Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) [Paperback]

Brian Solomon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Enthusiast Color | Publication Date: May 22, 1999

The most treacherous, and scenic, geographic obstacles in the world are crossed by narrow gauge lines running in the mountainous regions of Colorado and New Mexico. Stunning color photography highlights the more than 100 miles of narrow gauge line still operated by historic tourist railroads today. Accompanying this stunning photography is informative text covering the historical background of narrow gauge steam, each of the railways in operation, and narrow gauge locomotives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: MBI (May 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760305439
• ISBN-13: 978-0760305430
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,544,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian Solomon is one of today's most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than twenty-five books about railroads and motive power, and his writing and photography have been featured in the world's top railfan publications, including Trains, Railway Age, Passenger Train Journal, and RailNews. He divides his time between Massachusetts and Ireland.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Photos and text at a very reasonable price, December 10, 1999

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Steve (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

Most railroad or steam locomotive books are quite expensive and are only average in content and layout. Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives has above-average content and excellent photographs. The book is done entirely with color photograps (except for historical photos). The photos are dramatic, candid and colorful. The captions and the text complement the photos and there are some great sidebar articles. This book is not a comprehensive review of narrow gauge power, but a very nice review of both contemporary narrow gauge operations and locomotives and some information on historical development. This not a highly technical book, but the content is certainly of better quality than many of the bargain priced books. It is very readable and as far as I can tell accurate. I buy a lot of rail-related books and given the quality of the photographs, the text and the overall design of the book, this a real value at the cover price.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit weak on locomotive, great on N.G. railroads., August 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

This book deals mostly with narrow gauge railroads. I had hoped from the title to gain more iformation on locomotives then I did. If you need a book that gives a good outlook and summary of narrow gauge railroading this is a great one. If you want pictures of narrow gauge railroading this one is hard to beat.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really about steam locomotives.........., September 2, 2005

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Patrick E. Harris "erich694" (IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

This book is more an overview of narrow gauge railroads in America, with a little locomotive info thrown in. Pictures are good, but I would have liked to see more focus on the trains themselves. 3 stars if you can get it cheap like I did.