S. P. R. R. Transit (Volume I) No. 1 March 1884 - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 9354486444 ISBN 13: 9789354486449

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2021

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For anyone fascinated by the rise of American railroads, few artefacts feel as immediate as an original 1884 company magazine. S. P. R. R. Transit (Volume I) No. 1 March 1884 opens a window into the world of Gilded Age railroads at the very moment they were remaking a continent. Every page hums with industry. As an early railroad company magazine associated with the Southern Pacific Railroad, this 19th century periodical captures the concerns, ambitions and technical spirit that shaped American railroads of the 1880s. Blending notices from the line, commentary on railway operations and glimpses of everyday company culture, this historical railroad publication offers a vivid sense of how a vast system thought about itself and its future. For readers interested in railroad engineering history and railway operations history, it stands as a rich primary source for historians; for enthusiasts of Southern Pacific railroad history and anyone building a railroad ephemera collection, it is a rare survivor of corporate print culture at high speed. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Republished in a careful modern edition, sp rr transit volume 1 is presented for both curious general readers and serious collectors, preserving the authentic voice of a formative era in American railroad history.

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• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354486444
• ISBN 13: 9789354486449
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 24
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