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The Liberation Line
- The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II
- By: Christian Wolmar
- Narrated by: Christian Wolmar
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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The epic story of the engineers and rail workers who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, by an award-winning expert on trains and transportation....
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1. The Liberation Line
- The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II
- Narrated by: Christian Wolmar
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-21-24
- Language: English
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How Railways Transformed the World
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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In the 24 richly illustrated lectures of How Railways Transformed the World, you’ll experience the amazing world and impact of railways, from the early 19th century to today’s futuristic trains, including extensive material on the pleasure and appeal of rail travel today.
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2. How Railways Transformed the World
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-24-24
- Language: English
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
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Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise comes to life....
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A tragic waste
- By Joshua Tretakoff on 04-11-03
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3. Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-07-00
- Language: English
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Les Standiford, author of the John Deal thrillers, tells how the man who turned Florida's swamps into the playgrounds of the rich performed the almost superhuman feat of building a railroad from the mainland to Key West at the turn of the century....
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A Pleasant Surprise
- By Roy on 04-05-09
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4. Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-11-03
- Language: English
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The White Cascade
- The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
- By: Gary Krist
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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From renowned writer and travel journalist Gary Krist comes the story of two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, hit by a devastating avalanche....
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A detailed, yet very readable account.
- By Rindt on 02-20-18
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5. The White Cascade
- The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-09-18
- Language: English
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Dominion
- The Railway and the Rise of Canada
- By: Stephen Bown
- Narrated by: Wayne Ward
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nation....
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Provides a wonderful understanding of Canada
- By Samyag on 05-24-24
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6. Dominion
- The Railway and the Rise of Canada
- Narrated by: Wayne Ward
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-10-23
- Language: English
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Around the World in 80 Trains
- A 45,000-Mile Adventure
- By: Monisha Rajesh
- Narrated by: Monisha Rajesh
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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A witty and irreverent look at the world and a celebration of the glory of train travel. Rajesh offers a wonderfully vivid account of life, history and culture in an audiobook that will make you laugh out loud - and reflect on what it means to be a global citizen....
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Surprisingly negative
- By Monica Leo on 08-13-21
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7. Around the World in 80 Trains
- A 45,000-Mile Adventure
- Narrated by: Monisha Rajesh
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-28-20
- Language: English
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Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- By: Michael Hiltzik
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries....
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History doesn't get any better
- By Philo on 02-06-21
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8. Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-11-20
- Language: English
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The Well-Dressed Hobo
- The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves Trains
- By: Rush Loving Jr.
- Narrated by: Pete Ferrand
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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In this extraordinary inside look at eight decades of the railroad industry and some of its greatest leaders, Loving reminisces about his colorful people....
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Editor needed
- By Dog andus on 08-06-18
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9. The Well-Dressed Hobo
- The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves Trains
- Narrated by: Pete Ferrand
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-21-17
- Language: English
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Ticket to Ride
- Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
- By: Tom Chesshyre
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel....
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10. Ticket to Ride
- Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-01-24
- Language: English
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The Peking Express
- The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
- By: James M. Zimmerman
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for, The Peking Express is the incredible, long-forgotten story of a hostage crisis that shocked China and the West....
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Might be better to read physically than listen to
- By Peggy Mason on 04-16-23
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11. The Peking Express
- The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-04-23
- Language: English
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A Short History of the Railroad
- By: Christian Wolmar
- Narrated by: Robert Maskell
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy....
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12. A Short History of the Railroad
- Narrated by: Robert Maskell
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-28-23
- Language: English
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The Great Railroad Revolution
- The History of Trains in America
- By: Christian Wolmar
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
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America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line—the first American railroad—in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel....
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Well written and read
- By default on 02-24-24
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13. The Great Railroad Revolution
- The History of Trains in America
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America. The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history....
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Wow! every workingman should read.
- By Calemos on 01-18-20
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14. The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
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Riding the Rails
- Inside the Business of America's Railroads (Railroads Past and Present)
- By: Robert D Krebs
- Narrated by: David A. Nickerson
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Riding the Rails details Robert D. Krebs' rise to a position of influence in the recovery of America's railroads and offers a unique insider's view into the boardrooms where executives and businessmen reimagined transportation in the US....
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A Great Memoir of a Railroad CEO
- By conductor_cronk on 02-25-20
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15. Riding the Rails
- Inside the Business of America's Railroads (Railroads Past and Present)
- Narrated by: David A. Nickerson
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-01-18
- Language: English
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From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- By: John Sedgwick
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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It is difficult to imagine now, but for all its gorgeous scenery, the American West might have been barren tundra as far as most Americans knew well into the 19th century....
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 07-21-21
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16. From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Branch Line Empires
- The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
- By: Michael Bezilla
- Narrated by: Josh Albert
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
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The Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads helped to develop central Pennsylvania as the largest source of bituminous coal for the nation. By the late 19th century, the two lines were among America’s largest businesses and would soon become legendary archrivals....
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Very Detailed
- By D. Craven on 02-29-20
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17. Branch Line Empires
- The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
- Narrated by: Josh Albert
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-31-19
- Language: English
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Paris to the Past
- Traveling Through French History by Train
- By: Ina Caro
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
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In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites listeners on 25 one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through 700 years of French history....
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Day Trip From Paris?... Look No Further!
- By Simone on 11-19-13
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18. Paris to the Past
- Traveling Through French History by Train
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 06-18-13
- Language: English
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Last Train to Texas
- My Railroad Odyssey (Railroads Past and Present)
- By: Fred W. Frailey
- Narrated by: Todd A. Thompson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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In Last Train to Texas, author Fred W. Frailey examines the workings behind the railroad industry and captures incredible true stories along the way....
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A master iconoclast
- By Daniel T. on 04-08-23
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19. Last Train to Texas
- My Railroad Odyssey (Railroads Past and Present)
- Narrated by: Todd A. Thompson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-06-21
- Language: English
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Stealing the General
- The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
- By: Russell S. Bonds
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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On April 12, 1862, a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and 19 infantry volunteers infiltrated Georgia and stole a steam engine....
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Stealing The General
- By Jean on 10-15-11
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20. Stealing the General
- The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-21-11
- Language: English
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