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Gripping forensic tales explain how and why trains crash.Trains are massive-with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their …
A challenge to the long-held notion of close ties between the railroad and telegraph industries of the nineteenth century.To many people in the nineteenth century, the railroad and …
How John W. Garrett and the B&O Railroad he headed for twenty-six years helped to transform America by linking the nation.Chartered in 1827 as the country's first railroad, the …
A fascinating account of one of America's most important industries and its dangers.Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United …
As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author.Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed …
Understanding the complex history of US fossil fuel use can help us build a sustainable future.In Hydrocarbon Nation, Thor Hogan looks at how four technological …
Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City as William J. Wilgus. As chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus conceived the Grand …
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America.Drawing from both familiar …