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Railway Workshops

Product Description: This is the story of an industry that began in the North of England, with small engineering concerns building engines that powered early railways like the Stockton and Darlington and Liverpool & Manchester. Once railway companies had become firmly established, the industry expanded dramatically as they set up their own engineering workshops to build and maintain not only locomotives, but also carriages, wagons and all manner of other items of equipment...read more

By Tim Bryan

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9780747812012 | Shire Pubns, August 21, 2012, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: This is the story of an industry that began in the North of England, with small engineering concerns building engines that powered early railways like the Stockton and Darlington and Liverpool & Manchester.

Landmarks on the Iron Road: Two Centuries of North American Railroad Engineering

Product Description: American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to build railroads over great distances and across high mountain passes, to erect great bridges, or to bore tunnels of prodigious length. This is a remarkable story of the application of engineering to the building of a transportation system that civilized and settled America, and then supported an industrial revolution and created a world power...read more

By William D. Middleton

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9780253335593 | Indiana Univ Pr, September 1, 1999, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: Although railroad engineering began in England, railroad builders on this side of the Atlantic developed uniquely American ways suitable to the tasks of building a railroad system across the North American Continent.

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9780253223609 | Indiana Univ Pr, December 23, 2011, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to build railroads over great distances and across high mountain passes, to erect great bridges, or to bore tunnels of prodigious length.

Railway Preservation in Britain

Product Description: Sixty years after a disparate group of railway enthusiasts came together in a remote corner of rural Wales to run a train service - a true story that inspired the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt - 'heritage railways' are a serious matter, bringing visitors, employment and a sense of local identity to regions throughout Britain...read more

By Bob Gwynne

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9780747810414 | Shire Pubns, July 19, 2011, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Sixty years after a disparate group of railway enthusiasts came together in a remote corner of rural Wales to run a train service - a true story that inspired the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt - 'heritage railways' are a serious matter, bringing visitors, employment and a sense of local identity to regions throughout Britain.

Durham Railways

Product Description: Ever since the Stockton and Darlington railway opened in 1825 the north-east of England has been at the heart of the railway system. Charlie Emett, ex-railwayman, author and historian has collected over 250 photographs. His compilation takes the reader on a journey from these pioneering beginnings, through the revolutionary age of steam and the diesel era to the electric express, drawn by the most powerful locomotives ever to run in Britain...read more

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9780750920766 | Sutton Pub Ltd, July 1, 1999, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Ever since the Stockton and Darlington railway opened in 1825 the north-east of England has been at the heart of the railway system.

Two Centuries of Railway Signalling

Product Description: This is the second in a two-volume study of the aircraft camouflage, markings and operations of the transport, airlift and heavy lift units of the Luftwaffe between 1939 and 1945. The Transportflieger, an often forgotten arm of the Luftwaffe, provided essential supply and battlefield support to both the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe in their campaign across Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, North Africa, the Mediterranean and finally the Ardennes and the remains of the Reich...read more

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9780860936183 | Ian Allan Pub, October 19, 2008, cover price $46.95 | also contains Two Centuries of Railway Signalling | About this edition: This is the second in a two-volume study of the aircraft camouflage, markings and operations of the transport, airlift and heavy lift units of the Luftwaffe between 1939 and 1945.

9780860935414 | Haynes Pubns, June 1, 1998, cover price $44.95 | About this edition: This history of railway signalling describes its development.

Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels

Product Description: "Superb. [A] first-rate narrative" (The Wall Street Journal ) about the controversial construction of New York's beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels\ As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century...read more

By Jill Jonnes

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9780143113249 | Reprint edition (Penguin USA, March 25, 2008), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: "Superb.

Railway Engineering

Product Description: Railway Engineering has been specially designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. From fundamental topics to modern technological developments,the book covers all aspects of the railways including various modernization plans covering tracks, locomotives, and rolling stock...read more

By M. M. Agarwal and Satish Chandra

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9780195687798 | Oxford Univ Pr, March 1, 2008, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Railway Engineering has been specially designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering.

Set Up Running: The Life of a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineman, 1904-1949

Product Description: Set Up Running tells the story of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive engineer, Oscar P. Orr, who operated steam-powered freight and passenger trains throughout central Pennsylvania and south-central New York. From 1904 to 1949, Orr sat at the controls of many famous steam locomotives; moved trains loaded with coal, perishables, and other freight; and encountered virtually every situation a locomotive engineer of that era could expect to see...read more

By John W. Orr and James D. Porterfield (introduced by)

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9780271020563, titled "Set Up Running: The Life of a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineman 1904-1949" | Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, February 1, 2001, cover price $41.95 | About this edition: A fascinating account of the life and career of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive engineer as told by his son.

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9780271027418 | Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, October 10, 2005, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Set Up Running tells the story of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive engineer, Oscar P.

Practical Railway Engineering

Product Description: This textbook covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a 'broad brush' way giving a good overall knowledge of what is involved in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a railway...read more

By Clifford F. Bonnett

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9781860945151 | 2 edition (Imperial College Pr, June 1, 2005), cover price $78.00 | About this edition: This textbook covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a 'broad brush' way giving a good overall knowledge of what is involved in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a railway.

9781860940125 | World Scientific Pub Co Inc, December 1, 1996, cover price $49.00 | About this edition: This textbook is aimed at those who need to acquire a broad brush appreciation of all the various engineering functions that are involved in planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining a railway system.

Jane's World Railways 2004 2005

Product Description: "Jane's World Railways" covers the railway systems in nearly 140 countries and states worldwide. The system details include: key personnel, political background, organisations, financial status, current operations, planned developments, and traction and rolling-stock data...read more

By Jackie Clarke (contributor) and Ken Harris (editor)

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9780710626424 | 45 edition (Janes Information Group, April 1, 2005), cover price $695.00 | About this edition: "Jane's World Railways" covers the railway systems in nearly 140 countries and states worldwide.

The New York Subway: Its Construction And Equipment Interborough Rapid Transit 1904

Product Description: This is a complete facsimile of the 1904 edition originally published by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to commemorate the opening of New York's first subway line. From the perspective of both urban history and the history of transportation, this book is an important primary source...read more

By Brian J. Cudahy (editor)

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9780823224012 | Centennial edition (Fordham Univ Pr, September 1, 2004), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: This is a complete facsimile of the 1904 edition originally published by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to commemorate the opening of New York's first subway line.

Getting Started With Lego Trains

Product Description: The first and only in-depth reference to building LEGO trains. Here's everything you need to know to build LEGO® trains, from setting up train tracks to building custom freight cars. LEGO insider, Jacob H. McKee, shares some of his most fascinating and original train designs, while including descriptive articles on basic building techniques, plus high-quality building instructions for several different projects...read more

By Jacob H. McKee

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9781593270063 | No Starch Pr, February 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The first and only in-depth reference to building LEGO trains.

Jane's World Railways 2003 2004

Product Description: - Over 450 railway systems- Organisational structures- Rail traffic and revenue statistics- Fare collection and reservation systems- Station equipment- Workshop, repair and maintenance equipment- Catering and onboard services and equipment- Information technology systems for rail applications- Cables and cable accessories- Leasing companie...read more

By Jackie Clarke (contributor) and Ken Harris (editor)

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9780710625663 | Janes Information Group, December 1, 2003, cover price $657.00 | About this edition: - Over 450 railway systems- Organisational structures- Rail traffic and revenue statistics- Fare collection and reservation systems- Station equipment- Workshop, repair and maintenance equipment- Catering and onboard services and equipment- Information technology systems for rail applications- Cables and cable accessories- Leasing companies

System Dynamics and Long-Term Behaviour of Railway Vehicles, Track and Subgrade

Product Description: Completely new technologies for high-speed railway vehicles are discussed. Contains the scientific results of the Priority Programme SPP 1015, as presented at the concluding colloquium held at the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 2002. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By K. Popp and W. Schiehlen

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9783540438922 | Springer Verlag, December 1, 2002, cover price $379.00 | About this edition: Completely new technologies for high-speed railway vehicles are discussed.

Jane's World Railways - 2002-2003

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By Ken Harris (editor)

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9780710624536 | 44 edition (Janes Information Group, December 1, 2002), cover price $620.00

Transaero: A European Initiative on Transient Aerodynamics for Railway System Optimisation

Product Description: This volume contains the results obtained by a symposium which took place in Paris, France, on May 04-05, 1999, hosted by the International Union of Railways, UIC. This symposium was organised within the framework of the Brite/Euram project TRANSAERO...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Remi Gregoire (editor), Antonio Malfatti (editor), Gerd Matschke (editor) and Burkhard Schulte-Werning (editor)

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9783540433163 | Springer Verlag, July 1, 2002, cover price $339.00 | About this edition: This volume contains the results obtained by a symposium which took place in Paris, France, on May 04-05, 1999, hosted by the International Union of Railways, UIC.

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9783642077616 | Springer Verlag, July 1, 2002, cover price $299.00 | About this edition: This volume contains the results obtained by a symposium which took place in Paris, France, on May 04-05, 1999, hosted by the International Union of Railways, UIC.

Proceedings of the 2002 Asme/IEEE Joint Rail Conference: April 23-25, 2002 Washing, Dc

By Frederick R. Childs (editor)

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9780780374539 | Cdr edition (IEEE, May 1, 2002), cover price $158.00

When the Steam Railroads Electrified

Product Description: This comprehensive history of North American railroad electrification has been out of print for many years. Now, Indiana University Press is proud to announce its return in an new, updated second edition.For most of the first half of the 20th century the United States led the way in railroad electrification...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By John W. Barriger, III (foreword by) and William D. Middleton

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9780253339799 | 2 rev sub edition (Indiana Univ Pr, March 1, 2002), cover price $65.00 | About this edition: This comprehensive history of North American railroad electrification has been out of print for many years.

Jane's World Railways 2001-2002

Product Description: The authority on rail systems around the globe. This comprehensive guide provides you with an authoritative single resource on the world's rail systems, operators and suppliers. You will find country by country listings of existing rail systems around the world, including contact information for key personnel, system characteristics, summaries of rolling stock fleets, details of planned improvements and new lines, ensuring you are in the best position to identify new customers and track competitor activity...read more

By Ken Harris (editor)

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9780710623355 | Janes Information Group, January 1, 2002, cover price $585.00 | About this edition: The authority on rail systems around the globe.

History of the J. G. Brill Company

Product Description: From a small horsecar building firm established in 1868, the J. G. Brill Company grew to be a world leader in a rapidly evolving and growing industry that at the time of the First World War was the fifth largest in the United States...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Debra Brill

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9780253339492 | Indiana Univ Pr, September 1, 2001, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: From a small horsecar building firm established in 1868, the J.

Proceedings of the 2001 Ieee/Asme Joint Railroad Conference: Presented at the 2001 Ieee/Asme Joint Rail Conference April 17-19, 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

By Frederick R. Childs (editor) and S. K. Punwani (editor)

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9780780370852 | IEEE, May 1, 2001, cover price $142.00

Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City

Celebrating one of the great public spaces in New York, this history of Grand Central Terminal tells the fascinating story of the building, which became the central transportation hub on the East Coast when it was completed in 1913. (view table of contents)

By Kurt C. Schlichting

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9780801865107 | Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, March 12, 2001, cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Celebrating one of the great public spaces in New York, this history of Grand Central Terminal tells the fascinating story of the building, which became the central transportation hub on the East Coast when it was completed in 1913.

Vehicle Dynamics

Product Description: Growing worldwide populations increasingly require faster, safer, and more efficient transportation systems. These needs have led to a renewed interest in high-speed guided ground transportation technology, inspired considerable research, and instigated the development of better analytical and experimental tools...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By R. V. Dukkipati

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9780849309762 | CRC Pr I Llc, December 1, 2000, cover price $129.95 | About this edition: Growing worldwide populations increasingly require faster, safer, and more efficient transportation systems.

9781842650141 | Alpha Science Intl Ltd, March 30, 2000, cover price $200.00 | About this edition: Growing worldwide populations increasingly require faster, safer, and more efficient transportation systems.

Jane's World Railways 2000-2001

By Ken Harris (editor) and Tony Pattison (editor)

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9780710620347 | 42 edition (Janes Information Group, December 1, 2000), cover price $555.00

Railway Engineering

Product Description: In this second edition, the author situates the rail mode in the transport market and addresses the vital issues that are decisive for the future of the rail mode in this market, for example, the structural organization of the stakeholders in the rail transport market, accompanied by examples of how the market dictates the choices made, as well as how there must be areas in the market where co-operation prevails and others where competition holds away in order to optimize overall socio-economic returns...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By V. A. Profillidis

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9780754612797 | 2 edition (Ashgate Pub Ltd, September 1, 2000), cover price $140.00 | About this edition: In this second edition, the author situates the rail mode in the transport market and addresses the vital issues that are decisive for the future of the rail mode in this market, for example, the structural organization of the stakeholders in the rail transport market, accompanied by examples of how the market dictates the choices made, as well as how there must be areas in the market where co-operation prevails and others where competition holds away in order to optimize overall socio-economic returns.

9780291398284 | Gower Technical, July 1, 1995, cover price $109.95 | About this edition: Railways are today in a period of restructuring.

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