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How the Railways Will Fix the Future
- Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road
- By: Gareth Dennis
- Narrated by: Gareth Dennis
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world for us all.
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1. How the Railways Will Fix the Future
- Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road
- Narrated by: Gareth Dennis
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-11-24
- Language: English
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Les Standiford, author of the John Deal thrillers, tells how the man who turned Florida's swamps into the playgrounds of the rich performed the almost superhuman feat of building a railroad from the mainland to Key West at the turn of the century....
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A Pleasant Surprise
- By Roy on 04-05-09
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2. Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-11-03
- Language: English
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How Railways Transformed the World
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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In the 24 richly illustrated lectures of How Railways Transformed the World, you’ll experience the amazing world and impact of railways, from the early 19th century to today’s futuristic trains, including extensive material on the pleasure and appeal of rail travel today.
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Patrick is the Best!
- By Rachel on 05-30-24
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3. How Railways Transformed the World
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-24-24
- Language: English
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Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- By: Michael Hiltzik
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries....
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History doesn't get any better
- By Philo on 02-06-21
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4. Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-11-20
- Language: English
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
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Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise comes to life....
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A tragic waste
- By Joshua Tretakoff on 04-11-03
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5. Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-07-00
- Language: English
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The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America. The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history....
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Wow! every workingman should read.
- By Calemos on 01-18-20
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6. The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
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Santa Fe Locomotive Development
- A Pictorial History in Chronological Order Steam to Diesel 1869-1957
- By: Larry E. Brasher
- Narrated by: Paul Bright
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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This book encompasses in brief the story of Madame Queen and embraces steam locomotive development on the Santa Fe from 1869 to the officially announced end of steam operations in 1953....
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excellent detail on different locomotives
- By Trump wins again on 08-24-18
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7. Santa Fe Locomotive Development
- A Pictorial History in Chronological Order Steam to Diesel 1869-1957
- Narrated by: Paul Bright
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-11-16
- Language: English
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The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience (Railroads Past and Present)
- By: H. Roger Grant
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running....
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full of detail but reads like a text book
- By Mike in NC on 04-08-23
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8. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience (Railroads Past and Present)
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-16-23
- Language: English
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"Follow the Flag"
- A History of the Wabash Railroad Company (Railroads in America)
- By: H. Roger Grant
- Narrated by: Steve Twitchell
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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Follow the Flag offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, which in its heyday reached the principal gateways of Chicago, Des Moines, Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis, Boston and New York City.
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9. "Follow the Flag"
- A History of the Wabash Railroad Company (Railroads in America)
- Narrated by: Steve Twitchell
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- By: John Sedgwick
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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It is difficult to imagine now, but for all its gorgeous scenery, the American West might have been barren tundra as far as most Americans knew well into the 19th century....
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Excellent
- By Neil Richert on 07-21-21
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10. From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Zephyr
- By: Henry Kisor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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UPDATED 2015 EDITION. Whether dashing through the Plains, creeping over the Rockies, hurtling across the Great Basin, or threading the Sierra ...
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11. Zephyr
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-09-24
- Language: English
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The Peking Express
- The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
- By: James M. Zimmerman
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for, The Peking Express is the incredible, long-forgotten story of a hostage crisis that shocked China and the West....
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Might be better to read physically than listen to
- By Peggy Mason on 04-16-23
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12. The Peking Express
- The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-04-23
- Language: English
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Italian Ways
- On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
- By: Tim Parks
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life - by riding its trains.
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Get a narrator who can pronounce Italian!!
- By Susan on 05-18-20
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13. Italian Ways
- On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-05-13
- Language: English
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London Under
- The Secret History Beneath the Streets
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to penetrate history, and Ackroyd's book is filled with the stories unique to this underworld....
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Overwrought twaddle
- By L. Thompson on 11-18-24
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14. London Under
- The Secret History Beneath the Streets
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 04-28-20
- Language: English
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The Great Railroad Revolution
- The History of Trains in America
- By: Christian Wolmar
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
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America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line—the first American railroad—in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel....
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Well written and read
- By default on 02-24-24
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15. The Great Railroad Revolution
- The History of Trains in America
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Midnight in Siberia
- A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia
- By: David Greene
- Narrated by: David Greene
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Set against the wintery landscape of Siberia, Greene’s lively travel narrative offers a glimpse into the soul of 20th century Russia: how its people remember their history and look forward to the future....
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Long String of NPR Short Reports
- By Sara on 04-13-15
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16. Midnight in Siberia
- A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia
- Narrated by: David Greene
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 10-20-14
- Language: English
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Amtrak, America's Railroad
- Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival (Railroads Past and Present)
- By: Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, Eugene E. Harmon
- Narrated by: Gary L Willprecht
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership....
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Detailed analysis regarding Amtrak executive leadership and political headwind
- By Mars4404 on 08-18-22
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17. Amtrak, America's Railroad
- Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival (Railroads Past and Present)
- Narrated by: Gary L Willprecht
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-28-22
- Language: English
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Whistle-Stop Politics
- Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them
- By: Edward Segal
- Narrated by: Eric Anaya
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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Discover the entertaining story of how campaigning by train shaped American politics, elections, journalism, and culture in Whistle-Stop Politics.
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18. Whistle-Stop Politics
- Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them
- Narrated by: Eric Anaya
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 07-26-24
- Language: English
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The Last Zephyr
- By: CB Blackforest
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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America's most scenic train, The Zephyr, is deep inside the Moffat Tunnel when the entire Yellowstone Caldera explodes, spreading death and ...
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This should be a movie
- By Jim Keeler on 09-29-24
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19. The Last Zephyr
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 03-25-24
- Language: English
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The White Cascade
- The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
- By: Gary Krist
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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From renowned writer and travel journalist Gary Krist comes the story of two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, hit by a devastating avalanche....
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A detailed, yet very readable account.
- By Rindt on 02-20-18
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20. The White Cascade
- The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-09-18
- Language: English
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