Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760339422
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses of all colors, this collection traces the development of this iconic, bygone rolling stock from the nineteenth century to their almost total demise by the mid-1990s. Bobber, cupola, bay window, and transfer cabooses are shown at work across the United States, in the process presenting the grand geographic scope of North American railroading. The photography is accompanied by detailed captions discussing caboose construction, function, history, and locations depicted.
Caboose
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760339422
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses of all colors, this collection traces the development of this iconic, bygone rolling stock from the nineteenth century to their almost total demise by the mid-1990s. Bobber, cupola, bay window, and transfer cabooses are shown at work across the United States, in the process presenting the grand geographic scope of North American railroading. The photography is accompanied by detailed captions discussing caboose construction, function, history, and locations depicted.
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760339422
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses of all colors, this collection traces the development of this iconic, bygone rolling stock from the nineteenth century to their almost total demise by the mid-1990s. Bobber, cupola, bay window, and transfer cabooses are shown at work across the United States, in the process presenting the grand geographic scope of North American railroading. The photography is accompanied by detailed captions discussing caboose construction, function, history, and locations depicted.
The Caboose who Got Loose
Author: Bill Peet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395287156
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395287156
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.
C Is for Caboose
Author: Sara Gillingham
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811856430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Simple information about trains is given for every letter of the alphabet.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811856430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Simple information about trains is given for every letter of the alphabet.
The Railroad Caboose
Author: William F. Knapke
Publisher: San Marino, Calif. : Golden West Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher: San Marino, Calif. : Golden West Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The Rocky Mountain Railroad & the Runaway Caboose
Author: Glenn Brooks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975060704
Category : Cabooses (Railroads)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975060704
Category : Cabooses (Railroads)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Little Red Caboose
Author: Marian Potter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307614230
Category : Children's literature in series
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Presents the classic story of a little red caboose who saved the train one day when it didn't have enough steam to climb the high mountain.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307614230
Category : Children's literature in series
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Presents the classic story of a little red caboose who saved the train one day when it didn't have enough steam to climb the high mountain.
Guide to North American Cabooses
Author: Carl Byron
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627008334
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This all-new book explains why cabooses existed, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. It will show and explain designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individual railroads, closing with the common International-built wide-cupola caboose that appeared on railroads across the country.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627008334
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This all-new book explains why cabooses existed, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. It will show and explain designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individual railroads, closing with the common International-built wide-cupola caboose that appeared on railroads across the country.
The Comprehensive Guide to Conrail Cabooses
Author: Rudy Garbely
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734958805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734958805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Caboose
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1610602439
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
DIVThe image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses of all colors, this collection traces the development of this iconic, bygone rolling stock from the nineteenth century to their almost total demise by the mid-1990s. Bobber, cupola, bay window, and transfer cabooses are shown at work across the United States, in the process presenting the grand geographic scope of North American railroading. The photography is accompanied by detailed captions discussing caboose construction, function, history, and locations depicted./div
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1610602439
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
DIVThe image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cabooses of all colors, this collection traces the development of this iconic, bygone rolling stock from the nineteenth century to their almost total demise by the mid-1990s. Bobber, cupola, bay window, and transfer cabooses are shown at work across the United States, in the process presenting the grand geographic scope of North American railroading. The photography is accompanied by detailed captions discussing caboose construction, function, history, and locations depicted./div
Railroads and the American People
Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253006333
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Railroads and the American People is a sparkling paean to American railroading by one of its finest historians.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253006333
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Railroads and the American People is a sparkling paean to American railroading by one of its finest historians.