The Romance of Modern Locomotion

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English · 1904 · 10h 20m · Technology & Engineering, Transportation

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In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the various forms of traction, signals, and other mechanical appliances connected with the working of a railway; notice the effects of railway communication on a country for its peaceful development, or its conquest in war; and make the tour of a typical locomotive factory. These and other matters have been treated as simply as may be, but with sufficient fullness to give the reader a fair idea of what the railway really is, how it has been made, and what the future may have in store for it. - Summary by from the preface.

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Introduction 10:24 Read by Yoganandh T
The Midland Railway 25:11 Read by Yoganandh T
The Great Western Railway; or, The Struggles of the Gauges 25:36 Read by Yoganandh T
The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Great Canadian Highway 27:22 Read by snash
What the Canadian Pacific Railway has Done for Canada 23:24 Read by 65tux
The Union Pacific Railway: The First of the Transcontinentals 20:52 Read by mleigh
The Highroad to Orange Land - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 29:03 Read by BookBard
Some Further Facts About American Railways 37:31 Read by BookBard
The Railroad as Conqueror 39:12 Read by Ted Lienhart
Mountain Railways 22:09 Read by EdFoster
Fighting the Snow 20:56 Read by Beau Wood
How Life is Protected 25:55 Read by Ted Lienhart
How Life is Protected, continued 17:49 Read by Ted Lienhart
Accidents and the Breakdown Train 22:50 Read by Ted Lienhart
Indian Railways 37:43 Read by prajak
The Railway Surveyor and Engineer 19:35 Read by 65tux
The Development of the Locomotive 32:00 Read by Availle
The Cradle of a Locomotive 32:20 Read by Richard Shipp
What the Expresses Can Do 17:53 Read by Richard Shipp
The Railway in War 38:25 Read by EdFoster
The Electric Railway 22:00 Read by BettyB
The Railway Mania 18:32 Read by BettyB
The Grain Elevator, the Railway, and the World's Food Supply 17:03 Read by prajak
Adventures on the Line 18:30 Read by mleigh
Ocean Ferries 18:09 Read by Claudia Caldi