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Vot uje bolee dvuhsot let nazad po relsam vperviee progrohotal poezd — i s togo samogo momenta mir izmenilsia navsegda. Ot piehtiashih parovozov i starinnieh sostavov do besshumnieh "Sapsanov", futuristichnieh maglevov i podzemnieh labirintov metro — eta kniga rasskajet vse o mire poezdov. Vie uznaete, chem otlichautsia drug ot druga lokomotivie, kakie tehnicheskie resheniia delaut poezda samiem bezopasniem transportom i kak ustroenie gruzoviee sostavie. Vnutri vas jdut sem realnieh istorii, ot kotorieh zahvatievaet duh. Krusheniia, spaseniia, rekordie skorosti i stroitelstvo dorog, nevozmojnieh s tochki zreniia zakonov fiziki. Dlia teh, kto hochet poniat, kak tehnologii proshlogo formiruut budushee, i prokatitsia po samiem zahvatievaushim marshrutam v istorii chelovechestva.

More than two hundred years ago, a train rumbled along the rails for the first time, and since that moment, the world has changed forever. From chugging steam locomotives and vintage trains to silent Peregrine Falcons, futuristic maglevs and underground subway labyrinths, this book will tell you everything about the world of trains. You will learn how locomotives differ from each other, what technical solutions make trains the safest means of transport, and how freight trains are arranged. There are seven breathtaking real-life stories waiting for you inside. Crashes, rescues, speed records, and building roads that are impossible from the point of view of the laws of physics. For those who want to understand how the technologies of the past shape the future, and take a ride along the most exciting routes in the history of mankind.