Marshall Monroe Kirkman

Who was Marshall Monroe Kirkman?

Marshall Monroe Kirkman was an American authority on railways, born in Illinois. He entered the service of the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1856 and rose to the position of vice-president in 1889. He wrote extensively on the subject of railways. He wrote a twelve volume treatise, The Science of Railways, which was later revised and republished in 17 volumes, and 3 portfolios. The titles of the various volumes are:

Locomotive, Engine Failures, and Motive Power Department

Engineer's and Fireman's Handbook

Air Brake: Its Construction and Working

Shops and Shop Practice

Cars: Their Construction, Handling, and Supervision

Organization of Railways, and Financing

Passenger Train Traffic and Accounts

Freight Traffic

Building and Repairing Railways

Operating Trains

Electricity Applied to Railways

Locomotive Appliances

Collection of Revenue

General Accounts and Cash

Safeguarding Railway Expenditures

Railway Rates and Government Ownership

Locomotive Portfolio

Car Portfolio

Air Brake Portfolio

M. M. Kirkman also wrote:

The Romance of Gilbert Holmes

Iskander

The Alexandrian Novels

History of Alexander the Great