02522nam 22005774a 450 991045701710332120200520144314.01-282-41662-697866124166200-313-01405-1(CKB)2550000000002588(EBL)497098(OCoLC)62320301(SSID)ssj0000364987(PQKBManifestationID)11231824(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364987(PQKBWorkID)10402212(PQKB)10504623(MiAaPQ)EBC497098(Au-PeEL)EBL497098(CaPaEBR)ebr10362918(CaONFJC)MIL241662(EXLCZ)99255000000000258820041126d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe railroad[electronic resource] the life story of a technology /H. Roger GrantWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20051 online resource (202 p.)Greenwood technographies,1549-7321Description based upon print version of record.0-313-33079-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction; Timeline; 1. Gestation, 1800-I860; 2. Youth, 1860-1880; 3. Maturity, 1880-1940; 4. Old Age, 1940-1970; 5. Rebirth, 1970-Present; Appendix: Steam Locomotive Types; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexRailroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an old technology, they continue to be an essential means of transporting both good and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series tells the life story of all aspects of Greenwood technographies.RailroadsUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.RailroadsHistory.385/.0973Grant H. Roger1943-925063MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457017103321The railroad2101803UNINA