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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Waukesha, WI : Kalmbach Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 0890242062
History and development of steam power since 1900, including railroad-by-railroad histories and rosters.
Author : George Drury
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1627002596
"The GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, Revised edition, takes a detailed look at how steam locomotives work, how they evolved, and how engines of various wheel arrangements were developed. Detailed entries for more than 90 railroads provide rosters and follow the development of steam power on each line, including when steam engines were finally replaced by diesels." -- page 4 of cover.
Author : J. Parker Lamb
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0253342198
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 : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780253039354
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 : Reed Kinert
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486141404
Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, the author re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760349977
The ultimate guide for train lovers, Field Guide to Trains is fully loaded with pictures and fun facts on all the machines that ride the rails
Author : Jeff Wilson
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1627004556
"This book covers the history, development, construction, and operation of diesel locomotives, from pioneering boxcab switchers of the 1920s to today's high-horsepower AC-traction-motor road locomotives. Roster information for more than 120 historical and current railroads helps show how various railroads dieselized and what power they used on their freight and passenger trains."--
Author : Ken Boyd
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Co
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781627005098
Historic North American Locomotives traces the historic development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s through today. Considered a photographic book with the look and feel of fine art, 100 locomotives are profiled using descriptive text and richly detailed and colored photographic imagery. A well-researched introduction provides the reader with a historical perspective. The author/photographer includes high-quality photographs, created through various techniques that vividly capture the distinctive features of the locomotives. From the 1805 Trevithick portable boiler to modern, high-speed locomotives such as the 2013 GE Genesis, the reader will enjoy viewing a variety of locomotives that are not usually shown together in one book.
Author : Ron Ziel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : OSU:32435082591835
Story and illustrations of the demise of the steam locomotive.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1627008802
Unlock the secrets of steam locomotives with this comprehensive book covering how they work, including their design, evolution, and construction. Learn about how they were designed, how they work, what each of the components do, and how the engines operated. Well-known railway author Brian Solomon covers their strengths and weaknesses, how they evolved, and how and why diesel locomotives were able to supersede them. You'll get an in-depth view of the fascinating and extremely popular steam locomotives used throughout history including: How steam locomotive components work together to get a train into motion The evolution of steam leading to more-powerful locomotives The various wheel arrangements and what service each was designed for Differences among coal- and oil-fired types And more! Featuring extensive photo coverage and drawings, this 208-page book is essential for any railfan or model railroader. Take the mystery out of these iconic living, breathing beings!
Author : Tom Morrison
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476627939
Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry. They were deceptively simple machines, yet, the more their technology was studied, the more obscure it became. Despite immense and sustained engineering efforts, steam locomotives remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, steam locomotives disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of American steam locomotive development and operation.
Author : Ken Gibbs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445624259
Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.
Author : Gerald L. Foster
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0395701120
Identifies more than 170 locomotives and cars, grouped by visual similarity for ease of identification and including statistical data, manufacturing history, and usage by railroads.
Author : Colin Garrett,Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1780193963
Over 1500 photographs of locomotives from around the world. A definitive history of locomotive technology from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the present day. Detailed specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs.
Author : Kenneth Layman Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : J (Locomotive).
ISBN : 0615116647