TY - MANSCPT AU - Sandler,Martin W. TI - Riding the rails in the USA: trains in American life SN - 0195132289 AV - HE2751 .S26 2003 U1 - 385/.0973 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Railroads KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index; The coming of the rails -- Linking the nation -- The train in the West -- The train comes of age -- Working on the railroad -- New trains for modern times; Booklist, September 2003; Catholic Library World, September 2003; 7.3; 5-8; Follett Library Resources N2 - Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters ER -