The American Railroad Freight Car
Subtitle: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: November 1, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 665
ISBN-13: 9780801852367
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Railway technology & engineering; Trains & railways: general interest; Transportation; History: American; USA; United States; Engineering - General; History; Railroads - General; Science / History; Freight cars; Railroads
First sentence: Cheap transportation is the essence of railroad freight service.