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The Story of the Western Railroads: From 1852 Through the Reign of the Giants
Robert Edgar Riegel
The Story of the Western Railroads: From 1852 Through the Reign of the Giants
Robert Edgar Riegel
On December 23, 1852, the first train on the first railroad west of the Mississippi River steamed from St Louis to Cheltenham. This work features an account of the railroad conquest of the United States. It covers the various aspects of the subject - financial, industrial, engineering, as well as the development of railroad regulation.
345 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 1, 1976 |
ISBN13 | 9780803251595 |
Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 345 |
Dimensions | 130 × 201 × 22 mm · 385 g |
Language | English |
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