02437nam 22005654a 450 991078092730332120230313221301.01-282-41662-697866124166200-313-01405-1(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe railroad the life story of a technology /H. Roger GrantWestport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2005.1 online resource (xvii, 182 pages) illustrationsGreenwood 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.Greenwood technographies.RailroadsUnited StatesHistoryRailroadsHistory.385/.0973Grant H. Roger1943-1089069MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780927303321The railroad3836918UNINA