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The American Railroad Passenger Car by John White 1978 Single Volume
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- 1st Edition, Illustrated
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- 9780801819650
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The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of changes in taste and technology With clarity and precision, White explains the methods of construction of wood, iron, steel, and aluminum cars. He traces the evolution of wheels and brakes, dining cars and sleeping compartments. And he follows the revolutions in taste and technology that dramatically altered the appearance of the railroad passenger car over the century and a half that it dominated American travel. An extraordinary resource for railroad hobbyists Detailed plans and diagrams accompanying the text make it possible for model-builders to reconstruct many famous passenger cars themselves. Appendixes contain biographies of coach builders and designers; numerous tables comparing models, materials, and prices; a chronology of passenger cars; and an annotated bibliography.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801819652
ISBN-13
9780801819650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4477335
Dimensions
Item Length
12.2in
Item Width
10.2in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
No. 1
Lc Classification Number
Tf455
Reviews
"[A] beautifully produced volume... The real treat, however, is in White's informative and often entertaining narrative analysis of technological change."-- Journal of American History, "A monumental work -- truly a work of love... The historian, the researcher, the admirer of railway lore, the builder of model train sets, the restorer of a classic railway vehicle... will now spend the rest of their lives poring over Mr. White's words and his nearly 800 photographs and schematic cutaway drawings."-- New York Times
Publication Name
American Railroad Passenger Car
Copyright Date
1978
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Railroads / History, History
Lccn
77-001141
Dewey Decimal
625.2/3/0973
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Publication Year
1985
Type
Textbook
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Science
Number of Pages
704 Pages
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