Subject Index

Arabic numbers refer to entry numbers; Roman numbers to pages in the "Overture." Major system headings are for Airplane, Automobile, Carriage and buggy, Steamship, Streetcar, Subway, Train/Railroad

There is also a place index, chiefly by states and major cities.

"INTRO" indicates a reference in the Introduction.

Africa 20, 134, 136, 286, 288

African-Americans, INTRO (5), 2, 3, 37, 52, 62, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 116, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 137, 138, 139, 143, 152, 155, 157, 172, 177, 182, 187, 190, 191, 192, 201, 205, 218, 219, 226,229, 231, 243, 244, 252, 254, 256, 281, 288, 289; see also, Automobile; Jim Crow laws; Segregation; Slavery; Train/Railroad

Airplane, INTRO (many), 37, 44, 49, 50, 67, 103, 104, 111, 112, 117, 130, 132, 134, 143, 150, 152, 154, 157, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 185, 186, 189, 197, 221, 222, 223, 226, 239, 252, 253, 255, 258, 268, 276, 277, 278, 281, 283, 288, 289, 291, 294, 295, 297

Accident, 154, 222, 289

Airport, INTRO (2), 111, 134, 154, 167, 169, 281, 283, 289, 291

Engine, 50, 112, 143, 152, 155, 169, 255

Factory, 143,

Glider, 111

Helicopter, 179

Jet, 37, 255, 277, 278, 289, 294

Mechanic, 134

Pilot, 67, 102, 111, 134, 150, 157, 166, 167, 169, 185, 186, 189, 222, 255, 258

Speed, 169, 189, 255

Stewardess, INTRO (2), 222, 255

Strike, stewardess, 255

Automobile, INTRO (many), 91, 108, 111, 153, 161, 205, 209, 221, 222, 224, 228, 241, 265, 275, 284

Accidents, 67, 101, 103, 117, 119, 121, 122, 133, 134, 143, 144, 146, 148, 149, 154, 164, 165, 168, 169, 176, 185, 191, 202, 204, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 213, 215, 218, 227, 247, 249, 258, 265, 270, 271, 273, 275, 289, 290, 291, 292, 295, 296

African-Americans, and, 129, 143, 155, 157, 191, 218, 244, 256

Ambulance, 176, 262

Auto-racing, 248, 282, 291

Buying, 126, 252, 203; installment purchase, 85, 99, 120, 143, 150

Car trouble, 143, 162, 197, 276, 294

Chauffeur, see Limousine

Cities, and, 115, 116, 117, 122, 152, 174, 194, 195

Convertible, INTRO, 111, 152, 180, 215, 238, 266, 293

Crime, 207, 213, 214

Death, 206, 239, 247

Driving styles/methods, 119, 171, 203, 206, 237, 249, 296

Drunk driving, 84, 120, 149, 166, 201, 211, 220, 239, 269

Early impressions and use, 50, 67, 83, 84, 85, 93, 98, 99, 101, 117, 133

Eating, and, 121, 213, 216, 247, 292

Effects on landscape, 50, 67, 98, 252

Electric car, 107, 111, 117

Engine, see Motor

Escape, 147, 162, 179, 194, 204, 263, 267, 274, 282

Garage (at home), INTRO (at end), 101, 120, 154, 252, 253, 264; public parking structure, 228, 260, 289

Gas station/garage/filling station, INTRO, 98, 101, 111, 119, 149, 150, 200, 207, 214, 264, 265, 272, 294

Gasoline, INTRO (2), 99, 101, 108, 120, 121, 138, 149, 157, 162, 182, 196, 252; see also, oil/petroleum

Hearse, 67, 149

Highway/speedway/turnpike/freeway/Interstate, INTRO, 84, 112, 149, 169, 204, 217, 226, 227, 248, 249, 253, 261, 263, 267, 284, 289, 294, 296

Hitchhiking/hitchhikers, 121, 123, 134, 147, 148, 157, 163, 166, 174, 200, 203, 212, 237, 262, 263, 281, 282

Isolation, 146, 147, 162, 204, 235, 272, 282

Japanese automobiles, INTRO, 252, 270, 274

Learning to drive, 85, 117, 129, 221, 274

Limousine/chauffeur, INTRO, 91, 100, 107, 132, 133, 149, 154, 155, 157, 167, 174, 175, 197, 200, 237, 244, 262, 264, 281, 282, 286, 289, 291

Maintenance/repairs/mechanic, 85, 101, 117, 119, 138, 162, 196, 202, 207, 212, 217, 220, 238, 247, 249, 252, 261, 264, 272, 276, 294, 296

Makes and models

American Motors, 273

Barracuda, Plymouth, 262

BMW, 283

Buick, 99, 122, 143, 152, 157, 166, 214, 220, 223, 252, 289, 293

Cadillac, INTRO, 116, 127, 142, 149, 180, 200, 205, 215, 217, 220, 243, 245, 248, 256, 262, 266, 289, 295

Camaro, 179

Chandler Peerless, 143

Chevrolet, INTRO (2), 121, 154, 159, 160, 168, 182, 202, 215, 217, 248, 252, 258, 262, 264, 266, 269, 282, 296, 297

Chrysler, 248, 262, 295

Daimler, 50

Datsun, 275

Dodge, 263

Essex, 207

Falcon, Ford, 252

Ford, INTRO (4), 85, 87, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 116, 119, 120, 122, 123, 130, 134, 145, 146, 150, 151, 159, 160, 164, 166, 178, 182, 207, 210, 212, 214, 215, 217, 220, 247, 248, 256, 260, 262, 294

Fury, Plymouth, INTRO, 272

GMC, 178, 215

Gremlin, 273

Hudson,99, 162, 220

International Harvester, 260

Isuzu, 293

Jaguar, 200, 214, 276

Jeep, 262, 287, 297

LaSalle, 152

Lincoln, 83, 145, 157, 214, 237, 262, 264

Mack, 262

Marmon, 173

Maverick, Ford, 247

Maxwell, 159

Mercedes-Benz, 185, 262, 273, 289, 293

Mercury, 215, 262

MG, 249

Model A, 152

Model T, 87, 149, 152, 165, 185

Morris Oxford, 236

Mustang, Ford 252, 260, 290

Nash, 179, 215

Packard, INTRO (2), 84, 99, 122, 152, 157, 206

Pinto, Ford, INTRO, 262, 276

Plymouth, INTRO, 154, 205, 269

Pontiac, 262

Pope-Toledo, 87, 107

Porsche, 252

Rambler, 262

Reo, 117

Roadmaster, Buick, 205

Rolls Royce, 119, 157, 247, 293

Saab, 297

Saxon, 159

Studebaker, 202, 247

Stutz, 108

Toronado, 252

Toyota, INTRO, 252, 293

Triumph, 239, 262

U-Haul, 264

Volvo, 283

Volkswagen (VW), 262, 271, 296

Winton Flyer, 98

Men, and, 179, 206, 269, 272

Motor/engine (internal combustion), INTRO, 50, 67, 78, 84, 85, 93, 101, 102, 103, 107, 111, 117, 118, 120, 132, 134, 138, 143, 149, 162, 166, 171, 205, 211, 217, 221, 227, 248, 252, 262, 264, 271, 289

Oil crisis, 264, 289

Poetry, 104, 118, 143, 176, 208, 209, 210, 216, 217, 223, 227, 228, 240, 241, 243, 246, 250, 267, 268, 285

Radio, 37, 38, 117, 205, 220, 245, 272, 297

Road construction and repairs, 81, 119, 120, 134, 148, 150, 264, 265; African-Americans, 127, 130, 256

Roadster, 99, 108, 149, 173, 175, 289

Seat belt, 294, 297

Selling cars, 6, 84, 97, 107, 126, 145, 159, 160, 162, 186, 202, 210, 272; garage for sales 85, 101, 119, 126; used car business, 159, 162, 267

Sex, 84, 99, 115, 118, 120, 122, 132, 134, 138, 149, 158, 159, 166, 177, 180, 200, 204, 205, 206, 215, 222, 245, 246, 251, 262, 264, 271, 272, 293, 297

Snow affects automobile travel, 101, 107, 122, 148, 169, 179, 201, 241, 270, 285, 295

Social change, and, 50, 67, 98, 145, 178

Social status, and, 127,169, 179, 185, 256

Speed, INTRO, 50, 111, 121, 122, 149, 157, 165, 182, 185, 202, 203, 211, 220, 239, 249, 262, 266, 267, 271, 279, 280, 281, 291, 296

Station wagon, 250, 262, 289, 292, 295

Tires, 103, 107, 149, 162, 208, 219, 220, 223, 226, 252, 254, 268, 270, 289, 293, 295, 296, 297

Tire chains, 67, 117, 120, 169, 171

Touring car, 151, 166

Traffic light/signal, 117, 133, 136, 194, 202, 221

Traveling salesmen, 6, 97, 146, 147, 186, 202, 210

Tunnel, INTRO, 148, 226; Holland (New York), 60, 200; Lincoln (New York), 248

Wealth, as markers of, 103, 107, 119, 122, 126, 151, 157, 162, 185, 200, 273, 282, 283, 287, 295

Women driver, 84, 166, 274

Wrecks/abandoned car, 158, 176, 205, 206, 217, 220, 246, 247, 272, 289, 297

Balloon, INTRO (3), 19, 36, 45, 103, 111, 136; accident, 36; see also Dirigible

Barge, INTRO, 26, 33, 34, 108, 111, 119, 134, 173, 224, 225

Baseball, INTRO, 44, 120, 158, 201, 219, 248, 276

Bicycle, INTRO, 44, 50, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 84, 88, 96, 105, 132, 134, 245, 259, 269

Blues music, INTRO, 69, 74, 127, 137, 138, 143, 191, 218, 262

Brooklyn Bridge, 66, 108, 112

Bus, INTRO (5+), 82, 101, 103, 108, 111, 120, 130, 132, 150, 151, 152, 160, 167, 169, 174, 175, 180, 182, 183, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 221, 215, 248, 252, 254, 260, 262, 263, 265, 276, 279, 286, 295; omnibus (horse-drawn), 22, 29, 38, 44, 47, 59, 60, 61, 77, 80, 107; accident, 38, 183

Bus depot/station/terminal, INTRO, 37, 150, 154, 159, 160, 174, Port Authority (New York), 248

Cable car, 44, 81, 91

Canal/Canal boat, INTRO (6), 12, 28, 35, 49, 61, 185, 205, 293; Erie, INTRO (2), 6, 28, 49, 293; Panama, 49, 112; Suez, INTRO, 30; Irish canal diggers, 6

Camping, 75, 121, 207, 262

Carriage and buggy: carriage/coach, INTRO (10 +), 2, 6, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, 22, 25, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 47, 49, 50, 53, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 75, 78, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 93, 94, 97, 101, 102, 122, 124, 182, 283; buggy, INTRO (3), 7, 35, 45, 52, 56, 58, 66, 73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 116, 122, 124, 182, 283; ; fire engine (horse-drawn), 77; see also, Stagecoach, Wagon

Accident, 29, 44, 58, 66, 78, 91, 99

Funeral, transporting bodies, 93, 125

Sex/courting in carriage, 60

Snow affects carriage travel, 4, 29, 36, 60, 66, 77, 83

Speed, 47, 65

Turnpike, 4, 17, 36, 111

Woman driver, 47, 70

Chain gangs, 74, 127, 150

Children's literature, 111, 165, 170, 195, 196, 224, 259, 279

Chinese Americans 40, 41, 42, 85, 121

Civil War, INTRO (3), 7, 30, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 50, 51, 54, 59, 66, 67, 73, 78, 99

Coal, INTRO, 13, 19, 36, 43, 49, 50, 53, 57, 60, 86, 88, 91, 99, 108, 111, 121, 130, 139, 148, 173, 182, 225, 228, 275

Columbus, Christopher 30, 112, 297

Commerce, canal, 6; steamboat, 15, 33; wagon, 22; see also, Shipping; Train/Railroads; Trucking/Trucks

Commuting and commuter, INTRO, 56, 59, 67, 78, 81, 96 (by carriage), 107, 111, 119, 130, 150, 193, 222, 232, 252, 281; see also, Train/Railroads

Cotton( crop), 2, 7, 20, 49, 67, 75, 76, 97, 101, 130, 149, 204, 224, 283

Credit Mobilier scandal, 42

Dirigible/zeppelin, INTRO (2), 103, 108, 111, 112, 143, 152; accident, 143; Hindenberg, 168

Doctor (MD), INTRO, 28, 96, 99, 101, 107, 123, 127, 134, 145, 165, 188, 215

Donner party, 45, 169

Drinking (alcohol), 4, 6, 14, 44, 49, 53, 60, 77, 78, 87, 120, 127, 132, 135, 143, 150, 157, 158, 167, 172, 191, 205, 222, 234, 253, 274, 276, 281, 284, 293; see also Drunk driving (Autmobile)

Drive-in movie, 275

Drugs (illegal), INTRO, 135, 172, 191, 215, 255, 260, 262, 266, 274

Dune buggy, 266

Electricity, 22, 50, 60, 83, 84, 86, 96, 99, 101, 107, 169, 185, 264, 278, 297

Ferry, INTRO (3), 4, 12, 17, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 43, 44, 58, 60, 62, 82, 93, 101, 107, 108, 112, 152, 237, 281, 286

Film/movie, 69, 101, 117, 160, 166, 167, 190, 197, 215, 226, 237, 247, 251, 260, 271, 281, 283

Fire engine, 77

First World War, see World War I

Ford, Henry, 142, 237, 256

Freight, INTRO (3), 33, 109, 153, 293; see also Freight train, Freighter (Steamship)

George Washington Bridge, 150

German-Americans, INTRO, 47, 101, 103, 104, 185

Government, U.S., 42, 43, 82, 85, 86, 103, 169

Honeymoon, by train, INTRO, 60, 97, 101, 108, 184, 258; by automobile, 212

Horse/horseback, INTRO (7+), 7, 11, 19, 25, 29, 35, 45, 51, 53, 55, 60, 64, 67, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 93, 96, 97, 98, 109, 117, 122, 178, 200, 220, 259; see also Carriage, Wagon

Hotel, INTRO (3), 44, 45, 52, 53, 59, 62, 77, 84, 91, 92, 93, 101, 105, 107, 108, 120, 121, 132, 133, 146, 147, 153, 154, 167, 200, 201, 247, 266; see also Motel

Hydrofoil, 111

Icebox, see Refrigerator

Immigration/migration, INTRO (3), 1, 32, 41, 54, 57, 61, 78, 86, 106, 123, 124, 135, 162, 227, 283; African-American, 3, 74, 95, 143, 155; Chinese, 40; Irish, 6, 21; Latino, 106

Indians, see Native Americans

Irish-Americans, 6, 8, 21, 42, 54, 77; carriage driver, 14; streetcar conductor, 84

Italian-Americans, 120, 283

Jazz music, 95, 109, 116, 130, 194

Jewish-Americans, 135, 201, 239, 289

Jim Crow laws, INTRO (2), 67, 95, 130, 131, 157

Korean War, 215, 220

Levee, 15, 43, 49, 75, 76, 169

Lighthouse, 77

Lindbergh, Charles, 111

Livery stable, INTRO (2), 7, 45, 58, 60, 66, 78, 84, 98, 182

Macadam, see Pavement

Mail, 15, 82, 93, 107; by carriage or stagecoach, 17, 96; by boat, 33, 36, 173; by train, 49, 82; by air, 111; by automobile, 182

Mexican-Americans, 175, 245, 267

Mexican War, 18, 267

Motel, INTRO, 204, 237, 264

Motorboat, 105, 106, 111, 169, 223

Motor car, see Automobile

Motorcycle, INTRO, 109, 111, 120, 134, 205, 220, 260, 262, 266, 279, 293; accident, 111

Movie, see film

Native Americans, INTRO, 1, 16, 26, 37, 53, 54, 67, 72, 73, 82, 93, 112, 121, 134, 178, 186, 217, 220, 262, 288; Costanoan, 281; Chickasaw, 284; Cherokee, 285; Chippawa, 238; Dakota, 101; Navaho, 35; Pueblo, 178; Sioux, 32, 42, 65

Oil for lamps, 28, 51, 59, 66,

Oil/petroleum, INTRO (2), 37, 77, 78, 82, 86, 104, 118, 121, 127, 134, 162, 163, 173, 196, 197, 200, 211, 232, 252, 265, 296; diesel, INTRO, 173, 225, 263, 275; see also gasoline

Omnibus (horse-drawn), see Bus

Pavement, 27, 50, 61, 67, 100, 107, 108, 120, 121, 134, 221; asphalt, 27, 61, 77, 82, 103, 108, 134; macadam, 27, 112, 145, 148, 252

Pedestrian, 29, 77, 101,122, 168, 185

Plays, 180, 218, 219, 277

Poetry, airplane, 37, 104, 112, 143, 189, 223; automobile, 104, 118, 143, 176, 208, 209, 210, 216, 217, 223, 227, 228, 240, 241, 243, 246, 250, 267, 268, 285; balloon, 36; boat, 37, 143; canal, 30; carriage,36, 124; ferry, 30; road/street, 74, 194, 242; streetcar, 90, 181; subway, 110, 112, 113, 193, 199, 243; taxi, 115; train/railroad, 13, 30, 36, 37, 48, 69, 104, 109, 112, 130, 141, 143, 187, 188, 210, 230, 243, 257, 268; wagon, 13, 210

Police/cop, INTRO (2), 44, 49, 61, 67, 69, 70, 77, 84, 91, 109, 111, 121, 122, 132, 134, 138, 139, 149, 154, 155, 162, 163, 169, 172, 174, 176, 184, 205, 207, 245, 247, 248, 251, 260, 266, 282, 289, 296

Prison/jail, 12, 18, 34, 49, 127, 128, 139, 144, 150, 157, 162, 252, 281, 283, 293

Radio, commercial, 60, 112, 169, 197, 205, 226, 261; to guide planes, 169; see also radio, automobile

Railroad, see Train/Railroad

Refrigerator, 85, 185; on bus, 260; in caboose, 259

Road(s), 66, 75, 97, 125, 150, 161, 163, 169, 182, 203, 208, 235, 261, 282

Road construction, 27, 127; see also Pavement

Science fiction, 63, 278, 287

Second World War, see World War II

Segregation,INTRO (2), 8, 14, 52, 67, 95, 130, 131, 139, 172, 229, 254; see also Jim Crow laws

Servant, domestic, INTRO, 11, 47, 58, 62, 96, 172, 177, 201

Ship, sailing: 2, 3, 5, 8, 14, 20, 36, 47, 288; freighters: 136; Great Lakes, 28, 49, 131; see also Steamboat, Steamship

Shipping, 76, 108, 112, 156, 224

Sidewalk, INTRO; board, 52, 66, 79, 86; paved, 44, 82, 101, 173, 193, 254, 265, 270; absence of, 105, 230, 265

Slavery, INTRO (3), 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16,23, 31, 32, 37, 43, 50, 52, 59, 69, 74, 130, 155, 254, 281, 288; abolition, 2, 8, 31, 37, 52, 59; see also, African-Americans; Train/Railroads

Sleigh/sled, 17, 29, 36, 55, 56, 57, 58, 62,78, 84, 96, 100, 101, 185; accident, 185

Songs, 127, 138, 235, 291

Stagecoach, INTRO, 12, 17, 19, 22, 25, 49, 52, 53, 102, 103, 111, 130, 167

Steamboat, INTRO (7+), 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 43, 49, 50, 58, 60, 75, 93, 101, 109, 130, 135, 143, 166, 173, 220, 225, 288; accident, 10, 43, 49, 143, 169, 225; construction, 8; engine, 43; financing, 33

Steamship, INTRO (3), 30, 47, 48, 50, 60, 62, 66, 70, 76, 77, 82, 88, 108, 135, 222, 226, 288; ocean liner, 134, 136, 149, 166, 169, 201, 293; Cunard line, INTRO (2), 50, 173; Mauritania, 60; Queen Elizabeth, 239; White Star line, 76; freighter, 82, 169

Accident, INTRO, 25, 27, 33, 134;

Captain, 2, 3, 5, 8, 14, 20, 32, 43, 45, 49, 88, 135, 225

Purser, 135

Steerage, 135

Stowaway, 98, 106, 135

Strike, longshoreman's, 76

Workers: busboy, 106; steward, 5, 15, 88, 106

Street-car, INTRO (5), 50, 70, 78, 82, 87, 88, 90, 91, 99, 100, 116, 177; horse-drawn: 38, 39, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 58, 59, 61, 93; mechanical: 87, 90, 99, 105, 132, 151, 152, 168, 175, 181; trolley, INTRO (2), 61, 70, 77, 80, 84, 86, 87, 88, 96, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 109, 120, 122, 132, 149, 168, 180, 181, 229, 252

Accident, 78, 149

Conductor/motorman, 61, 81, 84, 90, 91, 175

Financing, 70, 86

Strike, 61, 70

Woman traveler, 59

Subway, INTRO (4), 61, 77, 84, 87, 90, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 130, 151, 155, 156, 168, 190, 191, 192, 193, 198, 199, 200, 205, 234, 242, 243, 244, 245, 280, 281, 289

Accident, 155, 192, 280, 289

Conductor, 243

Speed, 190

Tunnel, 86, 87, 112, 113

Suicide, 77, 78, 92,96, 164, 176, 185, 206, 225, 247

Taxi, INTRO (3), 84, 101, 103, 107, 114, 115, 119, 120, 122, 130, 132, 134, 151, 152, 154, 155, 167, 168, 175, 197, 200, 222, 244, 245, 259, 262, 286, 289, 291; horse, 61

Telegraph, 22, 23, 30, 39, 47, 50, 53, 57, 59, 60, 65, 71, 80, 82, 93, 100, 101, 132, 169

Telephone, 50, 57, 60, 79, 83, 86, 101, 147, 169, 197, 251, 256, 258, 263

Television, INTRO, 226, 245, 247, 261, 281, 292, 293, 295

Tractor, INTRO, 67, 162, 217, 262

Traffic, airplane, 281; automobile, INTRO, 22, 44, 58, 61, 77, 84, 85, 103, 107, 108, 122, 143, 152, 155, 196, 224, 237, 240, 241, 246, 248, 252, 253, 262, 263, 265, 273, 289, 291, 292; balloon, 19; carriage, 36, 169; railroad, 33, 169; river, 10,15, 33, 34, 119, 224

Train/Railroad: 28, 30, 43, 46, 47, 56, 59, 66, 71, 75, 80, 88, 96, 109, 131, 134, 140, 170, 173, 178, 187, 200, 202, 210, 220, 221, 225, 229, 253, 254, 259

Accidents, 6, 29, 43, 45, 46, 57, 75, 78, 85, 87, 134, 140, 164, 192, 292

African-Americans and, 14, 31, 37, 42, 52, 68, 72, 73, 74, 77, 95, 127,128, 130, 131, 137, 138, 139, 155, 172, 192, 231, 243, 256

Baggage-handling, 45, 53, 56, 79, 96, 149

Baldwin locomotive, 82, 87

Car types; baggage coach, 49; boxcar, 137, 163; caboose, 53, 66, 67, 81, 109, 259; day-coach, INTRO (4), 36, 43, 77, 82, 92, 95, 99, 101, 105, 107, 109, 111, 131, 200, 221, 229, 232;dining car, INTRO (3), 40, 53, 61, 70, 77, 83, 95, 104, 107, 109, 132, 170, 172, 187, 222, 229, 292; observation car, 93; parlor car, INTRO (2), 77, 105, 107, 170; refrigerator car, 85, 86; sleeping car, 44, 58, 82, 102, 105, 109, 134, 222, 229; smoking car, INTRO (4), 14, 109, 120, 155, 163; see also Pullman

Commerce/shipping, 12, 20, 27, 34, 53, 54, 57, 58, 78, 82, 103

Commuting, 78, 107, 108, 119, 201, 222, 232, 233

Conductor, INTRO (3), 14, 22, 38, 43, 49, 53, 59, 66, 72, 78, 81, 83, 101, 109, 131, 149, 155, 170, 221

Construction, INTRO, 20, 21, 28, 34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 49, 50, 51, 53, 85, 87; African-American workers, 37, 42, 72, 74; Chinese-American workers, INTRO, 37, 40, 41, 42, 85, 169; Irish workers, 19, 20, 21, 42; Mexican workers, 42

Crime, 49, 70, 81, 82, 92, 122, 172

Early train travel, 6, 22, 47

Eating, 14, 29, 44, 45, 53, 70, 77, 95, 109, 130, 132, 134, 172, 229

Effects on countryside, 12, 20, 24, 33, 42, 67, 82, 104, 116

Electric railway/train, 87, 108, 111

Elevated, INTRO (4), 44, 59, 61, 77, 87, 89, 107, 108, 116, 118, 152

Engine/locomotive, INTRO (5), 6, 12, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 29, 30, 37, 49, 50, 51, 52, 57, 61, 67, 68, 77, 82, 83, 86, 87, 99, 104, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112, 128, 140, 151, 163, 168, 169, 170, 182, 229

Engineer, INTRO, 29, 49, 53, 77, 81, 82, 99, 105, 109, 138, 140, 284

Escape, 14, 22, 58, 59, 62, 66, 69, 70, 75, 79, 81, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101, 120, 137, 164, 197, 257

Financial aspects (control of markets), 42, 43, 50, 51, 58, 61, 63, 66, 70, 82, 86, 91, 101,105, 141, 259

Freight train, INTRO, 20, 30, 36, 38, 53, 57, 58, 66, 77, 78, 81, 82, 85, 86, 93, 96, 101,103, 108, 120, 127, 138, 158, 170

Freight hopping or riding, 49, 69, 78, 81, 86, 103, 108, 112, 127, 130, 134, 137, 138, 139, 143, 158, 163, 164, 184, 186, 225, 263, 264

Funerals/transporting bodies, INTRO, 30, 35, 45, 49, 67, 155, 173, 231

Hobo, 41, 49, 81, 112, 121, 138, 139, 140, 143, 158, 163, 164

"Iron-horse," 20, 36, 65,

Isolation, 232, 233, 268

Locomotive, see Engine

Long-distance travel, 35, 44, 50, 53, 60, 65, 66, 70, 72, 77, 81, 85, 93, 94, 99, 104, 105,107, 119, 120, 132, 177, 258, 286

Overnight train, INTRO, 43, 47, 61, 66, 93, 99, 120, 132, 200; see also Pullman

Poetry, 13, 30, 36, 37, 48, 69, 104, 109, 112, 130, 141, 143, 187, 188, 210, 230, 243, 257, 268

Porter, INTRO, 32, 60, 77, 95, 100, 101, 104, 120, 130, 131, 138, 155, 169, 172

Pullman (night train), INTRO (3), 43, 47, 53, 58, 61, 62, 66, 70, 77, 79, 82, 92, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 109, 111, 112, 120, 155, 170, 172, 222

Railroad lines,

Alabama and Chattanooga, 41

Auburn, 6

Boston and Albany, 50

Burlington, 173

Camden and Amboy, 50

Central Pacific, 44

Chesapeake and Ohio, 127

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 120

Delaware and Hudson, 158

Houston and Texas, 41

Illinois Central, 49, 137

Louisville and Nashville, 180

Milwaukee, 173

New York, New Haven, and Hartford, 172

Norfolk & Western, 127

Northern Pacific, 53

Pacific, 49

Pacific and Southwest, 82

Pennsylvania, 60

Santa Fe, 41, 49, 66, 141, 281

Southern, 77, 127

Southern Central, 6

Southern Pacific, 41, 49, 85

Twentieth-Century Limited, 109, 112

Union Pacific, 42, 44, 49, 93, 141

Wabash, 173, 179

Western Pacific, 41

Railway employment, 62, 100,101, 107, 130, 138, 164, 172

Resistance to (opposition to, distrust of) 6, 17, 20, 22, 27, 29, 33, 42, 67, 72, 104, 138, 284

Segregation, 14, 72, 95, 130, 131, 139

Sex, 81, 82, 95, 122, 138, 140, 231, 239

Snow affects travel, INTRO, 20, 45, 47, 57, 70, 77, 83, 85, 93, 96, 131, 169, 222, 268

Speed, 20, 36, 43, 47, 54, 61, 70, 95, 111, 134, 140, 169, 190, 231

Station/depot/terminal, INTRO, 17, 20, 33, 35, 43, 44, 49, 52, 53, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, ,66, 67, 70, 72, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 93, 94, 96, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 117, 119, 120, 131, 134, 138, 140, 143, 149, 154, 167, 188, 197, 201, 207, 229, 232, 233, 239, 253, 254, 256, 281, 286, 292; Grand Central (New York), 172; Pennsylvania (New York), 60, 87, 107, 108, 130, 168; Union (Chicago), 120; Union (St. Louis), 173

Station agent/master, 93, 117

Strike, 41, 82

Suburban, 107, 117, 119, 201, 232, 233

Support/approval, 23, 54, 101

Transcontinental railroad, 41, 42, 48, 49, 93, 169

Tunnel, 60, 70, 107, 112

Urban, 81, 88, 168

Woman traveler, 43, 47, 49, 72, 78, 164

World War II, and, 174, 178, 187

Trolley, see Streetcar

Truck, trucking INTRO (2); horse, 61, 67, 77, 78, 108, 117, 127, 134, 148; motor, 91, 149, 150, 152,153, 162, 166, 168, 169, 179, 182, 197, 205, 215, 217, 219, 220, 221, 224, 226, 247, 248, 262, 263, 265, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 281, 284, 287; Pick-up, INTRO (3), 178, 182, 197, 205, 211, 215, 245, 262, 270, 271, 273, 274; accident, 169, 275; teamster's strike, 86, 103,205, 219

Tug boat, INTRO, 30, 108, 112, 173, 224, 225

Underground "railroad," 14, 31, 37, 155

Vietnam War, 179, 238, 252, 260, 266

Wagon (usually commercial), INTRO (3), 1, 6, 7, 9, 16, 20, 22, 30, 31, 35, 42, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 66, 67, 71, 75,77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 87, 91, 93, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129, 130,140, 145, 147, 149, 152, 153, 155, 161, 169, 182, 210, 220, 293, see also, Carriage/buggy

Walking, INTRO (4), 12, 13, 14,17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 49, 52, 55, 57, 59, 62, 66, 77, 82, 87, 90, 92, 93, 97, 100, 101, 107, 108, 120, 130, 134, 140, 155, 156, 157, 163, 174, 178, 200, 204, 229, 232, 233, 253, 262, 265, 289, 295

War of 1812, 111

World War I, 84, 85, 101, 103, 107, 108, 116, 117, 118, 131, 134, 258

World War II, INTRO, 111, 118, 130,135,143,172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 187, 189, 201, 203, 222, 227, 228, 264, 294

Wright brothers, 104, 112

Yacht, 60, 86, 107, 180

Zeppelin, see Dirigible

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