Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad

by Derek Hayes

Book Overview

America's long romance with the train has been the subject of many books, but none has used contemporary maps to comprehensively illustrate the story. Until now. Here the latest of Derek Hayes's historical atlases delves into the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520266161
• ISBN13: 9780520266162
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 12.8"