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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Railfan & Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Barry
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ISBN 13 : 9781616732097
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Railroad Rolling Stock written by Steve Barry and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Lothes
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ISBN 13 : 9781734563504
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (635 download)
Download or read book The Railroad Photography of Donald W. Furler written by Scott Lothes and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railroad Photography of Donald W. Furler showcases the black-and-white imagery of a master of the craft. Furler (1917-1994) grew up in New Jersey and helped pioneer the "action shot" to show trains at speed. He faithfully and dramatically documented the final decade of steam operations in the northeastern United States with technically-superior and often creative images portraying the trains in their environments. While his work appeared frequently in early issues of Trains magazine in the 1940s and 1950s, it has rarely been seen since. As someone who helped write the rules for railroad action photography, an examination of Furler's photography is long overdue.
Author : Colin Alexander
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445693356
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Golden Age of Streamlining written by Colin Alexander and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 1627885579
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)
Download or read book North American Railroads written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is also accompanied by one or more fact boxes offering details on the railroads' geographic scope, hardware, and freight and passenger operations. Spanning more than a century and a half, this giant compendium of “fallen flags,” Class I behemoths, classic regional carriers, and transportation icons is sure to become the go-to compendium for railfans of all stripes.
Author : David Page Morgan
Publisher : Milwaukee, Wis. : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Mohawk that Refused to Abdicate, and Other Tales written by David Page Morgan and published by Milwaukee, Wis. : Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the quiet Indian summer of 1953, two young journalists set out to rediscover the North American steam locomotive on the even of its retirement. it was the first of severl forays tht would span four years and thousands of miles. For writer David P. Morgan and photographer Philip R. Hastings, the mission was to commit to word and photo a mechanical institution caught in an inevitable farewell performance. Their search for steam yielded both drama and diversity: a work-worn Pennsylvania E6 Atlantic in charge of a bedraggled New Jersey local, an antique New York Central Ten-Wheeler plying the weeds of a southern Ontario branch line, and a triumphant Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-6 No. 1624, reprieve from the scrap line in hand, marching up the New River Gorge with 8000 tons of coal." --From inside of book jacket.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Railfan written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Schafer
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 076031649X
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Classic American Railroads written by Mike Schafer and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.
Author : Steve Glischinski
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ISBN 13 : 9781616731670
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Santa Fe Railway written by Steve Glischinski and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey H. Doughty
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253060656
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Amtrak, America's Railroad written by Geoffrey H. Doughty and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
Author : John F. Stover
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226776603
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book American Railroads written by John F. Stover and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains, or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this vision was eclipsed for a time by the rise of air travel and trucking, railroads have enjoyed a rebirth in recent years as profitable freight carriers. A fascinating account of the rise, decline, and rebirth of railroads in the United States, John F. Stover's American Railroads traces their history from the first lines that helped eastern seaports capture western markets to today's newly revitalized industry. Stover describes the growth of the railroads' monopoly, with the consequent need for state and federal regulations; relates the vital part played by the railroads during the Civil War and the two World Wars; and charts the railroads' decline due to the advent of air travel and trucking during the 1950s. In two new chapters, Stover recounts the remarkable recovery of the railroads, along with other pivotal events of the industry's recent history. During the 1960s declining passenger traffic and excessive federal regulation led to the federally-financed creation of Amtrak to revive passenger service and Conrail to provide freight service on bankrupt northeastern railroads. The real savior for the railroads, though, proved to be the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, which brought prosperity to rail freight carriers by substantially deregulating the industry. By 1995, renewed railroad freight traffic had reached nearly twice its former peak in 1944. Bringing both a seasoned eye and new insights to bear on one of the most American of industries, Stover has produced the definitive history of railroads in the United States.
Author : Jim Shaughnessy
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393065923
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (659 download)
Download or read book The Call of Trains written by Jim Shaughnessy and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jim Shaughnessy is one of the most revered names in railroad photography, yet until now there has not been a monograph devoted solely to his work. Photo-historian and railroad enthusiast Jeff Brouws (A Passion for Trains) has worked closely with Shaughnessy to select 170 evocative photographs from his sixty-year career to create The Call of Trains - the first comprehensive overview of his life and work." "Shaughnessy began photographing steam locomotives in his hometown of Troy, New York, in 1946. Over the next decade-and-a-half he made numerous trips in pursuit of steam throughout the eastern United States, the far West, the Canadian provinces, and Mexico. He would go on to document the dramatic steam-to-diesel transition, capturing the trains, depots, workers, roundhouses, and back shops that made up the American railroad landscape. In later decades he faithfully recorded the changing fortunes of railroading in the Northeast as merger and contraction affected the industry. He is still actively photographing the railroad scene in 2008"--BOOK JACKET.
Author : George W. Hilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804723695
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (236 download)
Download or read book American Narrow Gauge Railroads written by George W. Hilton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive, illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. It documents a long-gone era, bringing to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace. The basic facts and information on the subject are heavily illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, presented in an encyclopedia format.
Author : Michael Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578837659
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Frisco Steam Salute written by Michael Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750982535
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (825 download)
Download or read book Great Western Steam written by and published by History Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Buckley's photographs show the changing scene throughout the GWR and its successor, the Western Region of BR, from the mid-1930s until the end of main line steam in the 1960s.
Author : Robert A Helm
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781883089849
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Clinchfield Railroad in the Coalfields written by Robert A Helm and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the Clinchfield's history, and deals specifically with its towns, locomotives, cars, structures, and operations in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia. Interviews with retirees and employees, first-hand accounts of operations, and detailed treatment of locomotives, equipment, and trains make this an ideal book for railfans interested in Appalachian coal roads and for modelers. A chapter on modeling the line is included. This book is the culmination of 12 years research.
Author : Jan Young
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557092914
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Studebaker and the Railroads - Volume 1 written by Jan Young and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studebaker and the Railroads is a history of the Studebaker Corporation and of the railroads that served it in and around the city of South Bend, Indiana. Both Studebaker and the railroads of northern Indiana have extensive and dramatic histories and there are many connections between the two. Studebaker lovers and railfans will equally enjoy the stories and facts reported.Divided into two volumes, Studebaker and the Railroads comprises over four hundred fifty pages and contains over three hundred fifty photographs, drawings, maps and diagrams.Volume 1 covers the Studebaker and the steam railroads that once decorated South Bend. Volume 2 covers the extensive electric railroad history of the area and includes a history of Studebaker's private in-plant railroad, the Chicago & South Bend, together with additional topics linking Studebaker and railroading. Both volumes feature detailed indexes. Volume 2 includes an extensive bibliography, numerous maps, and corporate history charts.
