Project Gutenberg 2016-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 314 Fürst, Artur 1880 1926 Furst, Artur Die Welt auf Schienen Eine Darstellung der Einrichtungen und des Betriebs auf den Eisenbahnen des Fernverkehrs, Nebst einer Geschichte der Eisenbahn Produced by Peter Becker, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Die Welt auf Schienen" by Artur Fürst is a technical account of the railway system, likely written in the early 20th century. The book examines the engineering, operation, and historical context of railways, focusing specifically on long-distance trains and their profound impact on society and geography. It captures the essence of how railways revolutionized the concept of time and space for humanity. At the start of the work, Fürst provides a preface that emphasizes the significance of railways as a technological marvel that transformed human movement and connectivity. He asserts that his purpose is not to produce a dry technical manual but rather to take readers on an engaging journey through the world of rail transport. He aims to demystify railway technology, making it accessible to readers with no technical background, while fostering an appreciation for this monumental human achievement. The opening establishes the framework within which the author plans to explore the origins, operation, and impact of the railway system, setting a tone of admiration and problem-solving spirit throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. de Railroads -- History Railroads -- Germany TF Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 1815043 2025-06-21T10:36:16.910250 text/html 1859240 2024-10-23T01:23:27 text/html 28867171 2025-06-21T10:37:10.685004 application/epub+zip 28880168 2025-06-21T10:36:33.150334 application/epub+zip 743812 2025-06-21T10:36:21.225351 application/epub+zip 31381286 2025-06-21T10:37:30.429904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31202761 2025-06-21T10:36:56.554118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1085640 2022-09-24T09:54:27.887905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1519777 2025-06-21T10:36:10.267322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1500037 2024-10-23T01:23:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16485 2025-06-21T10:37:30.752913 application/rdf+xml 12109 2025-06-21T10:36:21.505252 image/jpeg 1791 2025-06-21T10:36:21.362259 image/jpeg 27014469 2025-06-21T10:36:18.452304 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog