By: William D. Middleton

Hardcover

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In this lavishly illustrated memoir, William D. Middleton invites readers to climb aboard and share with him 60 years of railroad tourism around the globe. Middleton's award-winning photography has recorded events such as the final days of American Civil War locomotives in Morocco and the start up of the world's first high-speed railway in Japan. He has photographed such great civil works as Scotland's Firth of Forth Bridge and the splendid railway station at Haydarpasa on the Asian side of the Bosporus, while closer to home he has been recognized for his significant contribution to the photographic interpretation of North America's railroading history. On Railways Far Away presents over 200 of Middleton's favorite photographs and the personal stories behind the images. It is a book that will delight both armchair travelers and those for whom the railroads still hold romance.

"Few American chroniclers of the international railroad scene have shown the versatility and insight of William D. Middleton. As an author and a photographer (not to mention a professional engineer), he demonstrated an uncanny ability to connect all the dots in railroading, from all corners of the world. In this book he does it with an inimitable personal touch." Kevin P. Keefe, Publisher, Classic Trains magazine

Preface: "On Railways Far Away" 1. Western Europe Trains; 2. Far Northern Railways; 3. On the North Edge of Africa; 4. Across the Middle East from Berlin to Baghdad; 5. Trains of the Far East; 6. Meter Gauge in Southeast Asia; 7. A Glimpse of Australia; 8. Railway People

ISBN: 9780253005915
ISBN-10: 0253005914
Series: Railroads Past & Present
Audience: General
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 312
Published: 28th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 21.8 x 24.9  x 3.3
Weight (kg): 1.202