01254cam a2200265 4500 513088894 TxAuBib 20121129120000.0 121012s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012020987 9781610391795 hbk. 1610391799 hbk. (OCoLC)778420918 DLC eng DLC IG# BTCTA BDX YDXCP VKC OCLCO BWX IAD TxAuBib Wolmar, Christian. The great railroad revolution : the history of trains in America / Christian Wolmar. 1st US ed. New York : PublicAffairs, 2012. xxix, 397 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-381) and index. The railroads win out -- A passionate affair -- The railroads take hold -- The battle lines -- Harnessing the elephant -- Railroads to everywhere -- Getting better all the time -- The end of the affair -- All kinds of train -- The roots of decline -- A narrow escape -- Renaissance without passengers. 20121129. Railroads United States History. Transportation United States History.