The Peoples' Enterprise
Author | : Peoples' Railway Company. Pacific Coast Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1884* |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Peoples' Railway Company. Pacific Coast Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1884* |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christof Spieler |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2018-10-23 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1610919033 |
What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit—rail or bus rapid transit. Nearly all of them are talking about expanding. Yet discussions about transit are still remarkably unsophisticated. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service (not the technology that delivers it), all kinds of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places. Christof Spieler has spent over a decade advocating for transit as a writer, community leader, urban planner, transit board member, and enthusiast. He strongly believes that just about anyone—regardless of training or experience—can identify what makes good transit with the right information. In the fun and accessible Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit. He profiles the 47 metropolitan areas in the US that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison. The best and worst systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning. He shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems. Using appealing visuals, Trains, Buses, People is intended for non-experts—it will help any citizen, professional, or policymaker with a vested interest evaluate a transit proposal and understand what makes transit effective. While the book is built on data, it has a strong point of view. Spieler takes an honest look at what makes good and bad transit and is not afraid to look at what went wrong. He explains broad concepts, but recognizes all of the technical, geographical, and political difficulties of building transit in the real world. In the end,Trains, Buses, People shows that it is possible with the right tools to build good transit.
Author | : Jamie Monson |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2009-03-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253002818 |
The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one of the most sweeping development transitions in postcolonial Africa. Built during the height of the Cold War, the railway was intended to redirect the mineral wealth of the interior away from routes through South Africa and Rhodesia. Rebuffed by Western aid agencies, newly independent Tanzania and Zambia accepted help from China to construct what would become one of Africa's most vital transportation corridors. The book follows the railroad from design and construction to its daily use as a vital means for moving villagers and goods. It tells a story of how transnational interests contributed to environmental change, population movements, and the rise of local and regional enterprise.
Author | : Donald MacKay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anthony Perles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christof Spieler |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2021-08-24 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1642832138 |
"Fully updated and expanded"--Back cover.
Author | : Michael Rhodes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Photography of railroads |
ISBN | : 9780955684203 |
Author | : John R. Wilson |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 633 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1351912291 |
Following on from 2005's Rail Human Factors: Supporting the Integrated Railway, this book brings together an even broader range of academics and practitioners from around the world to share their expertise and experience on rail human factors. The content is both comprehensive and cutting-edge, featuring more than 55 chapters addressing the following topics: ¢ Passengers and public ¢ Driver performance and workload ¢ Driving and cognition ¢ Train cab and interfaces: simulation and design ¢ Routes, signage, signals and drivability ¢ Signalling and control of the railway ¢ Planning for the railway ¢ Engineering work and maintenance ¢ Level crossings ¢ Accidents and safety ¢ Human error and human reliability ¢ SPADs: signals passed at danger ¢ Human factors integration and standards ¢ Impairments to performance ¢ Staff competencies and training. People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway will be invaluable for all those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.
Author | : Thomas Curtis Clarke |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2019-02-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781796902433 |
In the 1800s the railroads changed America and America changed the world. Celebrate the men and women who ran the rails, built the trains and commanded an empire of steel. Originally printed in 1893, this stunning reprinting of the rare classic, The American Railway, is filled with more than 200 gorgeous period illustration of locomotives, brakemen, engineers, rail service, managers and tycoons from the era. Learn how the 19th-century American railroad was constructed, managed and run to become the greatest railway in the world. This stunning reprint is edited and designed by Mark Bussler, director of Expo: Magic of the White City and writer of Tome of Infinity, The World's Fair of 1893 Ultra Massive Photographic Adventure, World War 1: A Dramatic Collection of Images, the Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide series and Westinghouse.
Author | : Appleton Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Railroads and state |
ISBN | : |