All aboard! Get ready to take an exhilarating journey through the history of the world's greatest trains with this comprehensive encyclopedia. Everything you ever wanted to know about various types of locomotives is profiled here, including electric, diesel, steam, passenger, and freight trains. New fans, as well as long-time train aficionados will enjoy this thorough look at one of the most thrilling forms of travel and transportation. With full-color photographs of each featured locomotive on every page, this book is a visual delight for train enthusiasts! Each entry presents detailed information on each train, including boiler pressure, cylinders, driving wheels, grate area, heating surface, tractive effort, and total weight. With international coverage, train buffs can learn about everything from British railways to Japanese railways to South American railways to the Prussian railway system. Written for the train enthusiast as well as the general reader, The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives delivers an accessible and enjoyable guide to the world of locomotives.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent images and data references for railfans,
By Lucky Lee (Hsin Chu,Taiwan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: From 1804 to the Present Day (Hardcover)
There are many precious pictures in this encyclopedia. Author attached a data table to every important locomotives including steam, diesel and electrical types. a little imperfection happened in this book, for example, A Japanese steam locomotive description with a wrong beautiful picture. The picture was taken in 70`s just before rail electrification in Taiwan. This rotary garage is only one left in Taiwan after many requests from local railfans.
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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: From 1804 to the Present Day (Hardcover)
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I found a major error on page 108, the Pennsylvania Railroad K4 steam engine. "The K4s gave excellent mainline service on such demanding servcies as the 'Twentieth Century Limited' ..." Give me a break. That was the New York Central's train between New York and Chicago. The PRR top train was the 'Broadway Limited". What errors are there in other sections that I don't know about?
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