Historische Technikakzeptanz - als kontextualisierende Technikzukunftsforschung am Fallbeispiel der T1-Duplexklasse der Pennsylvania Railroad, 1942-1951
The essay presents the brief history of the last technological development of the steam age on US railroad tracks: the T1 duplex class of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1942-1951. Referring to the methods of today\u27s technological assessment, the article is questioning a teleological interpretation of the last US passenger tratin steam locomotive as a failing innovation
