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As a window into New Orleans society, From Slavery to Civil Rights chronicles segregation on the streetcars of New Orleans over two centuries and discovers the impact of local and national events on a segregated system that was, at times, both surprisingly rigid and elastic over the period.

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"[This] biography of the 'Father of Electric Traction' details the life and times of an exceptional engineer, maverick innovator, [and] entrepreneur." - NMRA Magazine Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857-1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefly for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own. Sprague contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators. His innovations would help transform the urban space of the 20th century, enabling cities to grow larger and skyscrapers taller. The Middletons' generously illustrated biography is an engrossing study of the life and times of a maverick innovator. "The authors weave this biography through time, with technological and political details that make Sprague human, a creative soul pressing his ideas with a sports-like outcome-some wins, some losses, and some ties... I recommend this well-written book detailing the life of the 'Father of Electric Traction' to explain the development of what we so casually take for granted." - Trains "No one has previously used Sprague's personal papers in a published biography... Recommended." - Choice "Frank Sprague... is a major historical figure who for decades lacked a significant biography. This void has been ably and engagingly filled in this book by the dean of electric traction authors, William D. Middleton, and his son, William III." - Classic Trains

Electric railroads --- Electrical engineers --- Inventors --- Electric street-railroads --- Railroads, Electric --- Electricity in transportation --- Public utilities --- Railroads --- Street-railroads --- History --- Electrification --- Sprague, Frank J. --- Sprague, F. J.

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This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchersand graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.

Electrical engineering. --- Transportation engineering. --- Traffic engineering. --- Computational intelligence. --- Application software. --- Electrical and Electronic Engineering. --- Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Computer and Information Systems Applications. --- Electric railroads.

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This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchersand graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.

Electrical engineering. --- Transportation engineering. --- Traffic engineering. --- Computational intelligence. --- Application software. --- Electrical and Electronic Engineering. --- Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Computer and Information Systems Applications. --- Electric railroads --- Railroads --- Communication systems --- Information technology