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CONDUCTOR

CONDUCTOR

robert l. bryan

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Editorial:
robert l. bryan
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Trenes y ferrocarriles
ISBN:
9798223066460
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This is the story of one of the more fabled occupations in America - the railroad conductor.This book traces the origin of the railroad and the occupation as well as the conductor as a subject of folklore and the media. Additionally, the pathways to a career as a conductor are fully explored.

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