Empire on Railways
Empire on Railways: Great Britain, the U.S., and China
This class aims at learning about railways, modern empire building, and digital mapmaking at the same time. We trace how a national railway system came into being in three countries— Great Britain, the U.S., and China, and how these systems impacted the economic landscapes of Eurasian and American continents. Then we take one step further, using ArcGIS to translate our book knowledge into creative digital maps.
The Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M078 Creator: Joseph Pham ’20 History At the start of the 1900s, there was a scramble to…
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Foreign Built Railways in China
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M077 Creator: Andrew Lee ’19 Chemistry At the start of the 1900s, there was a scramble to…
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The Kowloon-Canton Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M076 Creator: Chunhao Liu ’20 History The Kowloon-Canton Railway (1910-2007) was the most important rail network in…
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The Chinese Eastern Railway in the Context of Czarist Russia
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M096 Creator: Katya Mueller ’20 International Relations The Chinese Eastern Railway was built to continue the Russian…
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Deportation to Extermination Camps by Rail in Western and Central Europe – 1942
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M095 Creator: Jasper Lemberg ’21 Data Science By 1942, the European rail system was a dense forest…
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Major Railroads in the Second Sino-Japanese War
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M094 Creator: Andrew Hodge ’22 Mechanical Engineering In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War began in China. Railways…
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The Transcontinental Railroad in American Native Land
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M093 Creator: Elias Neuman-Donihue ’22 Computer Science In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, paving…
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The Berlin-Baghdad Railroad 1899-1940
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M092 Creator: Mark Mychajuk ’20 International Relations Designed and largely built by Imperial Germany prior to World…
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HSR in China (2020)
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M091 Creator: Monica Yile Hu ’21 Mathematics The 2010s is a golden era for China’s high-speed rail…
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Railways and Immigration, 1865-1914
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M090 Creator: John Fowell ’20 Geology As immigrants arrived in the United States looking for a new…
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The Integration of High-Speed Railways & Airline in Lower Yangzi Region
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M089 Creator: Haomin Hu ’20 Studio Arts
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Railway and Iran’s International Connections and Communication
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M088 Creator: Jiahang Wu ’23 History Iran’s global connections and ambition is very much reflected by its…
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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…
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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,…
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Union Pacific Credit Mobilier Scandal
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M084 Creator: Chunhao Liu ’20 History
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The Northern Pacific Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M083 Creator: Andrew Lee ’19 Chemistry
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The Union Pacific Railroad
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M082 Creator: Chunhao Liu ’20 History
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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…
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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…
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The Southern Pacific of Mexico
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M075 Creator: Joseph Pham ’20 History
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Major Railways in China’s Lower Yangtze Region
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M189 Creator: Yanwei Yang ’21 Computer Science Railway transportation has a significant impact on regional economic development. In…
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