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Author : Richard J. Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Super Power Steam Locomotives written by Richard J. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas W. Dixon Jr
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780939487967
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Lima Super Power Steam Locomotives written by Thomas W. Dixon Jr and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to give a detailed treatment of every class of "super Power" stem locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works, and to explain their use on the various railroads which bought them. The book explains the development of the Super Power concept, and how it was applied to nearly 700 of the finest steam locomotive in America in the period from the mid-1920s until 1948. It presents detailed data tables, photos, and history of each locomotive class railroad-by-railroad, with photos of all types.
Author : Eugene L Huddleston
Publisher : Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc.
ISBN 13 : 9780939487752
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Chesapeake & Ohio Super Power Steam Locomotives written by Eugene L Huddleston and published by Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc.. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fuels the world-wide interest in American locomotives of the late-steam era, when strong performance, high horsepower, and functional beauty were givens. Among roads wealthy enough to afford such engines, Chesapeake & Ohio was in the forefront with its 'Super Power,' and this new book systematically sets forth the development, use, maintenance, and performance of these 'custom made' designs from the introduction in 1930 of the C&O T-1, then the world's most powerful two-cylinder locomotive, through the 'Kanawhas' and 'Greenbriers' of the 1940s, to the L-2 class of 1942 and 1948, the worlds heaviest Hudsons, to the last fifteen of the Allegheny type, which had established the highest drawbar horsepower record of any steam locomotive in the world. The fascinating story of C&O Super Power involves not only the road's own Mechanical Department in Richmond, Virginia, but its close association with Lima Locomotive Works, of Lima, Ohio, and its even closer kinship with the authoritative Advisory Mechanical Committee of Cleveland, Ohio. In giving the reader a fresh and penetrating examination of C&O Super Power, this book brings together over 175 photos, plus reproductions of C&O's own locomotive diagrams and an ICC inspection report for Allegheny no. 1604, preserved today in Baltimore. The photos were carefully selected for quality, relevance to the text, and originality. These action and still photos hopefully will offer images seldom if ever seen before that the viewer will greet with surprise and delight.
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Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780879236717
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Superpower written by and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1987 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the building of the "Berkshire" steam locomotive.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760307571
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Super Steam Locomotives written by Brian Solomon and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northern, Yellowstone, Challenger, Big Boy, and Class J were part of a new breed of super steam locomotives in the late 1920s. This colorful history uses archival imagery of pioneering engines, along with modern color photography of examples still used today by museums and tourist railways. 100 photos, 80 in color.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Lima Super-power Steam Locomotives written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. A. LeMassena
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America written by R. A. LeMassena and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many other books, Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America began as a modest attempt to chronicle a certain type of locomotive---in this case, the Mallet-articulated locomotive in the U.S.A. This project soon ballooned into unanticipated magnitude. It wasn't long before it became evident that Canadian and Mexican engines could not logically be ignored; they were an important part of the story. After that, one thing quickly led to another. By including the double-truck Fairlies, one was obliged to recognize their single-truck counterparts, as well as several mechanical hybrids which defied accurate classification. Locomotives having geared trucks were indeed articulated; thus, something had to be said about them. Then, there was the booster-engine which temporarily transformed ordinary locomotives into pseudo-articulateds. The latter-day duplex-drive locomotives could properly have been omitted; however, that would have concealed an important episode of motive-power progress wherein one railroad tried to avoid articulation. Consequently, duplex-drive locomotives are included, too.The author's efforts to locate suitable photographs to illustrate this chronicle have been remarkably successful--and there have been few locomotives whose portraits have been completely elusive. Considering the objective was to obtain views of every kind of articulated steam locomotive on every major railroad, this was no easy task. However, the end result is a dazzling collection of over 600 photographs--including more than 32 color views--some of them quite rare.
Author : J. Parker Lamb
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253342195
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (421 download)
Download or read book Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive written by J. Parker Lamb and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline.
Author : Karen Parker
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780939487899
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (878 download)
Download or read book How a Steam Locomotive Works written by Karen Parker and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how modern steam locomotive works, including all its major sub-systems and appliances. Illustrations show how each part of the locomotive fits into the overall functioning, some background on each aspect of each function, and examples of various locomotives from a wide variety of railroads all over the U.S. The book is written for the layman to understand, providing a really easy to comprehend, yet technically competent and complete volume that will be valuable for anyone interested in the steam era.
Author : Kevin P. Keefe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611862034
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Twelve Twenty-Five written by Kevin P. Keefe and published by . This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This against-all-odds story of a World War II era steam locomotive captures the determination of two generations of volunteers to keep it running. The narrative traces the train s regular freight service in Michigan, its unlikely salvation from the scrapyard, and the subsequent work to bring it back to steam. This is the tale of the revival of a significant steam locomotive and a triumph of historic preservation."
Author : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253039355
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book American Steam Locomotives written by William L. Withuhn and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author : Peter William Brett Semmens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781383029369
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (293 download)
Download or read book How Steam Locomotives Really Work written by Peter William Brett Semmens and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical traction, and the function and design of the various components of the engine.
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Publisher : Waukesha, WI : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 9780890242063
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Guide to North American Steam Locomotives written by and published by Waukesha, WI : Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and development of steam power since 1900, including railroad-by-railroad histories and rosters.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760348928
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book The Majesty of Big Steam written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An illustrated history of the final decades of steam locomotives"--
Author : Vernon Lyle Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780870460791
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book One Man's Locomotives written by Vernon Lyle Smith and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nils Huxtable
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780831714741
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Classic North American Steam written by Nils Huxtable and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glorious, large (10.5 x 14.75") reprint of the 1990 original edition of Gallery Books, a division of W.H. Smith. The present incarnation manifests better resolution & greater contrast in the many b & w photos. Impressive book at a tiny price (a promotional book). An era ended in 1960, when the major railroads in the United States and Canada dieselized.
Author : Kenneth G. Johnsen
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9781580070980
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives written by Kenneth G. Johnsen and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on the Southern Pacific Daylight steam locomotives. Coverage includes variations in the appearance of the engines, a “Daylight Spotter’s Guide,” and numerous first-person accounts from those who ran the Daylights.
