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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 so well and what its impact is Thisnbspis a comprehensive account of the history of the shinkansen from its planning during the Pacific War to its launch in 1964 and subsequent development It goes on to analyze the reasons behind the bullet trains success and demonstrates how it went from being simply a highspeed rail network to attaining the status of iconic national symbol It considers the shinkansens relationship with national and regional politics and economic development its financial viability the environmental challenges it must cope with and the ways in which it reflects and influences important aspects of Japanese society It concludes by considering whether the bullet train can be successful in other countries developing highspeed railways Overall this book provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of the shinkansen and its relationship with Japanese society
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Broché illustré 92 pages Format 22x224 cm Texte en français En fin douvrage résumé du livre en anglais et en allemand Exemplaire comme neuf excepté un tampon sur la page de garde Service de presse De fait ne convient pas pour offrir Mots clé TRAIN TGV
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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 so well and what its impact is Thisnbspis a comprehensive account of the history of the shinkansen from its planning during the Pacific War to its launch in 1964 and subsequent development It goes on to analyze the reasons behind the bullet trains success and demonstrates how it went from being simply a highspeed rail network to attaining the status of iconic national symbol It considers the shinkansens relationship with national and regional politics and economic development its financial viability the environmental challenges it must cope with and the ways in which it reflects and influences important aspects of Japanese society It concludes by considering whether the bullet train can be successful in other countries developing highspeed railways Overall this book provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of the shinkansen and its relationship with Japanese society
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This is the first book devoted to a single passenger train route in North America to be published in full color And what a route it is A route steeped in history romance and the awesome scenery of the Rocky Mountains The scenic richness inspired the officials of 3 railroadsthe Burlington Rio Grande and Western Pacificto introduce a new type of train after WWII It was a long distance train scheduled to pass through the magnificent areas during daylight and it was called the California Zephyr This book tells the story of the California Zephyr its successor the Rio Grande Zephyr and the Superliner cars of todayAmtraks new California Zephyr
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This book contains interior and exterior photos folio sheets with dimensions floor plans and detailed rosters of every car used in narrow gauge passenger train service on the Denver amp Rio Grande A valuable and usable source of information for modelers historians and DampRGW fans interested in the transition from the early 4wheel cars tourist sleepers RPO and express cars through the modernized San Juan Express to the Silver Vista and the new steel cars for the Silverton Train
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This book contains interior and exterior photos folio sheets with dimensions floor plans and detailed rosters of every car used in narrow gauge passenger train service on the Denver amp Rio Grande A valuable and usable source of information for modelers historians and DampRGW fans interested in the transition from the early 4wheel cars tourist sleepers RPO and express cars through the modernized San Juan Express to the Silver Vista and the new steel cars for the Silverton Train
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This is the first book devoted to a single passenger train route in North America to be published in full color And what a route it is A route steeped in history romance and the awesome scenery of the Rocky Mountains The scenic richness inspired the officials of 3 railroadsthe Burlington Rio Grande and Western Pacificto introduce a new type of train after WWII It was a long distance train scheduled to pass through the magnificent areas during daylight and it was called the California Zephyr This book tells the story of the California Zephyr its successor the Rio Grande Zephyr and the Superliner cars of todayAmtraks new California Zephyr
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Fascinating and detailed history of the development engineering and operation of the Shinkansen the highspeed bullet trains that are the pride of the Japanese railroad industry Discusses the history and structure of Japans railways the first highspeed projects the birth of the Tokaido Shinkansen the Sanyo Extension the growth of the network privatization the Seikan Tunnel and SetoOhashi bridge onboard services experiments with Maglev and a consideration of the Shinkansens significance Illustrated throughout with photos blackwhite and color as well as numerous charts and diagrams With chronology 108 pages with index
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Fascinating and detailed history of the development engineering and operation of the Shinkansen the highspeed bullet trains that are the pride of the Japanese railroad industry Discusses the history and structure of Japans railways the first highspeed projects the birth of the Tokaido Shinkansen the Sanyo Extension the growth of the network privatization the Seikan Tunnel and SetoOhashi bridge onboard services experiments with Maglev and a consideration of the Shinkansens significance Illustrated throughout with photos blackwhite and color as well as numerous charts and diagrams With chronology 108 pages with index
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The history of the railroad conquest of the West is well known but the impact of western railroads on Native Americans has largely been ignored Richard Frost examines the profound effects that the coming of trains had on Pueblo Indians in New Mexicos Rio Grande Valley The arrival of the railroad was a social and cultural tsunami It destroyed or damaged crops livestock irrigation ditches community autonomy privacy and wellbeing The trains brought lawyers speculators politicians missionaries anthropologists timber thieves health seekers and government servants American colonialism abetted the railroads so that the Pueblos faced land and water confiscation court cases compulsory American education and other transgressions To be sure the trains also brought farm tools clothing for children and customers for Pueblo pottery but these were comparatively marginal benefits The Pueblo communities responded variously though mostly conservatively to sustain their traditional communities This book spotlights two very different responses Santo Domingos reaction was hostile but Laguna chose accommodation These reactions reveal previously overlooked aspects of these pueblos histories that provide compelling reasons behind their varying responses The book also analyzes the selfcontradictory nature of Pueblo constitutional law from 1876 to 1913 and describes conflicted Bureau of Indian Affairs treatment of the Pueblos in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Each in turn had fateful consequencesnbsp
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The history of the railroad conquest of the West is well known but the impact of western railroads on Native Americans has largely been ignored Richard Frost examines the profound effects that the coming of trains had on Pueblo Indians in New Mexicos Rio Grande Valley The arrival of the railroad was a social and cultural tsunami It destroyed or damaged crops livestock irrigation ditches community autonomy privacy and wellbeing The trains brought lawyers speculators politicians missionaries anthropologists timber thieves health seekers and government servants American colonialism abetted the railroads so that the Pueblos faced land and water confiscation court cases compulsory American education and other transgressions To be sure the trains also brought farm tools clothing for children and customers for Pueblo pottery but these were comparatively marginal benefits The Pueblo communities responded variously though mostly conservatively to sustain their traditional communities This book spotlights two very different responses Santo Domingos reaction was hostile but Laguna chose accommodation These reactions reveal previously overlooked aspects of these pueblos histories that provide compelling reasons behind their varying responses The book also analyzes the selfcontradictory nature of Pueblo constitutional law from 1876 to 1913 and describes conflicted Bureau of Indian Affairs treatment of the Pueblos in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Each in turn had fateful consequencesnbsp
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The first in Norwoods series this is an authoritative historic overview of the Denver and Rio Grande Westerns threefoot lines in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico This extensive history is told in photographs and a special passenger train section
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The first in Norwoods series this is an authoritative historic overview of the Denver and Rio Grande Westerns threefoot lines in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico This extensive history is told in photographs and a special passenger train section
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This title features 1990s action on Tennessee Pass as the last Rio Grande locomotivepowered trains move traffic over the Continental Divide The book covers every facet of operation needed to keep trains going on the stiff 3 grade Its the last hurrah for the small yet mighty Rio Grande before it succumbed to industry mergers As always the scenery of Colorado is spectacular Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages Color photography with captions
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The Last Train To Berlin tells the story of a family whose roots date to the time of Charlemagne It tells of the familys struggles with the Vikings quest for land in a faraway place nearencounter with Napoleon during the course of le Grande Armees invasion of Russia members service in the Great War and finally the book tells in detail of the familys dangerous tribulations during World War II Rife with historically accurate detail the book examines the two major forces that swept across the European landscape the 1939 German invasion annexation and occupation of Poland with its stultifying and numbing oppression and then the horrific 1945 countersweep by the vengeful Russian Red Army The book has received solid 5Star reviews
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The Last Train To Berlin tells the story of a family whose roots date to the time of Charlemagne It tells of the familys struggles with the Vikings quest for land in a faraway place nearencounter with Napoleon during the course of le Grande Armees invasion of Russia members service in the Great War and finally the book tells in detail of the familys dangerous tribulations during World War II Rife with historically accurate detail the book examines the two major forces that swept across the European landscape the 1939 German invasion annexation and occupation of Poland with its stultifying and numbing oppression and then the horrific 1945 countersweep by the vengeful Russian Red Army The book has received solid 5Star reviews
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 The Water Level Route the New York Central Railroad in New York State 2 Union Pacific Railroad trunk line across Wyoming 3 The North American passenger train 4 Rio Grande narrow gauge remnant of another era 5 The big show recreated North American steam in excursion service 6 Mexican Main Line big engines south of the border 7 Andean spectacular the Belgrano Railway in northern Argentina 8 Coal for the mills of Volta Redonda Estrada de Ferro Dona Teresa Christina 9 Le Mans 10 The canyon of the Rio Jalon 11 Crossroads of Britain Carlisle Shap and Beattock 12 Up the escarpment South African Railways climbs to the Highveld 13 Empties uphill ore down the Swaziland Railway 14 The Great Karroo 15 The Lootsberg Pass 16 Arthurs Pass crossing New Zealands southern alps 17 Steaming to Sydney modern steam power in New South Wales 18 Java motive power miscellany 19 Hokkaido Japanese steam in the snow
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