The Railway Conquest of the World
By Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Length12h 37m
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There is an unfathomable fascination with the romance connected to the construction of great railways, yet little is known of the beginning and growth of the pioneering railways of the world, of the heavy tax that their construction imposed on the ingenuity, skill and resources of their builders. Speeding swiftly along a railway with a road-bed as smooth as an asphalt pavement conveys no impression of the perils and dangers faced, or of the infinite labour extended in the making of that steel line. The Railway Conquest of the World tells this fascinating story. First published in 1911, it considers the most representative, largest and most interesting enterprises between the two poles. Frederick A. Talbot comprehensively writes of some of the most famous railways in the world in this engaging account. With a thought to the creators of the railways themselves, he considers the railway surveyor's adventurous life and the romance of construction itself before diving in to some of the greatest feats of technological advance: from the railway invasion of Canada to the Holy Railway of Mecca, and from Cecil Rhodes' dream to the Iron Horse of Australasia.
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GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 37 mins
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Publish dateMar 9, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE RAILWAY CONQUEST OF THE WORLD
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I THE RAILWAY SURVEYOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE
4CHAPTER II THE ROMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION
5CHAPTER III THE BORING OF THE GOTTHARD TUNNEL
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6CHAPTER IV THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA
7CHAPTER V THE FIRST TRANS-CONTINENTAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
8CHAPTER VI THE LONGEST “TOY” RAILWAY
9CHAPTER VII THE WONDERS OF THE TYROL
10CHAPTER VIII THE RECLAMATION OF ALASKA
11CHAPTER IX THE HOLY RAILWAY TO MECCA
12CHAPTER X THE HIGHEST LINE IN THE WORLD
13CHAPTER XI CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO I.—Northwards from Cape Town
14CHAPTER XII CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO II.—Southwards from Cairo.
15CHAPTER XIII GRIDIRONING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
16CHAPTER XIV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA I
17CHAPTER XV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA II
18CHAPTER XVI ACROSS SIBERIA BY RAIL
19CHAPTER XVII THE LEOPOLDINA RAILWAY
20CHAPTER XVIII THE FIRST CANADIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY
21CHAPTER XIX A RAILWAY OVER THE SEA
22CHAPTER XX THE LAND OF REMARKABLE RAILWAY BRIDGES
23CHAPTER XXI WHERE THE SNOW-PLOUGH WORKS IN SUMMER
24CHAPTER XXII FROM BUENOS AIRES TO VALPARAISO OVERLAND
25CHAPTER XXIII A LITTLE-KNOWN CENTRAL AFRICAN RAILWAY
26CHAPTER XXIV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST I.—Early Days in China
27CHAPTER XXV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.—Modern Developments in China and Japan
28CHAPTER XXVI THE CONQUEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS
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