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Tom Zoellner – Train: Riding the Rails that Created the Modern World

Join professor Tom Zoellner for a revelatory, entertaining account of the world’s most indispensable mode of transportation, as he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.

From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man’s relationship with trains, from both the mechanics of the rails and their engines to how they helped societies evolve.











When: Thu., Jan. 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: From $21
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Join professor Tom Zoellner for a revelatory, entertaining account of the world’s most indispensable mode of transportation, as he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.

From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man’s relationship with trains, from both the mechanics of the rails and their engines to how they helped societies evolve.

Buy tickets/get more info now