The Iron Road: an Illustrated History of the Railroad
- ISBN-10
- 1336121149
- ISBN-13
- 9781336121140
- Series
- The Iron Road
- Category
- Railroad travel
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- Christian Wolmar
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