{"product_id":"abandoned-train-stations-rail-stations-yards-signalboxes-and-tracks-that-the-world-left-behind-hardcover","title":"Abandoned Train Stations: Rail Stations, Yards, Signalboxes and Tracks That the World Left Behind - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than 200 photographs, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Train Stations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating pictorial journey through the little-known remnants of rail transport infrastructure from every part of the world, from grand terminus buildings to rusting tracks in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysterious ghost stations forgotten beneath the cities of Paris and London; desolate grand rail hubs in the Pyrenean mountains; metro stations in China that terminate in a wasteland; \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Train Stations\u003c\/i\u003e looks at some of the thousands of disused station buildings, platforms, lines, tunnels, and rail yards left behind by modernity. \u003cbr\u003eOrganised by continent, this book takes the reader to every corner of the globe. Explore Canfranc International Railway Station, once a busy mountain hub of international travel between France and Spain; see the eerily empty platform at Kings Cross Thameslink, London, today a service tunnel following the station's closure in the early 2000s; examine the grandiose Michigan Central Train Station in Detroit, an historic Amtrak rail depot, and once the tallest rail station in the world; marvel at the dusty, overgrown shell of Abkhazia's once beautiful railway station in Psyrtskha, a physical legacy of the former Soviet era in the Caucasus; see the disused Tiwanaku train station, situated almost 4,000 metres above sea level in the Bolivian Andes; or learn about the fascinating Istvántelek Train Yard, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, better known as the 'Red Star train graveyard' because of its many Soviet-era engine wrecks. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with more than 200 photographs, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Train Stations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating pictorial journey through the little-known remnants of rail transport infrastructure from every part of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Ross specializes in maritime and railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eShips Visual Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Naval Identification Guide: Submarines 1914-Present\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Warships\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe World's Greatest Battleships\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 11.4 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45967326806213,"sku":"9781838861995","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sL05fcChFW9781838861995.webp?v=1773708848","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/abandoned-train-stations-rail-stations-yards-signalboxes-and-tracks-that-the-world-left-behind-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}