Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape

by John R. Stilgoe

Book Overview

Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813926688
• ISBN13: 9780813926681
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher