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008			130913s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780143126348 (pbk.)
050	1	4	_aHE 1021 _bZ85t 2014
082	0	0	_a385.09
100	1		_aZoellner, Tom.
245	1	0	_aTrain : _briding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief / _cTom Zoellner.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguing Books, _c2014.
300			_axxiii, 352 p. ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical reference and index.
505	0		_aBeginnings -- The people, and all the people -- Bound for glory -- Blood on the tracks -- The roof of the world -- Over the mountain -- Faster.
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 ambivalence to 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and index.
650		0	_aRailroads _xHistory.
650		0	_aRailroad travel _xHistory.
650		4	_aFerrocarriles _xHistoria.
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