Acknowledgements List of Figures 1 Introduction: a Landscape in Flux 1 New Historical Perspectives on the Western Anatolian Railways 2 The First Anatolian Railways 3 Sources 4 Organization of Chapters2 Managing an Improbability 1 Land Acquisition and Speculation 2 Engineering Mishaps 3 Conclusion3 Western Anatolia at the Crossroads 1 Railway Expertise, Know-How, and Strategies 2 Materials 3 Networks and Global Connections at the Ephesus Pass 4 Conclusion4 Cultures of Movement 1 Camels among Tracks 2 Travelling in Numbers: Exploring Western Anatolian Mobilities 3 Conclusion5 Marble Columns, Iron Roads 1 Archaeology in a Modernizing Ottoman Context 2 Tourism Mobilities through Ancient Lands 3 Thine Own Self in Difference: the Perceptions of Anatolian Lifeways 4 Conclusion6 A Luminous Cacophony 1 Soundscapes of the Railway 2 Lights in the Night 3 Conclusion7 Spectacle in Motion 1 Turning the First Clod of Earth 2 Laying the Cornerstone of the Terminus 3 Royals on Track 4 A Procession through City and Country: Sultan Abdulaziz Visits the Railway 5 Conclusion Conclusion Sources Archives Consulted Newspapers Bibliography Index.