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Let's take the train!
Colorful pictures and historical facts educate young readers about train travel.
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Amtrak, America's Railroad
Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50
years in the making .
In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight
railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post-World War
II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of
government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined
in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many
railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the
solution.
In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and
Its Struggle for Survival , Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T.
Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of
this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by
its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to
political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual
philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public
service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the
authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and
their proposed solutions.
Created in the absence of a comprehensive national
transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent
flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's
Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see
another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service,
whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and
anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
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On a train
Introduces railroad travel, including how trains move along rails, the different parts, and how they help people move from place to place.
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The Civilizing Machine
In late nineteenth-century Mexico the Mexican populace was fascinated with the country's booming railroad network. Newspapers and periodicals were filled with art, poetry, literature, and social commentaries exploring the symbolic power of the railroad. As a symbol of economic, political, and industrial modernization, the locomotive served to demarcate a nation's status in the world. However, the dangers of locomotive travel, complicated by the fact that Mexico's railroads were foreign owned and operated, meant that the railroad could also symbolize disorder, death, and foreign domination.
InThe Civilizing MachineMichael Matthews explores the ideological and cultural milieu that shaped the Mexican people's understanding of technology. Intrinsically tied to the Porfiriato, the thirty-five-year dictatorship of Gen. Porfirio Díaz, the booming railroad network represented material progress in a country seeking its place in the modern world. Matthews discloses how the railroad's development represented the crowning achievement of the regime and the material incarnation of its mantra, \"order and progress.\" The Porfirian administration evoked the railroad in legitimizing and justifying its own reign, while political opponents employed the same rhetorical themes embodied by the railroads to challenge the manner in which that regime achieved economic development and modernization. As Matthews illustrates, the multiple symbols of the locomotive reflected deepening social divisions and foreshadowed the conflicts that eventually brought about the Mexican Revolution.
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Who travelled the underground railroad?
\"How do we know about the American slaves who escaped using what is known as the Underground Railroad, and about the people who organized it? What were they escaping from, and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the fugitives and their experiences from primary and other sources.\"--Back cover.
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Railroads and the American People
In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad's \"golden age,\" 1830-1930. To capture the essence of the nation's railroad experience, Grant explores four fundamental topics-trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America-illustrating each topic with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life. Finally, Grant reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads as it has been preserved in word, stone, paint, and memory. Railroads and the American People is a sparkling paean to American railroading by one of its finest historians.
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How do trains work?
\"Young readers will love this exciting, in-depth yet accessible look at trains, including how they work, the special equipment they need, and how they tote thousands of tons of cargo down the tracks\"--Provided by publisher.
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Trains
\"Clacky-clack! Trains are chugging down the track! Learn how and where they do their work in this Machines! song. Includes glossary, critical thinking questions, and sheet music\"--Provided by publisher.
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Derailed by Bankruptcy
What happened when the US government stopped investing in railroads and started investing in highways and air travel? By the late 1970s, six major eastern railroads had declared bankruptcy. Although he didn't like trains, Howard H. Lewis became the primary lawyer for the Reading Railroad during its legendary bankruptcy case. Here, Lewis provides a frank account of the high-intensity litigation and courtroom battles over the US government's proposal to form Conrail out of the six bankrupt railroads, which meant taking the Reading's property, leaving the railroad to prove its worth. After five grueling years, the case was ultimately settled for $186 million-three times the original offer from the US government-and Lewis became known as a champion defender of both the railroad industry and its assets.
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