World Railways of the Nineteenth Century: A Pictorial History in Victorian EngravingsWorld Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading. To complement the extensive text drawn from primary sources as well as popular and scholarly railway literature of the period, Jim Harter has carefully selected more than 860 rare wood engravings from 91 different publications - predominantly American, British, French, and German, and including such periodicals as Railroad Gazette, Street Railway Journal, Harper's Weekly, Illustrated London News, Engineering, The Engineer, and Illustration. Beginning with Great Britain and America, this volume continues on to explore railway history in Continental Europe, the Russian Empire, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Technical topics cover the development of steam locomotion; gauge controversies; passenger and freight service; military railways; mass transit systems; street railways; cable, compressed air, and electrical traction; and train wrecks. text, this volume will delight railroad enthusiasts, historians, world travelers, and students of Victorian technical achievement. |
Contents
1 British Railways 18001850 | 1 |
2 British Railways 18511900 | 20 |
3 American Railroads before the Civil War | 38 |
4 American Railroads after the Civil War | 52 |
5 Steam Locomotive Development 18511900 | 72 |
6 French and Belgian Railways | 137 |
7 Railways of the German and AustroHungarian Empires | 156 |
8 Railways of the Russian Empire | 171 |
17 Railway Construction and Operations | 323 |
18 Railway Bridges | 343 |
CenterRail Adhesion Cog or Rack Systems and the Great Tunnels | 360 |
20 Military Railways | 378 |
21 Hazards and Difficulties of Rail Travel | 399 |
22 Rail Accidents and Disasters | 417 |
23 Horse Car Tramways | 434 |
24 Atmospheric Pneumatic and Compressed Air Traction Systems | 447 |
9 Other European Railways | 184 |
10 Canadian and Latin American Railways | 197 |
11 Asian Australian and Pacific Railways | 219 |
12 African Railways | 238 |
13 Passenger Service | 247 |
14 Passenger Stations | 269 |
15 Freight and Goods Service | 294 |
16 Railway Signaling | 311 |
Common terms and phrases
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