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Books on: trains history

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Europe's High Speed Trains: A Study in Geo-Economics

Book by Mitchell P. Strohl; Praeger Publishers, 1993

Subjects:

High Speed Trains--Europe

Collections: Entire Library

Strohl examines the evolving network of high speed railway passenger trains in Western Europe. The purpose of the study, in addition to placing high speed train networks in a geographic and economic context, is to introduce the American reader to the evolving system of passenger trains in Europe ...
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Strohl examines the evolving network of high speed railway passenger trains in Western Europe. The purpose of the study, in addition to placing high speed train networks in a geographic and economic context, is to introduce the American reader to the evolving system of passenger trains in Europe toward evaluating their feasibility for high-density areas of the U.S. and Canada. Beginning with some general concepts of railway economics, planning, construction, and operation, the author goes on to detail high speed rail networks in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Spain, with additional information on Japan and Scandinavia. This unique work will be of interest to all scholars and professionals in transportation economics and railway systems.
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The Orphan Trains: Placing out in America

Book by Marilyn Irvin Holt; University of Nebraska Press, 1992

Subjects:

Orphan Trains

Collections: Entire Library

...Southwest. The orphan trains ceased to operate in...social, and cultural history have examined more closely...if chosen to ride the trains to new homes. For this...blurred edges in the history of placing out. Some...the 1818 series The History of the Fairchild Family...
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The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States

Book by Samuel A. Floyd; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

African Americans--Music--History And Criticism, Music--United States--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art, it illuminates the centuries-old linkage between the music, myths and ...
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The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art, it illuminates the centuries-old linkage between the music, myths and rituals of Africa and the continuing evolution and enduring vitality of African-American music. Inspired by the pioneering work of Sterling Stuckey and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the author, advocates a new critical approach grounded in the forms and traditions of the music itself.
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The History of the Study of Landforms - Vol. 2

Book by Richard J.Chorley, Robert P.Beckinsale, Antony J.Dunn; Routledge, 1973

Subjects:

Davis, William Morris--1850-1934, Geomorphology--History

Collections: Entire Library

THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF LANDFORMS OR THE DEVELOPMENT...February 1931 (Courtesy J.H. Maxson) THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF LANDFORMS OR THE DEVELOPMENT...1932 752 Preface Volume Two of The History of the Study of Landforms needs no further...
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A Short and Remarkable History of New York City

Book by Jane Mushabac, Angela Wigan; Fordham University Press, 1999

Subjects:

New York (N.Y.)--History--Chronology, New York (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial Works

Collections: History, Entire Library

...urban rioting in national history. One hun- dred twenty-five...Second Avenues. The ele- vated trains soon run by steam. The noise...American Museum of Natural History opens at the arsenal in Central...middle class across America. A History of the Standard Oil Company...

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Journal Articles on: trains history

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Trains of Thought: Memories of a Stateless Youth

Journal article by Stephen L. Harp; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Trains of Thought: Memories of a Stateless Youth (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...between the present and the past. As he points out, Bromberts trains of memory thus replace the famous Proustian madeleine, though...Brombert offers detail about historical context that is good history, and not just good memory. His account of French politics in...
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INSIGHTS Interstate II

Journal article by Gil Carmichael; Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 15, 2000

Subjects:

Air pollution--Analysis, Freeways--History, High speed trains--Planning, Intermodal transportation--Planning

Collections: Entire Library

...been in place since the 1970s. High-speed trains will serve Boston later this year. Turbotrains...miles of corridors capable of running trains at 90 to 150 miles per hour. That network...corridors--conventional or high-speed--if trains encounter grade crossings every mile in...
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Competing Models for Enhancing Railroad Security

Journal article by Jeremy F. Plant; The Public Manager, Vol. 34, 2005

Subjects:

Railroad accidents--Reports, Railroads--Safety and security measures, Terrorism--Control, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

Collections: Entire Library

...Jack Riley of RAND Corporation has documented 181 attacks on trains and rail facilities between 1998 and 2003, which led to 431...Israel during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Background The history of terrorist attacks provides some empirical evidence of the...
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Blues, History and Dramaturgy: An Interview with August Wilson

Journal article by Sandra G. Shannon; African American Review, Vol. 27, 1993

Subjects:

African American authors--Interviews, Wilson, August--Interviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Blues, history and dramaturgy: an interview...November 1991 premiere of Two Trains Running at the Kennedy Center...be the beginning of your history cycle--Fullerton Street or...Theres a lot of death in Two Trains. You seem to have gotten...
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Positives About Negatives: a Case Study of an Intermediate Model for Signed Numbers

Journal article by Baruch B. Schwarz, Amy S. Kohn, Lauren B. Resnick; Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 3, 1993

Subjects:

Education--United States, Learning

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...University Press. Sesiano, J. ( 1985 ). The appearance of negative solutions in medieval mathematics. Archives for History of Exact Sciences , 32(2), 105-150. Siegler, R. S. ( 1988 ). Individual differences in strategy choices: Good students...

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Magazine Articles on: trains history

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Safer Trains Churn into the 21st Century

Magazine article by David Field; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, July 11, 1994

Subjects:

Artificial satellites in navigation--Innovations, High speed trains--Safety and security measures, Meteorological satellites--Innovations, Railroads--Safety and security measures

Collections: Entire Library

...1993 in the aftermath of a head-on collision of two commuter trains in Gary, Ind., which killed seven and injured 95. But Dettmann...railroad accidents result in passenger fatalities. In its 23-year history, Amtrak has recorded 88 passenger deaths. The line was ranked...
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Trains, Times Lost Forever

Magazine article by Svetlana Slapsak; The Nation, Vol. 256, May 31, 1993

Subjects:

Railroad travel--Personal narratives, Yugoslavia--Military aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...people were ready to distort their own history and to use the media in order to maintain...every case, are those whose eyes see only history, and are not offended by death, destruction or the valley of Neretva deprived of trains. Svetlana Slapsak, a professor at Ljubljana...
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How to Make the Trains Run on Time

Magazine article by Jackie Ashley; New Statesman, Vol. 131, January 7, 2002

Subjects:

Public transportation--Evaluation, Public transportation--Quality control, Railroads--Management, United Kingdom--Transportation policy

Collections: Entire Library

...serious still. This is, in short, the first government in British history that could be savaged by voters because of its transport policy...Labour has to achieve in the next 12 months. The proportion of trains that are running late has risen from a quarter to one-third...
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Diversity U.: The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute Trains Talented Minorities to Be Journalists

Magazine article by Erin H. Bryant; American Journalism Review, Vol. 28, February 2006

Subjects:

Freedom Forum--Curricula, Journalism--Demographic aspects, Journalism--Study and teaching, Minorities--Educational aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...attended the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute--a program that trains minorities to be journalists in three short months. Now a...writing, editing, photography, media ethics and journalism history. The Freedom Forum pays students expenses, and participating...
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Is Costly Maglev Just a Boondoggle? Enthusiasts Claim Maglev Trains Travelling at 250 MPH Might Cure Congestion Woes, but Analysts Say This Hugely Expensive Technology Is Not Cost-Effective

Magazine article by Sam Macdonald; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, May 6, 2002

Subjects:

Commuter railroads--Planning, Magnetic levitation vehicles--Economic aspects, Transportation policy--Political aspects, United States--Transportation policy

Collections: Entire Library

...International-USA, stresses that upgrading existing lines to carry faster trains is not an easy process. He also notes that Amtraks effort to...Despite billions spent on research and development and a history of support for ambitious rail projects, Germany has not yet...

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Newspaper Articles on: trains history

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A Guidebook through History; from the Heyday of the Steam Trains This Rural Area Now Finds Walkers and Tourists Its Main Form of Traffic

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 17, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

A Guidebook through History; from the Heyday of the Steam Trains This Rural Area Now Finds Walkers and Tourists Its Main...it was to live in the village in those days, and the history and folklore of the area. The North Eastern Railway magazine...
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WALES: Steam Trains on Track for Summer

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 10, 2006

Subjects:

Railroads, Railroads--Trains, Trains

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...picturesque railway routes in the UK and Arriva Trains Wales is committed to promoting its use. "The romance and history of steam trains provides a wonderful added attraction to the beauty of the area. "Customers told us last year that you just cant...
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Model Trains More Than Just a Hobby; Shows, Clubs Offer Outlet for Enthusiasts

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 4, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...represents a dream. As the nations real passenger trains chug into history, the model rail fans flourish and grow. Mr...managing the show." Throughout much of their history, model trains were marketed directly to boys. It wasnt until...
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Business Profile: Taking the Strain of Running Welsh Trains; Eryl Crump Talks to the Man Charged with Bringing Together Wales' Railway Services

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 11, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...bid for the Wales franchise didnt include plans for any new rolling stock. On the subject of new trains, Strachan has mixed feelings. ``History would say that it takes you about two or three years to get new trains working well. And one bit of...
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How We'll Put the Strain on the Plane ... Quicker Journey Times and Cheaper Trains. Joe Riley Meets Sir Richard Branson to Find out More about His Plans for the West Coast Rail Line Five Years from Now, There Will Be Very Little Point in Liverpool to London Flights, Says Trains Boss Branson

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), April 27, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...things on the talking list. Like manned gates, which required trains to slow to 75mph, and the need for beams on bridges and tunnels...carefully, and you can hear the ECHO helping to make marketing history - by talking to the organ grinder instead of the monkeys...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: trains history

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Wagon Train

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

WAGON TRAIN in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey...the migrants wagons and by the wagon trains of professional wagoners carrying goods...same reason as the migrants. The wagon trains disappeared in the East in the 1840s...
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Pony Express

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...letters to and from California had been carried by ships, wagon trains, and stagecoaches and had required much more time for the journey...picturesque, and the pony express lives in legend as well as in history. In 1992 the Pony Express National Historic Trail, which...
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Locomotive

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...but, despite its long and picturesque history, it has been superseded in developed nations...nostalgic relics used chiefly to pull tourist trains. Steam Locomotives The reciprocating...primarily on turbotrains, high-speed passenger trains that do not have locomotives but instead...
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Mass Transit

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...streetcars and subway trains, and nonfixed route transit...also rapid transit . History The history of mass transportation...in Europe and Japan. Trains in the Paris Metro, for...system of lightweight trains at a cost of $65 million...
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Tibet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...foreign trade, were carried by pack trains (yaks, mules, and horses) across...Qinghai prov. was opened in 2006. History Early History Evidence of human habitation...Tibet emerged from an obscure history to flourish in the 7th cent. a...

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