자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Frailey, Fred W., author. |
서명/저자사항 | Last train to Texas :my railroad odyssey /Fred W. Frailey. |
발행사항 | Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020] |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages) |
소장본 주기 | Added to collection customer.56279.3 |
ISBN | 9780253045270 0253045274 9780253045263 0253045266 |
일반주기 |
Includes index.
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내용주기 | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Thomas G. Hoback; Introduction; Part 1: Running the Railroads; 1. President Carter to the Rescue; 2. The Man You Never Wanted to Cross; 3. Watch Rob Run; 4. Thinking Outside the Container; 5. The World According to McClellan; 6. The Saga of "Pisser Bill"; 7. A Man in Full; 8. Mike Haverty's Long Shadow; 9. How to Go Boots Up in Railroading; 10. The Battles of Powder River; 11. When Lou Menk Saved a Zephyr; 12. Inside the Mind of Michael Ward; 13. The Legacy of Hunter Harrison; 14. A Battle for Supremacy in the West Part 2: Travels around trains15. The Cocoon of a Long-Distance Train; 16. No Place for Man or Beast . . . or Train; 17. The Ladies from Cork Are Aghast; 18. Crossing the Country in a Blur; 19. Ode to a Coach Yard; 20. By Train to the End of the Earth; 21. Pencil-Whipping Train 101; 22. I Plead the Fifth; 23. My Prestigious Experience; 24. The Late, Late Train; 25. The Train to Cordoba; 26. You Gotta Love the Soo Line; 27. New York City, Then; 28. New York City, Now; 29. Best Little Railroad in Effingham; 30. Last Train to Texas; 31. Railroading in a Fiery Furnace; 32. Night Train to Nowhere Part 3: Kicking the train down the tracks33. Miss Katy's Funny Pieces of Paper; 34. Moments I'd Rather Forget; 35. The Timeless Clovis Sub; 36. What's the Matter with Florida?; 37. The Brain Drain; 38. A Little Drawbridge That Couldn't; 39. That Commodore Vanderbilt Feeling; 40. The Ageless World of Stan Kistler; 41. Saturday Night Fever; 42. Who Really Saved Illinois Central; 43. Why You May Yet Read by Candlelight; 44. 14th Street at Night; 45. The Wreck of Old 54; 46. The Mother of All Traffic Jams; Index; About the Author |
요약 | "Midnight train rides, head-on freight collisions-there is never a dull moment when it comes to trains. Take a look at America's biggest railroads and meet the thunderous personalities who operate them. In Last Train to Texas, author Fred W. Frailey examines the workings behind the railroad industry and captures incredible true stories along the way. Discover how men like William "Pisser Bill" F. Thompson swerve from financial ruin, bad merger deals, and cutthroat competition, all while racking up enough notoriety to inspire a poem titled "Ode to a Jerk." Bold, savvy, and ready for a friendly brawl, the only thing louder and more thrilling than these men are the trains that they handle. Come along with Frailey as he travels the world, one railroad at a time. Whether it's riding the Canadian Pacific Railway through a blizzard, witnessing a container train burglary in the Abo Canyon, or commemorating a poem to Limerick Junction in Dublin, Ireland, Frailey's journeys are rife with excitement and the occasional mishap. Filled with humorous anecdotes and thoughtful insights into the railroading industry, Last Train to Texas is an adventure in every sense of the word"-- |
주제명(개인명) | Frailey, Fred W.Travel. |
일반주제명 | Railroad travel -- Anecdotes. TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General Railroad travel. Travel. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Frailey, Fred W..Last train to TexasBloomington : Indiana University Press, 2020.9780253045249 |
대출바로가기 | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2316041 |
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