Category Archives: Railroads

Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges: Selected and revised papers from the Advanced Course on Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges, Porto, Portugal, 20-23 September 2005

The dynamic behaviour of bridges strongly affects the infrastructure system of high-speed railways, and is a crucial factor in safety issues and passenger comfort. Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges covers the latest research in this field, including: – Recently developed … Continue reading

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Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil

The lives of people around the world, particularly in developed countries, depend on relatively inexpensive movement of people and goods. Now, more than ever, the prospect of rising costs puts continuation of this transport dependence in question. Costs could rise … Continue reading

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Armored Trains (New Vanguard)

First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil … Continue reading

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Container Terminals and Cargo Systems: Design, Operations Management, and Logistics Control Issues

Since their introduction in the 1960s containers represent the standard unit-load concept for international freight. Container terminals primarily serve as an interface between different modes of transportation, e.g. domestic rail or truck transportation and deep sea maritime transport. Significant gains … Continue reading

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Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach

The methods of computational mechanics have been used extensively in modeling many physical systems. The use of multibody-system techniques, in particular, has been applied successfully in the study of various, fundamentally different applications. Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach presents … Continue reading

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The Transcontinental Railroad: The Gateway to the West (Milestones in American History)

In May 1869, the U.S. railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. “The Transcontinental Railroad” discusses this important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the … Continue reading

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Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

The image of the shinkansen – or “bullet train” – passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work … Continue reading

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Practical Railway Engineering

This textbook covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a ‘broad brush’ way giving a good overall knowledge of what is involved in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a railway. It … Continue reading

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Rail, Steam, and Speed: The “Rocket” and the Birth of Steam Locomotion

From October 6 through 14, 1829, a competition was held in Rainhill to find a locomotive that could maintain a speed of ten mph for a round trip totaling thirty-five miles, the distance separating Liverpool and Manchester, which were soon … Continue reading

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Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City

Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City’s preeminent buildings, stands as a magnificent Beaux-Arts monument to America’s Railway Age, and it remains a vital part of city life today. Completed in 1913 after ten years of construction, the terminal … Continue reading

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