Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Foreword xiii
6. Preface to the 2014 Edition. World Machines: The Steam Engine, the Railway, and the Computer xvii
7. [1]. The Mechanization of Motive Power 1
8. [2]. The Machine Ensemble 16
9. [3]. Railroad Space and Railroad Time 33
10. Excursus. The Space of Glass Architecture 45
11. [4]. Panoramic Travel 52
12. [5]. The Compartment 70
13. [6]. The American Railroad 89
14. [7]. The Pathology of the Railroad Journey 113
15. Excursus Industrial Fatigue 124
16. [8]. The Accident 129
17. [9]. Railroad Accident/ "Railway Spine' and Traumatic Neurosis 134
18. Excursus. The History of Shock 150
19. [10]. Stimulus Shield: or, the Industrialized Consciousness 159
20. [11]. The Railroad Station: Entrance to the City 171
21. [12]. Tracks in the City 178
22. [13]. Circulation 188
23. Bibliographical Note 198
24. Index 201