Infrastructure of America's Railway Systems

Infrastructure of America's Railway Systems
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Publisher : Mitchell Lane
Total Pages : 79
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ISBN-10 : 9781545745625
ISBN-13 : 1545745625
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Book Synopsis Infrastructure of America's Railway Systems by : Marcia Amidon Lusted

Download or read book Infrastructure of America's Railway Systems written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores eight railroads and subways that are lifelines for transportation in the U.S., but are overloaded and often falling apart. Whether its Boston’s T, Washington D.C.’s Metro, the crescent Corridor railroad route, or a Desert Line railroad running from the U.S. into Mexico, these pieces of infrastructure are very important to the entire country, but need emergency repairs and expansion right now.


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