The Modern Railroad

THE MODERN RAILROAD by Edward Hungerford was written in 1911. This is a story of the building of railroads, tracks, bridges for the trains, the different rail cars, schedules, fares and station buildings of that time frame. Included are 116 illustrations from photographs of the era. If you interested in railroad and their history this is the book for you! Need information for a book report?

*116 illustrations with captions
*List of illustrations
*Preface and appendix
*337 pages 27 Chapters
The railroads and their beginnings
The gradual development of the railroad
The building of a railroad
Tunnels
Bridges
The passenger stations
The legal and financial departments
The general manager
The superintendent
Operation the railroad
The fellow out upon the line
Keeping the line open
The G.P.A. and his office
The luxury of modern railroad travel
Getting the city out into the country
Freight traffic
The drama of the freight
Making traffic
The express service and the railroad mail
The mechanical departments
The railroad marine
Keeping in touch with the men
The coming of electricity
Efficiency through organization