Article ID: CBB772633481

The Great American Railway of Asia (Spring-Summer 2007)

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Coveted by E. H. Harriman and built to American standards by Imperial Japan, the South Manchuria Railway introduced modern railroading to the Orient. The article investigates the American expertise and equipment that launhed this rail line.

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Authors & Contributors
Philipp Mahltig
Hansen, Peter A.
Yuting Dong
Higgins, J. Wallace, III
Jie Zhang
Hasegawa, Yutaka
Concepts
Land transportation
Railroads
Technology transfer
Technology
Colonialism
Tōkaidō Shinkansen (High speed train)
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Japan
China
Myanmar (Burma)
Iraq
East Asia
Manchuria
Institutions
South Manchuria Railway
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