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Eisenbahn-Traumziel USA
Fotoreise in das Land der faszinierendsten Züge der Welt
(Gebonden, 16-04-2015)
| Beschikbaar: | Uitverkocht |
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| Prijs: | € 40,00 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Lange Züge, endlose Strecken die Eisenbahnen in den Vereinigten Staaten beeindrucken durch ihre gigantischen Dimensionen. Sechs und mehr Diesellokomotiven ziehen kilometerlange Güterzüge durch faszinierende Canyons und unwegsame Prärien. Berühmte Züge wie der "Desert Wind" bieten Reisegenuss der Ext... Lees verder
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Eisenbahnen in Nordamerika. Tl.9
Tl.9
(Paperback, 26-01-2015)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 11,80 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Ausgabe 9 entführt den Leser in die spannende Welt der nordamerikanischen Eisenbahnen. Der "Wilde Westen" lockt in die Weiten von Utah, Colorado und Arizona.§Schwere Güterzüge auf öffentlichen Straßen - Street Running - unvorstellbar in Europa. Das Heft zeigt, wo man dies in den USA erleben kann. In... Lees verder
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American Railroads
Decline And Renaissance In The Twentieth Century
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 60,90 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Overregulated And Displaced By Barges, Trucks, And Jet Aviation, Railroads Fell Into Decline. Their Misfortune Was Measured In Lost Market Share, Abandoned Track, Bankruptcies, And Unemployment. Today, Rail Transportation Is Reviving. american Railroads tells A Riveting Story About How This I... Lees verder
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Twilight Of Steam
Great Photography From The Last Days Of Steam Locomotives In America
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 51,50 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
A beautiful retrospective of American steam locomotives in their final years, featuring photography and recollections of the men who documented the end of the steam age.... Lees verder
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The Rock Island Line
(Engels , Gebonden, 01-08-2013)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 51,50 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
This richly illustrated volume tells the story of a legendary railroad whose tracks spanned the Midwest, serving farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bring... Lees verder
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Big Steam
Höhepunkte des nordamerikanischen Dampflokomotivbaus im 20. Jahrhundert
(Gebonden, 07-03-2014)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 34,80 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Die USA, Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Dieser in der alten Welt gerne zitierte Satz gilt ganz besonders für die amerikanischen Eisenbahnen. Die großen Entfernungen und Lasten führten hier zum Bau und Betrieb von Lokomotiven, die sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer schieren Größe als auch ihrer Leistung... Lees verder
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Harriman Vs. Hill
Wall Street's Great Railroad War
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 30,85 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
In 1901, the Northern Pacific was an unlikely prize: a twice-bankrupt construction of the federal government, it was a two-bit railroad (literally—five years back, its stock traded for twenty-five cents a share). But it was also a key to connecting eastern markets through Chicago to the rising West.... Lees verder
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Rails Under The Mighty Hudson
The Story Of The Hudson Tubes, The Pennsylvania Tunnels, And Manhattan Transfer
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 86,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Rails Under the Mighty Hudson tells a story that begins in the final years of the nineteenth century and reaches fulfillment in the first decade of the twentieth: namely, the building of rail tunnels under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York. These tunnels remain in service today-althou... Lees verder
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Train Wrecks
A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
(Engels , Paperback, 01-01-1997)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 20,60 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
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, ... Lees verder
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Railroads Of Rhode Island
Shaping the Ocean State's Railways
(Engels , Paperback, 27-02-2012)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 20,60 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Dominated by Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island's scenic coast is paralleled by the tracks of some of the oldest and now fastest railroads in the United States. With determination and ingenuity, early civil engineers overcame barriers such as the Great Swamp, which stretches from Kingston to Westerly. T... Lees verder
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Railroads Of Pennsylvania
2nd Edition
(Engels , Paperback, 01-09-2012)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 20,55 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
"Informative and very satisfying to read." --Library Journal
"For those of you who cannot get enough of railroad history, this book will brighten your day." --Livesteam
- Completely revised and updated edition of this best-seller
- Regional histories of the great railroads and relics of rail ... Lees verder
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All Gone To Look For America
Riding the Iron Horse Across a Continent (And Back)
(Engels , Paperback)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 11,50 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
As the Bush era draws to a close there is unprecedented interest in an America on the cusp of change.
At the age of 52, with a shoestring budget, a backpack and an open mind, Peter Millar set about rediscovering the US, by following the last traces of the technological wonder that created the cou... Lees verder
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Indiana Railroad Lines
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 36,80 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Railroads have played a major role in transportation, logistics and development in the state of Indiana. A perfect resource for railroad enthusiasts or students of Indiana history, Indiana Railroad Lines provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the railroad companies that operated in the sta... Lees verder
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Iron Way
Railroads, The Civil War, And The Making Of Modern America
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 25,40 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Beginning with Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a critical period of American expansion and national formation, one largely dominated by the dynamic growth ... Lees verder
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Trains Of Discovery
Railroads and the Legacy of the National Parks
(Engels , Gebonden, 16-07-2011)
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 38,05 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Runte's Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes eastern historic sites and parks made possible or influenced by railroads. In addition to western destination, the book describes how railroads made many... Lees verder
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Railroaded
The Transcontinentals And The Making Of Modern America
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 35,55 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed America in the decades after the Civil War.
The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devas... Lees verder
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Historical Atlas Of The North American Railroad
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 43,20 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
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 ... Lees verder
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Union Pacific Railroad
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | onbekend |
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| Prijs: | € 30,15 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Follows The Union Pacific From Its Formation Through Such Landmark Events As The Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad, Up To It's Current Role In America's Railroad Infrastructure. This Book Captures The Drama Of This Popular Railroad's Formative Years, The Great Depression, And Up's Role In ... Lees verder
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Rio Grande
Schmalspur-Gebirgsbahn in den Rockies
(Duits, DVD)
| Beschikbaar: | Niet meer in voorraad |
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| Prijs: | € 22,95 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Zu den sagenumwobensten Bahnen der USA gehörte die Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, die die Rocky Mountains und deren Randgebiete erschloß. Als 1968 der Planbetrieb auf der letzten 914 mm-Strecke eingestellt wurde, stellte man den besonders imposanten Abschnitt über den Cumbres-Paß zwischen Cha... Lees verder
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Diesel-Power
Hochleistungsloks in den USA
(Duits, Gebonden, 01-04-2009)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 9,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Dampflokomotiven markierten in der Zeit des Wilden Westens den Beginn der Eroberung der »Great Planes« Nordamerikas. Was heute allenfalls in Hollywood-Produktionen noch seine Berechtigung hat, ist im zeitgenössischen Eisenbahnsystem der USA längst überholt. Ruß und Kohle ist durch modernste Dieselte... Lees verder
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New York Subways
An Illustrated History Of New York City's Transit Cars
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 56,50 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
An assistant chief mechanical officer for the MTA New York City Transit describes, illustrates, and provides technical data for all the passenger rolling stock that has ever operated in New York City's subway, from the early days of steam and cable to the high-tech world of the present, accompanied ... Lees verder
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The Call Of Trains
Railroad Photographs
(Engels , Gebonden, 02-11-2008)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 5 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 66,30 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
A collection of photographs that places emphasis on the American railroad culture of the fifties and sixties. It covers the railroad world - the sheds, tunnels, viaducts, station yards and more.
Celebrates the life and work of an eminent railroad photographer, in a volume of 170 duotone works taken... Lees verder
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Iron Horse Imperialism
The Southern Pacific Of Mexico, 1880-1951
(Engels , Paperback)
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 30,70 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
The Southern Pacific of Mexico was a U.S.–owned railroad that operated between 1898 and 1951, running from the Sonoran town of Nogales, just across the border from Arizona, to the city of Guadalajara, stopping at several northwestern cities and port towns along the way. Owned by the Southern Pacific... Lees verder
