Download or read book The Annual Reports of the President and Directors of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Accompanied by the Report of the Chief Engineer written by Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalog of the Library Accessions from June 1900 to December 1902 written by American Society of Civil Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library June 1900 December 1902 written by American Society of Civil Engineers. Library and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library December 1902 written by American Society of Civil Engineers. Library and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report for the Year of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the Stockholders written by Pennsylvania Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending written by Iowa. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Hopkins Railway Library written by Stanford University. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Locomotive to Aeromotive written by Simine Short and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the Kansas City Bridge over the previously "unbridgeable" Missouri River, and was a passionate aviation pioneer whose collaborative approach to aeronautical engineering problems encouraged other experimenters, including the Wright brothers. Drawing on rich archival material and exclusive family sources, Locomotive to Aeromotive is the first detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-nineteenth century to the early days of aviation. Aviation researcher and historian Simine Short brings to light in colorful detail many previously overlooked facets of Chanute's professional and personal life. In the late nineteenth century, few considered engineering as a profession on par with law or medicine, but Chanute devoted much time and energy to the newly established professional societies that were created to set standards and serve the needs of civil engineers. Though best known for his aviation work, he became a key figure in the opening of the American continent by laying railroad tracks and building bridges, experiences that later gave him the engineering knowledge to build the first stable aircraft structure. Chanute also introduced a procedure to treat wooden railroad ties with an antiseptic that increased the wood’s lifespan in the tracks. Establishing the first commercial plants, he convinced railroad men that it was commercially feasible to make money by spending money on treating ties to conserve natural resources. He next introduced the date nail to help track the age and longevity of railroad ties. A versatile engineer, Chanute was known as a kind and generous colleague during his career. Using correspondence and other materials not previously available to scholars and biographers, Short covers Chanute's formative years in antebellum America as well as his experiences traveling from New Orleans to New York, his apprenticeship on the Hudson River Railroad, and his early engineering successes. His multiple contributions to railway expansion, bridge building, and wood preservation established his reputation as one of the nation's most successful and distinguished civil engineers. Instead of retiring, he utilized his experiences and knowledge as a bridge builder in the development of motorless flight. Through the reflections of other engineers, scientists, and pioneers in various fields who knew him, Short characterizes Chanute as a man who believed in fostering and supporting people who were willing to learn. This well-researched biography cements Chanute's place as a preeminent engineer and mentor in the history of transportation in the United States and the development of the airplane.
Download or read book Railroaded The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America written by Richard White and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating economic panics. Their dependence on public largesse drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, remade the landscape of the West, and opened new ways of life and work. Their discriminatory rates sparked a new antimonopoly politics. The transcontinentals were pivotal actors in the making of modern America, but the triumphal myths of the golden spike, Robber Barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here. Instead we have a new vision of the Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.
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Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the Fiscal Year Ending written by New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway written by Keith L. Bryant|Frailey Jr. (Fred W.) and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains early on, including rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes as well as the nineteenth century's economic and climatic hardships. The railroad eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipelines, and real estate. This is the first comprehensive history of the iconic Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, from its birth in 1859 to its termination in 1996. This volume discusses the construction and operation of the railway, the strategies of its leaders, the evolution of its locomotive fleet, and its famed passenger service with partner Fred Harvey. The vast changes within the nation's railway system led to a merger with the Burlington Northern and the creation of the BNSF Railway. An iconic railroad, the Santa Fe at its peak operated thirteen thousand miles of routes and served the southwestern region of the nation with the corporate slogan "Santa Fe All the Way." This new edition covers almost twenty-five more years of history, including the merger of the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads and new material on labor, minorities, and women on the carrier along with new and updated maps and photographs.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending written by Kansas. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report Comptroller of the Currency written by United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
