railways

Former Railway Embankment Feldkirchner Tangente

Former Railway Embankment Feldkirchner Tangente

Former railway embankment Feldkirchner Tangente—Munich’s “Wild East”? For a short time, this bypass route was used by trains. For a long time, endangered fauna move about undisturbed across the former embankment, rare plants establish themselves, and local people go here for recreation and relaxation.

Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad (Version 1 PDF)

Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad (Version 1 PDF)

This virtual exhibition shows some of the many ways railroads reshaped landscapes of the American West between 1847 and 1965.

Further Reading

Further Reading

This selective bibliography is part of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter introduces some of the most important further reading related to the themes covered by the exhibition.

Trains, Boats, Automobiles, and Airplanes

Trains, Boats, Automobiles, and Airplanes

This is Chapter 13 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on the emergence of modern transport and its impact on railroad companies such as the CB&Q.

Suburbanization

Suburbanization

This is Chapter 12 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on the role of passenger rail for the process of suburbanization.

Dude Ranches: “A typically American vacation in the Glorious West”

Dude Ranches: “A typically American vacation in the Glorious West”

This is Chapter 11 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter exlains the emergence of so called dude ranches and how railroads such as the CB&Q were vital to this business.

The National Park Line

The National Park Line

This is Chapter 10 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on how railroads played a crucial role in establishing and popularizing US national parks such as Yellowstone.

Overland Excursions

Overland Excursions

This is Chapter 9 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on how the CB&Q promoted migration, settlement, and tourism into the western states and territories of America.

Western Tourism

Western Tourism

This is Chapter 8 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on how the CB&Q became part of a transcontinental route.