[PDF.54jv] Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line

Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line

[PDF.ac53] Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line

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 | #2070645 in Books |  1997-01-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  11.04 x.63 x8.63l,1.86 | File type: PDF | 184 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Decent Overview but not Detailed Enough|By S. Fox|This book covers mostly steam engine wrecks and is a decent read. The author does explain the causes where known but, given the early industry history of poor track, limited signalling, and poor equipment maintenance the book gets repetitive. It's ok if you are interested in the subject but not if you want to study it.|0 of 0|About the Author|With Train Wrecks, Robert Reed presents a major historic work, amply illustrated to present the full impact of this developmental period of rail transport.

American railroad history is filled with accounts of misadventure. Steam boilers blew up. Bridges collapsed under the weight of heavy engines. Locomotives crashed head-on because of signal failures. Passenger cars derailed, often with dire results. Lightly built wooden coaches splintered on impact, and the debris often ignited from the coals in the iron stoves used for heating. In the mid-nineteenth century American railroading was burgeoning--a growth too fast for safe ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line   |  Robert C Reed. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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