Landmarks on the iron road : two centuries of North American railroad engineering / William D. Middleton.

Main entry:

Middleton, William D., 1928-2011.

Title & Author:

Landmarks on the iron road : two centuries of North American railroad engineering / William D. Middleton.

Publication:

Description:

x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Series:

Railroads past and present

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Across the waters -- Across great mountains -- Railroads below ground -- Yards, docks and terminals -- Lost landmarks.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"It is a remarkable story: the building of a transportation system that civilized and settled America, and then supported an industrial revolution and created a world power." "This is also the story of the development of the new profession of civil engineering in the nineteenth century. Our engineers were schooled at West Point, the technical schools in Europe, or technical institutes in America, while some were self-taught: these early practitioners soon acquired the skills needed for the construction of railroads that could be rapidly and economically built. The needs of the railroads changed bridge design from a trial-and-error art to a science, fathered modern structural-engineering practices, and advanced the development of structural materials." "This book, for the first time, calls adequate attention to the physical plant over which railroads operate - the roadbeds, tracks, bridges, and tunnels, subjects that are often taken for granted. It is a book no rail fan or student of engineering can be without."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0253335590 (alk. paper)
9780253335593 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Railroads United States History.
Railroad engineering History.
Railroads History.
Chemins de fer Histoire.
Railroad engineering
Railroads
Eisenbahntechnik
Eisenbahn
Spoorwegen.
Railroads Canada History.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Railroads past and present.

Two centuries of North American railroad engineering

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210472
Call No.: TF23 .M5 1999
Status: Available

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