* Fifty Railways that Changed the Course of History is a fascinating and beautif
ully presented guide to the train lines and rail companies that have had the gre
atest impact on modern civilization. * Entries range from the Metropolitan Line
of the London Underground, the world's first underground railway, to the Pacific
Railroad, the first transcontinental railroad in North America. * In order to j
ustify the assertion that they literally 'changed the course of history,' each r
ailway is judged by its influence in five categories: Engineering, Society, comm
erce, Politics, and Military.
