Railway Transport Industries

During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females. They worked as porters and guards, on the permanent way, and ...

Midnight train rides, head-on freight collisionsthere is never a dull moment when it comes to trains. Take a look at America's biggest railroads an...

Remembering the romance of a bygone era, with all the dirt, grime and risks the job entailed! Fast train fireman Ken Issitt worked on the footplate...

In 1963 Dr Beechings infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britains stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well a...

Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise, Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. Think of it as a nation. At t...

Jeff Brouws and Wendy Burton have been collecting vernacular railroad photographs for many years, poring through disorganized boxes of snapshots at...

Gripping forensic tales explain how and why trains crash.Trains are massivewith some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collid...

The book comprises a number of research papers presented at several Computers in Railways Conferences. It has been compiled by Ingo A. Hansen, Pres...

Unusually among Welsh narrow-gauge railways, the 2ft 6in gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was built to benefit agriculture, not mineral...

'Masterful' The Economist The Congo-Océan railroad stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. It was completed in 1934, when...

The factors affecting the economic viability of high speed rail lines include the level of expected riders, costs, and public benefits, which are i...

While Congress has been interested in high speed rail (HSR) since the 1960s, the provision of $8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects in t...

How New York City subways signage evolved from a visual mess to a uniform system with Helvetica triumphant. For years, the signs in the New Yo...

Jerry Taylor and Ray Poteat take readers on a mile-by-mile trip through the tunnels and over the bridges of the historic CSX Clinchfield. Completed...

The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way...