When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other countries—th...
George Stephenson did not invent the steam engine, that was due to Newcomen and later to James Watt. He did not invent the steam locomotive, that was...
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly populating west...
Phlegmatic Englishman, rabid whist player, Phileas Fogg, of whom we know nothing, leads a life regulated like clockwork. Never a useless word or movem...
The first describes how 5 frightened orphan children from a foreign country were cared for on a railroad journey of a thousand miles; all by strangers...
In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquaintance of t...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was t...
Story of the planning, construction, and early operating of the Trans-continental railroad. There is coverage of the early proposals that began as ear...
This book takes readers on a heart-pounding journey, immersing them in a world filled with danger, intrigue, and a relentless pursuit of justice.
Wri...
'The most striking feature in the present day, far more than that of railways even, is the utter chaos into which all previously received principles a...
This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the railroads....
"Beginning with the girl of yesterday and a lawyer of uncertain age, stranded in a railway station, half starved and uncertain of the future, because...
It explores the themes of nature, spirituality, and the human experience. The book was first published in 1895 and has since become a timeless classic...
It tells the harrowing story of a tragic train accident that occurred in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1876. The book was originally published in 1877, just one...
It is a non-technical book that describes the history and development of modern engineering. It was written by Archibald Williams, a Scottish engineer...
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different readings of The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay, by William McGonagall, to celebrate April Fool's Day....
Edith Nesbit’s classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their mother, wh...
“Adlestrop” is a short, lyrical poem by Edward Thomas, renowned for its evocative portrayal of a fleeting moment of tranquility amidst a bustling trai...
In 1898, during the construction of a bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya for the Uganda Railway, a series of terrifying attacks occurred. Two large...
'Tours in the South Coast District by Queensland Railways' is an early tourism booklet designed to promote travel in the northern parts of New South W...
A collection of eerie and unsettling stories set in the world of railways, "Wybrane opowiadania, część 1" explores the hidden dangers and mysteries lu...
Bahnwärter Thiel is a poignant novella by Gerhart Hauptmann that explores the themes of isolation, inner conflict, and the struggle to cope with loss....
W "Listach z podróży po Ameryce" Henryk Sienkiewicz dzieli się swoimi doświadczeniami z długiej podróży po Stanach Zjednoczonych. W listach wysyłanych...
The Railway Station by Archibald Lampman is a classic Canadian poem that evokes the atmosphere and imagery of a train station at night. The poem's viv...
