Book ID: CBB646151721

Pullmans derailed: examination of sleeping-car wrecks from original 1940-1968 Pullman and ICC reports (2017)

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Pullmans Derailed lets the reader follow the inspector's reports through 35 high profile accidents between 1940 and 1968. Relevant accident terminology and procedures used in the investigations are explained with the help of over 200 photographs and illustrations. (Amazon)

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Review Aldrich, Mark (Fall-Winter 2017) Review of "Pullmans derailed: examination of sleeping-car wrecks from original 1940-1968 Pullman and ICC reports". Railroad History (pp. 113-114). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Drury, George H.
Sellberg, Ronald P.
Dawson, Richard W.
Panza, James D.
Ward, Jonathan H.
Goldfeder, Ron
Journals
Railroad History
American Heritage of Invention and Technology
Transfers
Technology and Culture
Technikgeschichte: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Technik und Industrie
Publishers
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society
South Platte Press
Stonybrook Press
Signature Press
Outer Station Project
University of California Press
Concepts
Railroads
Accidents
Land transportation
Railroad accidents
Railroad equipment industry
Railroad travel
People
Earhart, Amelia
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
Places
United States
Philadelphia, PA
Cascade Range
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Maine (U.S.)
Germany
Institutions
TTX Company
Trailer Train Company
Reading Railroad
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
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