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Nothing Like It In The World

The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869

de Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Narrado por Jeffrey DeMunn ...

Completo

15 hora 38 minutos

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who
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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

de Stephen Bown ...

Narrado por Wayne Ward ...

Completo

12 hora 4 minutos

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea
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The Night Train to Bergen

Sleep Stories for Adults – A Calm Bedtime Journey Through Norway

de Imogen Stillwater ...

Narrado por AI Voice Maria Sleepwell ...

Completo

2 hora 3 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Settle into your berth and let the night train carry you across Norway. The Night Train to Bergen is a calm bedtime journey for adults who like to end the day with a quiet voice and a gentle story. These sleep stories for adults ask nothing of you except to lie back and listen.The train leaves Oslo late in the evening, with rain on the window and the city ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Settle into your berth and let the night train carry you across Norway. The Night Train to Bergen is a calm bedtime journey for adults who like to end the day with a quiet voice and a gentle story. These sleep stories for adults ask nothing of you except to lie back and listen.The train leaves Oslo late in the evening, with rain on the window and the city
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Red Signal, The

The Train Heist That Used a Signal to Stop Time

de Dax Mercer ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Adam E ...

Series Audiolibro 100 - The Perfect Score
Completo

12 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The signal turned red. The train obeyed.Out in open countryside, far from stations and witnesses, a single instruction forced a moving system to stop.No warning. No reason.Just a red light where there shouldn’t have been one.What followed wasn’t chaos.It was timing.A coordinated interception built on one assumption: that systems designed to be trusted ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The signal turned red. The train obeyed.Out in open countryside, far from stations and witnesses, a single instruction forced a moving system to stop.No warning. No reason.Just a red light where there shouldn’t have been one.What followed wasn’t chaos.It was timing.A coordinated interception built on one assumption: that systems designed to be trusted
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Ticket to Ride

Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys

de Tom Chesshyre ...

Narrado por David Thorpe ...

Completo

11 hora 1 minutos

Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating ... Leer más

$39.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating
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Untold Railway Stories, The

de Monisha Rajesh, Andrew Martin, Shahnaz Habib, Clare Hammond, Mark Ovenden, Vicki Pipe, Leon McCarron, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Sam Williams, Omar Musa, Felicity Spector, Jack Curtis ...

Narrado por Esmée Cook ...

Completo

7 hora 47 minutos

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African
... Leer más
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Riding the Iron Serpent

de Conrad Riker ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Series Audiolibro box set - redpilled revolutionary civil rights for men (satire)
Completo

4 hora 30 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Unapologetic Truth About Men, Trains, and the Industrial Revolution – Before Woke Weakness Derailed EverythingStruggling to find your purpose in a world that calls masculinity "toxic"?Feel like automation stole your father’s job – and your generation’s dignity?Tired of being told to "open up" while women demand strength?This book cuts through the ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Unapologetic Truth About Men, Trains, and the Industrial Revolution – Before Woke Weakness Derailed EverythingStruggling to find your purpose in a world that calls masculinity "toxic"?Feel like automation stole your father’s job – and your generation’s dignity?Tired of being told to "open up" while women demand strength?This book cuts through the
... Leer más
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The Race Underground

Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway

de Doug Most ...

Narrado por John H. Mayer ...

Completo

15 hora 26 minutos

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to
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Train

Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World---from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

de Tom Zoellner ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

Completo

12 hora 13 minutos

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines
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The Elegant Hustler

Adventures From a Life on the Move

de Celia Imrie ...

Narrado por Celia Imrie ...

Completo

9 hora 40 minutos

'Days seem so exhilarating aboard a ship: surrounded by water, an ever-changing spectrum of blues, greys and black, the sky surrounds you like a great bowl. The colours change from Prussian blue, speckled with turquoise, white horses, to fifty shades of grey, with the horizon a thin silver line and a Biblical display of golden sunrays, spilling down.'For Celia Imrie, travel is not simply a passion ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

'Days seem so exhilarating aboard a ship: surrounded by water, an ever-changing spectrum of blues, greys and black, the sky surrounds you like a great bowl. The colours change from Prussian blue, speckled with turquoise, white horses, to fifty shades of grey, with the horizon a thin silver line and a Biblical display of golden sunrays, spilling down.'For Celia Imrie, travel is not simply a passion
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Tussen de rails

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa

de Sander Groen, Sander Groen ...

Narrado por Sander Groen ...

Completo

8 hora 11 minutos

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa, beschreven door dé treinreisjournalist van de Lage Landen Met een voorwoord van Paul Haenen De internationale trein beleeft een glorieuze comeback. En terecht, want reizen per spoor is avontuurlijk, relaxed en klimaatvriendelijk. Er is alle ruimte om rond te lopen, een boek te lezen of te lunchen terwijl de mooiste landschappen langs je raam voorbijglijden. De ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa, beschreven door dé treinreisjournalist van de Lage Landen Met een voorwoord van Paul Haenen De internationale trein beleeft een glorieuze comeback. En terecht, want reizen per spoor is avontuurlijk, relaxed en klimaatvriendelijk. Er is alle ruimte om rond te lopen, een boek te lezen of te lunchen terwijl de mooiste landschappen langs je raam voorbijglijden. De
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Thomas og vennerne - Fiskevogne og drillepinde

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

12 minutos

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra
... Leer más
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Moonlight Express

Around the World By Night Train - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

de Monisha Rajesh ...

Narrado por Monisha Rajesh ...

Completo

11 hora 27 minutos

SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night trai... ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night trai...
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Toget

de Kirsten Ahlburg ...

Narrado por Githa Lehrmann ...

Series series Læseværkstedet
Completo

37 minutos

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to
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Audiolibro

Last Train to Paradise

Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean

de Les Standiford ...

Narrado por Del Roy ...

Completo

8 hora 17 minutos

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key
... Leer más
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Audiolibro

Tecnologia IOT em Segurança Ferroviária

Projeto MPA - Monitoramento de Ponta de Agulha

de Alessander Boslooper ...

Narrado por Voz Artificial ...

Abreviado

1 horas 15 minutos

O objetivo deste livro é subsidiar os leitores com informações técnicas de novas tecnologias da indústria 4.0 e praticá-las na segurança ferroviária, o que podemos chamar de Ferrovia 4.0, visando minimizar acidentes ferroviários. Este estudo de caso traz o monitoramento remoto de um cruzamento ferroviário utilizando IOT como base tecnológica e um novo design do sensor desenvolvido para a aplicação ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

O objetivo deste livro é subsidiar os leitores com informações técnicas de novas tecnologias da indústria 4.0 e praticá-las na segurança ferroviária, o que podemos chamar de Ferrovia 4.0, visando minimizar acidentes ferroviários. Este estudo de caso traz o monitoramento remoto de um cruzamento ferroviário utilizando IOT como base tecnológica e um novo design do sensor desenvolvido para a aplicação
... Leer más
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Turen går til Europa med tog på 71 minutter

de Marie Louise Albers, Michelle Arrouas ...

Narrado por Paul Becker ...

Series series Turen Går Til
Completo

1 horas 11 minutos

Tag på togrejse gennem Europas fascinerende landskaber.I lyd-udgaven af Turen går til Europa med tog får du en introduktion til togrejser i Europa i dag. Fra høje alper til historiske byer udgør hver strækning og hvert stop store op¬levelser. Bogen dækker jernbanerne i Tyskland, Holland, Belgien, Frankrig, Spanien, Portugal, England, Skotland, Schweiz, Italien, Tjekkiet, Østrig, Slovakiet, Ungarn, ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Tag på togrejse gennem Europas fascinerende landskaber.I lyd-udgaven af Turen går til Europa med tog får du en introduktion til togrejser i Europa i dag. Fra høje alper til historiske byer udgør hver strækning og hvert stop store op¬levelser. Bogen dækker jernbanerne i Tyskland, Holland, Belgien, Frankrig, Spanien, Portugal, England, Skotland, Schweiz, Italien, Tjekkiet, Østrig, Slovakiet, Ungarn,
... Leer más
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Thomas og vennerne - Den forsvundne kulvogn og andre historier

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

1 horas 35 minutos

Tretten skønne historier om Thomas og de andre nyttige damplokomotiver på øen Sodor. En kulvogn forsvinder på mystisk vis. Det haster med at få en forsendelse frem til kontrolchefen. Der er lyde i remisen, som måske er monsterlyde. Thomas er pludselig alene på åbent hav. Og meget, meget mere! Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Tretten skønne historier om Thomas og de andre nyttige damplokomotiver på øen Sodor. En kulvogn forsvinder på mystisk vis. Det haster med at få en forsendelse frem til kontrolchefen. Der er lyde i remisen, som måske er monsterlyde. Thomas er pludselig alene på åbent hav. Og meget, meget mere! Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de
... Leer más
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Conquering Gotham

A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels

de Jill Jonnes ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

Completo

11 hora 28 minutos

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad
... Leer más
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Nothing Like it In The World

The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869

de Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Narrado por Jeffrey DeMunn ...

Abreviado

7 hora 6 minutos

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who
... Leer más
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Murder on the Cornish Train

A totally gripping British cosy murder mystery

de JM Hall ...

Narrado por John Telfer ...

Series series The Cornish Murder Mystery Series
Completo

10 hora 52 minutos

One missing passenger. One dead body. Is it murder on the Cornish train?It is a dark and stormy night when Jeff boards the Cornish sleeper train at Paddington station.As they make their way down the dark British coast, waves crash over the carriages and the wheels rattle in the gale.Arriving in Cornwall the next morning, Jeff discovers one passenger has vanished into thin air.The next day, another ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

One missing passenger. One dead body. Is it murder on the Cornish train?It is a dark and stormy night when Jeff boards the Cornish sleeper train at Paddington station.As they make their way down the dark British coast, waves crash over the carriages and the wheels rattle in the gale.Arriving in Cornwall the next morning, Jeff discovers one passenger has vanished into thin air.The next day, another
... Leer más
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT OF TRACTION POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTER

FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO MODERN APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND RAILWAY SYSTEMS

de Kamal Alomari ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - Engineering & Project Management Books
Completo

10 hora 14 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Conceptual Design & Development of Traction Power Electronic Converter: From Fundamentals to Modern Applications in Electric Vehicles and Railway Systems provides a comprehensive engineering guide to the principles, design, control, and application of power electronic converters used in modern traction systems.Designed for electrical engineers, ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Conceptual Design & Development of Traction Power Electronic Converter: From Fundamentals to Modern Applications in Electric Vehicles and Railway Systems provides a comprehensive engineering guide to the principles, design, control, and application of power electronic converters used in modern traction systems.Designed for electrical engineers,
... Leer más
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Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

The travel memoir from bestselling author and the nation's favourite comedian Billy Connolly

de Billy Connolly ...

Narrado por David Monteath ...

Completo

6 hora 21 minutos

An epic trip across America with much-loved national treasure and comedy legend, Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly has spent much of his life in the United States, where he now lives. It's a country he knows and loves a great deal, but even someone as well-travelled as Billy can always discover new things about such a vast nation. So he's off on the move again, this time via the tracks of the great ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

An epic trip across America with much-loved national treasure and comedy legend, Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly has spent much of his life in the United States, where he now lives. It's a country he knows and loves a great deal, but even someone as well-travelled as Billy can always discover new things about such a vast nation. So he's off on the move again, this time via the tracks of the great
... Leer más
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American Railroads

de John F. Stover ...

Narrado por Auto-narrated ...

Series series Chicago History of American Civilization
Completo

8 hora 42 minutos

Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this vision was eclipsed for a time by the rise of air travel and trucking, railroads have enjoyed a rebirth in recent years as profitable freight carriers.A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this vision was eclipsed for a time by the rise of air travel and trucking, railroads have enjoyed a rebirth in recent years as profitable freight carriers.A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and
... Leer más

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