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200 14$aThe railroad$b[electronic resource] $ethe life story of a technology /$fH. Roger Grant
210   $aWestport, Conn. $cGreenwood Press$d2005
215   $a1 online resource (202 p.)
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-313-33079-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aRailroads 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 
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