Trains and Technology: The American Railroad
in the Nineteenth Century

Volume 3, Track and Structures

by Anthony Bianculli

ISBN: 0-87413-802-7          Published in 2003          $65.00          AUP Order Form

This work traces the maturation of the railroad through an exposition of the railroad technology that was developed and applied during the period. The track-work section of volume 3 covers the technologies involved in locating and building the railroad and all its aspects of rail development. The structures portion of this volume investigates stations and structures needed to service the equipment and conduct operations.

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