Category: Empire on Railways*
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Gauge Wars on the Grand Trunk 1860
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M087 Creator: Charles Gould ’21 History & Environmental Science
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The Longhai Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M086 Creator: Jack Zhang ’21 Political Science Built in segments from 1905-1953, the Longhai Railway is one of China’s salient east-west corridors. Crossing the provinces Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, the 1,093-mile long railway connects the deep water port Lianyungang with the inland transportation hub Lanzhou. Other cities along the route…
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Shi Jiazhang and Its Strategic Location
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M085 Creator: Tianyao Zhao ’19 Environmental Health Once merely a small village located in the north China, Shijiazhuang’s fate vastly changed after becoming the interception point of two of the earliest railway in China, the Jing-Han line and Zheng-Tai line. Coal was carried on the trains, and factories were built along the…
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The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M081 Creator: Matthew Delsordo ’19 Computer Science
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The Chengyun Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M080 Creator: Matthew Delsordo ’19 Computer Science The Chengdu-Chongqing (or Chengyu) Railway was originally envisioned in 1903 as a way to connect Sichuan’s two population hubs and to provide a commerce and transportation link between the Yangtze River and the interior. These plans stalled after financing troubles contributed to Imperial seizure of…
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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M079 Creator: Junting Chen ’22 Interdepartmental Program This map shows how the major sightseeing points are situated along the Qinghai-Tibet railway and other roads in Qinghai province and Tibet Autonomy Region. Overall, the map elaborates the Qinghai-Tibet railway serves as the main entrance for the outsiders who want to go to Tibet.…
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The Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M078 Creator: Joseph Pham ’20 History At the start of the 1900s, there was a scramble to build railroads in imperial China by the major European powers to earn money, gain provisional control, and extract riches. The Xinjiang region has been in a constant battle for control by the Soviets and the…
