Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
The General Motors Train of Tomorrow
Author: The Train of Tomorrow
Author: Ric MorganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Complete history of the Train Of Tomorrow from concept to rescue
The Diesel That Did It
Author: Wallace W. AbbeyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253062799
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Diesel That Did It tells the story of the legendary diesel-electric locomotive, the FT. As war loomed in 1939, American railroads were on the precipice of railroad transformation. In an obscure factory in La Grange, Illinois, a group of gifted engineers and designers were planning a revolution that would shake railroading to its foundations and eventually put the steam locomotive out of business. Their creation, the FT, was a diesel-electric, semi-streamlined freight engine. The FT would establish a new standard for reliability, flexibility, and cost, but its arrival unsettled many railroad employees and gave fresh ammunition to their labor unions, who believed that it threatened a century-old culture. Wallace W. Abbey's The Diesel That Did It is the story of a revolution. He explores how EMC (and its successor Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) conceived the FT, and how it ultimately emerged as the dominant locomotive power plant for 20 years. However, for Abbey, the history of the Santa Fe Railway and the FT go hand in hand. The Diesel That Did It also offers a penetrating look at how the great American railroad, at the height of its Super Chief glamor, threw its conservative mechanical traditions aside to bet big on the diesel. Showcasing more than 140 exquisite photographs by Abbey and other noted photographers, The Diesel That Did It is a captivating story not to be missed by railroaders and railfans.
Railway Age
Author: Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
The Pullman News
Author: Where Today Meets Tomorrow
Author: Hearings
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2602
Book Description
Awards ... First Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board
Author: United States. National Railroad Adjustment BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbitration, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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