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Branch Line Empires
The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
The Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads helped to develop central Pennsylvania as the largest source of bituminous coal for the nation. By the late 19th century, the two lines were among America’s largest businesses and would soon become legendary archrivals. The PRR first arrived in...
Sully's Challenge: "Miracle on the Hudson" – Official Investigation & Full Report of the Federal Agency
True Event so Incredible It Incited Full Investigation (Including Cockpit Transcripts) - Ditching an Airbus on the Hudson River with 155 People on Board after Both Engine Stopped by Canada Geese
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
How can a 10 pound bird bring down a 150,000 pounds aircraft? How would you feel if you were the captain on that aircraft, responsible for 155 souls? What would you do to prevent the disaster? How would you communicate with other crew members and the passengers? How would you determine where to try...
Ohio's Grand Canal
A Brief History of the Ohio & Erie Canal
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
A one-volume history of the Ohio & Erie Canal
“There have been a number of books written about Ohio’s nineteenth-century canal system, especially about the Ohio & Erie Canal, but Ohio’s Grand Canal is by far the most meticulously researched account I have ever read.”—Jack...
by Vincent Luisi
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Pinellas County�s railroad heritage began in 1888 and lasted almost a century. Today few people who walk, run, or bike the 41-mile Pinellas Trail realize the importance of this path as they travel through Pinellas County railroad history. Railroading in Pinellas County transports the reader through...
by Tom Gallo
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 1999
Weaving across state lines from Standing Rock, Alabama, through West Point, Georgia, and back to Bleecker, Alabama, the Chattahoochee Valley Railway served many communities along its line. Its last run was in 1992, but now the days of the short line railroad are revisited in Chattahoochee Valley Railway....
by Jackson McQuigg, Tammy Galloway, Scott McIntosh
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2004
Organized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of...
Logistics' Contributions to Better Health in Developing Countries
Programmes that Deliver
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This title was first published in 2003. Logistics are the set of activities that move products through the supply chain to the ultimate customer, these are of vital importance to the success of health programmes in the developing world. This volume comprises the best practices learned and promoted...
Early Automobiles
A History in Advertising Line Art, 1890-1930
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Image archivist and transportation historian Jim Harter follows his work, Early Farm Tractors, with an even larger collection of images from advertising line art from 1880 to 1930, this time focused on Early Automobiles. Nearly 250 entrancing illustrations -- many suitable for framing -- are gems...
Miles and Miles of Texas
100 Years of the Texas Highway Department
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
On the eve of its centennial, Carol Dawson and Roger Allen Polson present almost 100 years of history and never-before-seen photographs that track the development of the Texas Highway Department. An agency originally created “to get the farmer out of the mud,” it has gone on to build the vast...
The Dragon in the Cockpit
How Western Aviation Concepts Conflict with Chinese Value Systems
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
The purpose of The Dragon in the Cockpit is to enhance the mutual understanding between Western aviation human-factors practitioners and the Chinese aviation community by describing some of the fundamental Chinese cultural characteristics pertinent to the field of flight safety. China’s demand for...
by Ben Mandell
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2016
Everybody Loves Uber: The Untold Story Of How Uber Operates Is An Eye-Opening Read Into The Intricate Issues Surrounding This Disruptive Service.Ben Mandell's back with his third book, having conducted in-depth research and analysis in the working of the most revolutionary advancement...
Back on Track
American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1965–2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United States. But by the 1960s, American railroads had fallen apart, the result of a regulatory straightjacket that eroded profitability and undermined safety. Collisions, derailments, worker fatalities, and grade...
by Joshua Stoff
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Significant aircraft manufacturing began on Long Island in the early 20th century and boomed during the war years. Long Islanders helped transform aviation from a dangerous sport to a viable means of transportation, while also producing a large portion of the nation�s aerial arsenal in times of war....
by Ken Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2015
Although flying is one of the safest modes of transportation, accidents do happen, and when they do, the aftermath is devastating. With today's 24- hour media access, we are bombarded by images of twisted metal, debris and personal belongings, smoldering away in a seemingly endless nightmare. Aviation...