Railroads and Weather
From Fogs to Floods and Heat to Hurricanes, the Impacts of Weather and Climate on American Railroading
Authors: Changnon, Stanley
Free Preview- Covers the impacts of major storms of the last hundred years on the American railroad industry
- With numerous illustrations
- Comprehensive in scope
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- About this book
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This award-winning "must-read" for weather and railroad buffs is the first book to cover the impacts of major storms of the last hundred years on this massive American industry. Includes 210 historic and color train photos and special Katrina coverage.
- About the authors
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Stanley A. Changnon is Professor of Geography and Emeritus Chief of Illinois State Water Survey at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has written numerous books and articles about his lifetime hobby, railroads. His 39 railroad articles have appeared in Rail Classics, Midwest Rail, and Historic Illinois.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Dealing with the Weather
Pages 1-7
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Weather Impacts: The Good and the Bad
Pages 9-25
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Examples of Weather Problems in Different Climatic Regions
Pages 27-63
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Effects of Various Weather Conditions
Pages 65-91
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Planning for and Responding to Weather
Pages 93-109
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Railroads and Weather
- Book Subtitle
- From Fogs to Floods and Heat to Hurricanes, the Impacts of Weather and Climate on American Railroading
- Authors
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- Stanley Changnon
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Copyright Holder
- American Meteorological Society
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-878220-09-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-878220-09-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- 136
- Number of Illustrations
- 72 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
- Topics
