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02144aam a2200289 i 4500 001 EE05901AF70511E582760BA0DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160331010051 008 140121s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng d 010 $a oc2014148682 020 $a 0143126342 : PAP 020 $a 9780143126348 : PAP 040 $a TOH $b eng $c TOH $e rda $d BDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d TXHLC $d OCLCO $d IMmBT $d SILO 050 00 $a HE1021 $b .Z64 2014 082 00 $a 385.09 ZOE 100 1 $a Zoellner, Tom. 245 10 $a Train : $b riding the rails that created the modern world-from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief / $c Tom Zoellner. 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Penguin Books, $c 2014. 300 $a 352 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-336) and index. 520 $a "A revelatory, entertaining account of the world's most indispensable mode of transportation Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil. Zoellner also considers America's culture of ambivalenceto mass transit, using the perpetually stalled line between Los Angeles and San Francisco as a case study in bureaucracy and public indifference. Train presents both an entertaining history of railway travel around the world while offering a serious and impassioned case for the future of train travel"--Provided by publisher. 650 1 $a Railroads $x History. 650 0 $a Railroad travel $x History. 941 $a 2 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626015655.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629013006.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EE05901AF70511E582760BA0DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search