages of stunning black-and-white photography, readers will glimpse their own family histories as they join train crews in the locomotive cab and back in the caboose. They'll ride the rails in the luxury of great passenger trains, stride through grand terminals and small depots, and visit bustling backshops and yard offices in the wee small hours of the morning. Faces of Railroading brings to life these and many other scenes that are symbolic of America's greatest industrial age.
Ideal for history buffs, railroad enthusiasts, and anyone else with an appreciation for evocative black-and-white photography
Features images from O. Winston Link, Richard Steinheimer, Don Wood, and many other notable commercial and railroad photographers
Compiled and written by Carl Swanson, graduate of West Virginia's Woodland School of Photography, whose editorial experience includes work on Trains, Passenger Trains Journal, and RailNews magazines
FACES OF RAILROADING
By Carl A. Swanson
Introduction by Doug Riddell Locomotive engineer, Amtrak
Essay by Mark W. Hemphill Editor, TRAINS Magazine
Faces of Railroading pays tribute to the people who dedicated their careers to the great American railroad industry during its Golden Years. This book celebrates the personality of the railroad industry-from those aboard the trains that linked rural America and the world to the caretakers of those juggernaut locomotives that powered the continent's growth and laid the groundwork for the vast industry we enjoy today.
The human side of America's greatest industry can be seen in the images selected for this album. Here are faces and places that live in our collective memory, because nearly every American alive today has a railroader somewhere in the family tree. Who doesn't remember daring as a child to stand inches closer to a rocketing chain of freight cars? Who can't still marvel at the ingenuity, skill, muscle, and endurance demanded to drive these great trains?
In Faces of Railroading, you will:
Sense what it was like to command a locomotive
Learn how the railroads put America on standard time
Revisit the days when the depot was the heart of the community
Enjoy the luxury passenger trains of the postwar years
Tour backshops where trains were maintained
To research his book, photojournalist Carl A. Swanson delved deep into the Kalmbach Publishing Company archives of Trains Magazine and related resources. Enjoy this celebration of trains and the people who made America's rail system the standard for the world.
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