Series Foreword Preface Gestation, 1800-1860 Youth, 1860-1880 Maturity, 1880-1940 Old Age, 1940-1970 Rebirth, 1970-Present Appendix: Steam Locomotive Types Timeline Glossary Selected Bibliography
Tells the story of the evolution of the railroad, from the earliest steam engines to the development of maglev trains
H. Roger Grant is professor of history at Clemson University. He is a specialist in American transportation history. Some of his recent books include histories of the Erie Lackawanna, Chicago & North Western and Wabash railroads and he is completing a book-length study of the Georgia & Florida Railroad.
Another in the Greenwood Press series Greenwood Technographies,
this publication offers a detailed, informative picture of the
history and advancement of the railroad. Throughout the past 200
years, the railroad has evolved from its beginnings in Britain with
coal burning propulsion and wooden cars to today's diesel- and
turbine-powered locomotives and steel cargo cars. Grant writes in a
very general and understandable style, and he manages to do an
excellent job of thoroughly discussing the details and specifics of
the way that rail technology improved and what brought about these
improvements. . . . An excellent example is how the need for
scheduling trains helped bring about the establishment of time
zones. Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division
undergraduates; two-year technical program students.
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Keeping the discussion largely within the context of the United
States, Grant narrates the development of the railroad as a
technology. Traveling from rail's gestation in the early 1800s to
the present time, he discusses the inventors and innovations that
impacted the design and operations of railroads and trains.
*SciTech Book News*
High school students in particular will find these quick references
provide easy consultation on the 'life story' of each technology's
evolution, covering different generations of computers and trains,
surveying their importance in American lives, and following key
changes and events. All are excellent references, highly
recommended.' (reviewed in conjuction with Computers, Greenwood,
2005)
*Midwest Book Review*
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