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Pictorial History of Railroads by John Westwood w/ dust jacket
The Pictorial History of Railroads by John Westwood
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
Oversize Book.
Copyright 1988. The early years, the Golden Age 1876-1914, Feeling the Strain 1914-1945, new directions 1945 to the present. Indexed. This demonstrates in text and pictures the great changes that have taken place. Four Sections, large format. LOTS of photos.
Contents:
The Early Years 6
1 The First Steam Railways 8
2 Early Intercity Lines 15
3 Private Enterprise Takes Charge 17
4 The Networks Evolve 21
5 The Iron Road 25
6 Forward from the Rocket 28
7 The Early Trains 31
8 The Railroad at War 38
9 Locomotive Development 1850-1875 42
The Golden Age: 1876-1914 46
10 Worldwide Expansion 48
11 The Gauge Connection 54
12 Unscrupulous Operators 58
13 Battle of the Brakes 62
14 Luxury on the Line 68
15 Train Services 71
16 The Transcontinentals 77
17 The Narrow-Gauge Railway 81
18 Improving the Locomotive 85
19 Railroad Electrification 94
Feeling the Strain: 1914-1945 98
20 World War I 100
21 Postwar Upheaval 106
22 The Streamliners 112
23 Train Services 118
24 Steam Locomotive Development 122
25 Unorthodox Steam Power 128
26 The Locomotive Exported 133
27 The Inter-War Electrifications 138
28 The coming of the Diesel 143
The Lines behind the Lines 147
New Directions:
1945 to the Present 150
30 Reorganization and Modernization 152
31 Triumph of the Diesel 157
32 Postwar Electrification 164
33 Survival of Steam 171
34 The Passenger Train:
Crisis and Survival 178
35 International and High-Speed Trains 183
36 Piggyback, Kangaroos, and the Merry-go-round 188
37 Success on Shortlines 192
38 Preserving the Railroad 198
Index 206
Acknowledgments 208
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