Short History of Railroads
Paul Wonning
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Learn the fascinating history of the railroad from the earliest tramways to the development of the diesel engine. Trains were an integral part of the world's transportation for the 19th and 20th centuries, until the rise of diesel powered trucks and automobiles. The extensive list of train and railroad museums included in the book notes the museums located in just about every state in the United States.
Duration - 3h 58m.
Author - Paul Wonning.
Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2020 Paul Wonning ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Paul Wonning
Digital Voice Mike G
Short History Series
Mossy Feet Books
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Learn the fascinating history of the railroad from the earliest tramways to the development of the diesel engine. Trains were an integral part of the world's transportation for the 19th and 20th centuries, until the rise of diesel powered trucks and automobiles. The extensive list of train and railroad museums included in the book notes the museums located in just about every state in the United States. Duration - 3h 58m. Author - Paul Wonning. Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2020 Paul Wonning ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:01:07
Table of Contents
Duration:00:03:08
First Railways
Duration:00:04:25
A Short History of the Steam Engine
Duration:00:05:38
1765 Nicolas Joseph Cugnot Demonstrates First Steam Powered Vehicle
Duration:00:01:05
1784 March William Murdock Demonstrates Model Steam Powered Locomotive
Duration:00:05:40
March 25, 1807 - First Fare Paying Passenger Service
Duration:00:01:16
1814 - George Stephenson Demonstrate his Locomotive the Blücher
Duration:00:03:23
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Duration:00:02:12
February 12, 1827 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Duration:00:06:42
August 28, 1830 - Locomotive Tom Thumb Race with Horse
Duration:00:03:25
1832 - Railway switch patented by Charles Fox
Duration:00:01:47
1834 - Boston and Worcester Railroad
Duration:00:00:42
March 3, 1840 - The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Opens - Longest Railroad in the World
Duration:00:00:35
September 22, 1842 - Robert Davidson Demonstrated the First Electric Locomotive
Duration:00:02:01
1857 - Steel Rails First Used In Britain
Duration:00:02:04
History of Steel
Duration:00:12:41
May 10, 1869 - The Driving of the Golden Spike
Duration:00:00:51
November 18, 1883 - Standard Time Begins
Duration:00:03:36
September 7, 1907 - Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad
Duration:00:01:47
1913 - First Diesel Powered Railcar Enters Service In Sweden
Duration:00:01:44
1939 - Burlington Railroad and Union Pacific Railroads Initiate Wide Spread Diesel-Electric Locomotive Use
Duration:00:00:44
May 1, 1971 - Amtrak Begins Passenger Service
Duration:00:01:31
National Train Museums
Duration:00:50:57
History of Railroads in Indiana
Duration:00:54:44
September 12, 1904 - Union Traction Terminal Opens
Duration:00:41:09
Indiana Train Museums
Duration:00:15:02
Mossy Feet Books Catalogue
Duration:00:00:27
Sample Chapter
Duration:00:08:20