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Books on: rail historical

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    Peshawar
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...capital of the North-West Frontier Province, NW Pakistan. A road and rail center near the famed Khyber Pass, Peshawar is an important military and communications center, the historical terminus of the Grand Trunk Road of India, and the major depot...
     
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    Dehradun
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...000), capital of Uttaranchal state, N central India. It is a rail terminus from the S for Mussoorie, a summer hill resort. Tea...the Hindu Udasi sect of ascetics, is the citys most notable historical building. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
     
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    Szolnok
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...Tisza and Zagyva rivers. It is a river port and a road and rail junction. Manufactures include furniture, textiles, chemicals...late 9th cent.) until the 19th cent. The city also gained historical importance as a fortress disputed between the Magyars and the...
     
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    Railroad
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...basis for many of the railroads of South America. Railroads of historical importance include the Baghdad Railway , the Trans-Caspian...importance for passenger travel until the introduction of high-speed rail. Faster than the automobile and more convenient than the airplane...
     
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    Hanau
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...Germany, on the Main and Kinzig rivers. It is an important rail and road junction and is a center of the German jewelry industry...Hindemith were born in Hanau. The town has been rebuilt with historical standards in mind, after near-complete demolition in World...
     

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