This illustrated volume -- full of technical details on more than 300 of the world's greatest locomotives -- is sure to please even the most knowledgeable railfans.Tracing the development of railpower around the world, the book begins with the age of steam, describing a host of passenger locomotives that powered the world's first great railway boom, before going on to describe the most significant locomotives developed during the 150-plus years that followed -- each illustrated with a selection of archival photography and specially commissioned color drawings. From early pioneers of the 1830s to 20th century giants like Union Pacific's Challenger, the book provides full descriptions of every locomotive featured, along with fascinating facts and anecdotes. A text of great historical and technical value, the book also examines more efficient forms of railpower developed in the 1990s and looks ahead to the future of railroading.
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I purchased this book for my husband two years ago as a Christmas gift since he love old trains and has a huge set of pre-WWII Lionel trains and tracks. It has sat on the shelf since that Christmas....
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NO PART of this story is more significant than the development of mechanical motive power. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adhesive weight, express passenger work, grate area, bogie tenders, express passenger locomotives, leading coupled axle, tractive effort, domeless boiler, leading bogie, superb locomotives, thermic syphons, magnificent locomotives, coupled wheels, axle load, poppet valve gear, sanding gear, rheostatic braking, compound locomotives, diesel traction, boiler barrel, coupled axles, smoke deflectors, overhead catenary, traction motors, wide firebox Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Great Britain, World War, United States, English Electric, General Motors, Pennsylvania Railroad, National Railway Museum, General Electric, Great Western Railway, Union Pacific, North American, Royal Scot, West Germany, North Eastern Railway, French National Railways, New Zealand, South Africa, German State Railway, Lord Nelson, East Coast, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Kings Cross, King Arthur, London Midland New!
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adhesive weight, express passenger work, grate area, bogie tenders, express passenger locomotives, leading coupled axle, tractive effort, domeless boiler, leading bogie, superb locomotives, thermic syphons, magnificent locomotives, coupled wheels, axle load, poppet valve gear, sanding gear, rheostatic braking, compound locomotives, diesel traction, boiler barrel, coupled axles, smoke deflectors, overhead catenary, traction motors, wide firebox Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Great Britain, World War, United States, English Electric, General Motors, Pennsylvania Railroad, National Railway Museum, General Electric, Great Western Railway, Union Pacific, North American, Royal Scot, West Germany, North Eastern Railway, French National Railways, New Zealand, South Africa, German State Railway, Lord Nelson, East Coast, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Kings Cross, King Arthur, London Midland New!
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- Flying Scotsman by Alan Pegler on page 107
- North America (Countries: Faces and Places) by Bob Temple on page 284
- The Post Office: A Play by Rabindranath Tagore in Back Matter
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