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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: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 51,95 |
| 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: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 51,95 |
| 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: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 31,95 |
| 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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Train Wrecks
A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
(Engels , Paperback, 01-01-1997)
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 25,60 |
| 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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North American Railroads
The Illustrated Encyclopedia
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 40,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is ... Lees verder
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Railroads Of Colorado
Your Guide to Colorado's Historic Trains and Railway Sites
(Engels , Gebonden, 25-05-2012)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 31,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Hop aboard and learn about Colorado’s fascinating railroad lines, towns, and unique characters that created Colorado’s rich railroad history in Claude Wiatrowski’s Railroads of Colorado: Your Guide to Colorado’s Historic Trains and Railway Sites. With a focus on the historical significance of each l... Lees verder
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All Gone To Look For America
Riding the Iron Horse Across a Continent (And Back)
(Engels )
| 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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Landmarks On The Iron Road
Two Centuries Of North American Railroad Engineering
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 35,55 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to build railroads over great distances and across high mountain passes, to erect great bridges, or to bore tunnels of prodigious length. This is a remarkable story of the application of engineering to the building of a transportation system... 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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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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Amtrak
An American Story
(Engels , Paperback, 07-06-2011)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 21,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Amtrak is the uniquely American public/private corporation that has been providing American rail passenger service since 1971. This book is created from four decades of archival photographs highlighting the employees, trains, and technology that made it possible. Amtrak: An American Story includes d... Lees verder
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Historical Atlas Of The North American Railroad
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 44,40 |
| 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
Passenger Trains of the City Fleet Photo Archive
(Engels , Paperback, 15-06-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 38,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
In 1934 Union Pacific premiered the first lightweight, streamlined passenger train, calling it “Tomorrow’s Train Today.” The tiny brown-and-yellow speedster offered hope for America’s future during the Great Depression. Later renamed City of Salina, the train was the beginning of Union Pacific’s Cit... Lees verder
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Union Pacific Railroad
(Engels , Gebonden, 01-01-2010)
| 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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American Passenger Trains - Wwii To Amtrak
WWII to Amtrak
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 36,75 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
Passenger Trains played an important role in the growth of traveling across America or to the nearest city—the height of its service after WWII until the start up of Amtrak. This book covers the types of train services and operations along the main lines and branch lines, types of equipment used and... 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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Iron Rails In The Garden State
Tales of New Jersey Railroading
(Engels , Gebonden, 22-10-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 41,95 |
| Genre: | V.S. |
A sampler of unique and fascinating stories about railroading in New Jersey entertains readers with anecdotes about New Jersey railroad pioneers, sacred sites, and expensive mistakes. Lees verder
