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Union Pacific Big Boys

Author : Jim Wrinn
Publisher : Kalmbach Media
ISBN 13 : 9781627007948
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Big Boys written by Jim Wrinn and published by Kalmbach Media. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration covers the who, what, why, and when of the 25 popular 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives. This book gives the historical background on the early 1940s development, explains why they were built, how they were used, and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s. This book also covers the much anticipated and well covered restoration of No. 4014 starting when it was recovered in a park in 2013 all the way through to its restoration and tour across the United States in the summer of 2019. Everything you need to know about these popular steam locomotives can be found in this 224-page book.

The Big Legacy of the Union Pacific Big Boy

Author : James J. Reisdorff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942035735
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book The Big Legacy of the Union Pacific Big Boy written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boys" are often credited as having been the largest steam locomotives in the world. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. There are now eight Big Boys preserved at various museums and parks across the United States. This book, with text and more than 70 illustrations, describes the post-steam era story of Big Boy. It looks at not only what has become of the eight surviving locomotives, but also how human interest in these huge machines manifests itself in both the railroad hobby and popular culture. It also examines the question that has often been asked by railroad buffs everywhere: Will a Big Boy ever return to the rails?

Alco Locomotives

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 1616731362
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Alco Locomotives written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the second-largest steam locomotive builder in the U.S., American Locomotive Company (Alco) produced 75,000 locomotives, among them such famous examples as the 4-6-4 Hudsons and 4-8-4 Niagaras built for the New York Central, and the 4-6-6-4 Challengers and 4-8-8-4 Big Boys built for the Union Pacific. Alco Locomotives is the first book to tell the full story of this company central to American railroad history—and beloved by railfans for its rich heritage and its underdog appeal. Noted rail historian Brian Solomon looks back at the founding of Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1848 and proceeds to cover that company’s merger with several smaller locomotive builders in 1901 to form Alco. Solomon describes the locomotives that made Alco’s name around the world, from the standard designs like Mikados, Atlantics, and Mallets to the more powerful and flashy post–World War I models. His detailed, richly illustrated narrative re-creates the drama of a tough, ambitious company in the American tradition—rising again and again to the demands of an ever-changing industry and economy. Solomon also covers Alco electrics (built in partnership with GE), as well as the company’s successful and quirky diesel offerings, including the RS-2 and RS-3 road switchers, FA/FB road freight units, PA road passenger diesel, and the wares of Canadian affiliate Montreal Locomotive Works. Enlivened by numerous historical photographs, modern images, curious details, and firsthand accounts, this history is a complete, fascinating, and fitting tribute to a true icon of American railroading.

Union Pacific Railroad

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610605595
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Railroad written by Brian Solomon and published by . This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and description of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Conrail and Its Predecessors

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627007283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Conrail and Its Predecessors written by Brian Solomon and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conrail and Its Predecessors is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Learn how Conrail's predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. This book features: Brief histories of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and other Conrail forerunners. The changing markets of the 1960s and 1970s. The formation of Conrail in 1976. Conrail's success in the 1980s. Conrail and predecessor routes and maps. And much more!

The Majesty of Big Steam

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760348928
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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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"--

South of the Big Four

Author : Don Kurtz
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452137056
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book South of the Big Four written by Don Kurtz and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South of the Big Four is a gracefully told, arresting look at an America in which the center no longer holds, where a new kind of forgiveness and understanding must be found. In the tradition of A Thousand Acres and A Map of the World, the novel's sudden truths and lasting images transcend the daily lives of its Midwestern characters to create a penetrating, resonant story, made all the more remarkable because it is the author's debut.

Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Soft Cover

Author : Art Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627008617
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Soft Cover written by Art Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Peterson is back with more color images from his Krambles-Peterson Archive. This book focuses on freight railroading and features scenes of switching and trains in industrial areas in the Transition and Classic eras. Large photos and in depth captions go beyond just telling what's in the photo - they put the images in context with the greater railroad scene as well as what was going on in the larger society.

Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion

Author : George Bird Grinnell
Publisher : Cleveland, The Arthur H. Clark Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion written by George Bird Grinnell and published by Cleveland, The Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 1928 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Big Trouble

Author : J. Anthony Lukas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439128103
Total Pages : 884 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Big Trouble written by J. Anthony Lukas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as "toweringly important" (Baltimore Sun), "a work of scrupulous and significant reportage" (E. L. Doctorow), and "an unforgettable historical drama" (Chicago Sun-Times), Big Trouble brings to life the astonishing case that ultimately engaged President Theodore Roosevelt, Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the politics and passions of an entire nation at century's turn. After Idaho's former governor is blown up by a bomb at his garden gate at Christmastime 1905, America's most celebrated detective, Pinkerton James McParland, takes over the investigation. His daringly executed plan to kidnap the radical union leader "Big Bill" Haywood from Colorado to stand trial in Idaho sets the stage for a memorable courtroom confrontation between the flamboyant prosecutor, progressive senator William Borah, and the young defender of the dispossessed, Clarence Darrow. Big Trouble captures the tumultuous first decade of the twentieth century, when capital and labor, particularly in the raw, acquisitive West, were pitted against each other in something close to class war. Lukas paints a vivid portrait of a time and place in which actress Ethel Barrymore, baseball phenom Walter Johnson, and editor William Allen White jostled with railroad magnate E. H. Harriman, socialist Eugene V. Debs, gunslinger Charlie Siringo, and Operative 21, the intrepid Pinkerton agent who infiltrated Darrow's defense team. This is a grand narrative of the United States as it charged, full of hope and trepidation, into the twentieth century.

American Steam Locomotives

Author : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253039355
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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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.

Dream Big, Little Pig!

Author : Kristi Yamaguchi
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402252773
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Dream Big, Little Pig! written by Kristi Yamaguchi and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire kids of all ages to never give up and always dream big with Dream Big Little Pig, the New York Times bestselling ice skating picture book from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi! Poppy is a pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that she truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink! Dream Big Little Pig is the perfect book to inspire little girls with big dreams. It makes a wonderful ice skating gift for girls!

The History of the Union Pacific

Author : Marie Cahill
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Union Pacific written by Marie Cahill and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing history of the railroad that epitomized the spirit of America's westward expansion. Told in amazing color and b&w pictures.

Big Boy

Author : William W. Kratville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Big Boy written by William W. Kratville and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Union Pacific Big Boys in Action

Author : James J. Reisdorff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990876700
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Big Boys in Action written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the world's largest steam locomotives as operated by the Union Pacific Railroad.

Logomotive

Author : IAIN. GLANCY LOGAN (JONATHAN.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873329504
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Logomotive written by IAIN. GLANCY LOGAN (JONATHAN.) and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the past majesty of the pioneering days of the American Railroads as told by the graphics of the industry.

Train

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465436588
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Train written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world. Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar. You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe. For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.