Author: Joseph Bromley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: Tom Morrison
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476627932
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 637

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Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry. They were deceptively simple machines, yet, the more their technology was studied, the more obscure it became. Despite immense and sustained engineering efforts, steam locomotives remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, steam locomotives disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of American steam locomotive development and operation.

Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253006376
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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“[A] wealth of vignettes and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations . . . Does a fine job of humanizing the iron horse” (The Wall Street Journal). In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad’s “golden age,” from 1830 to 1930. He explores four fundamental topics—trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America—illustrating each with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life, and reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads in our culture today. This is “an engaging book of train stories” from one of railroading’s finest historians (Choice). “Highly recommended to train buffs and others in love with early railroading.” —Library Journal “With plenty of detail, Grant brings a bygone era back to life, addressing everything from social and commercial appeal, racial and gender issues, safety concerns, and leaps in technology . . . A work that can appeal to both casual and hardcore enthusiasts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author: Bill Peet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395287156
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.

Author: Association of American Railroads
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: Curtis Wiswell Garrison
Publisher:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 988

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Author: Rev. W. Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375984135
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Winter is coming and Thomas, being a small engine, needs to put on his snowplow. Thomas hates his snowplow; he thinks it makes him look funny, and when he has it on, the other, bigger engines tease him. But Thomas saves the day when a big storm comes up and Toby is stuck on his branch line. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Author: Illinois Institute of Technology
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478

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