Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: locomotives, emd
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-12-15
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0760323968
ISBN-13: 9780760323960

In February 2005, General Motors announced its decision to sell its Electro-Motive Division (EMD), thus ending its 75-year association with one of the most renowned brands in railroading. Looking at the heritage of the venerable EMD in light of this momentous development, this monumental volume offers an overview of the great locomotive maker unprecedented in its scope and unparalleled in the spectacular quality of its photographs. Leading railroad author and photographer Brian Solomon provides an authoritative, comprehensive account of EMD’s history, from its genesis in 1922 as the independ

Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: locomotives, alco
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-12-04
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0760333386
ISBN-13: 9780760333389

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

Author: Sean Graham-White
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: locomotives, evolution
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0760322988
ISBN-13: 9780760322987

A new generation of locomotives for a changing world: greener, cleaner, and just as powerful. This book introduces readers to General Electric’s Evolution Series, the company’s latest achievement in a long and distinguished history of locomotive design. At the heart of the Evolution’s success is the GEVO 12-cylinder engine, which produces the same horsepower as the old 16-cylinder FDL while using less fuel and reducing emissions. Today’s most up-to-date railfans will want to read about the development, testing, production, and use of the locomotive that, in its first year o

Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: MBI
Keywords: locomotives, steam, american
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1998-05-23
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0760303363
ISBN-13: 9780760303368

A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon’s thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed pro

Author: Fred H. Colvin
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: locomotives, compound, american
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2008-11-14
List price: $26.99
ISBN-10: 0559469918
ISBN-13: 9780559469916

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Author: The Tre Tryckare Company
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: book, coloring, locomotives, antique
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 1976-06-01
List price: $3.95
ISBN-10: 048623293X
ISBN-13: 9780486232935

Outstanding selection of 43 drawings by Swedish art firm Tre Tryckare depicts classic locomotives from 1805 to 1963, including: the English Rocket (1829) and Evening Star (1960); the American Pennsylvania (1863), Matt H. Shay, and Zephyr (1934); numerous others.

Author: John H. White Jr.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: trains, locomotives, american
Number of Pages: 142
Published: 1972-06-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0486227723
ISBN-13: 9780486227726

Beautiful, detailed contemporary engravings, widely researched sources. Mostly American domestic engines. Many types: grasshoppers, camel-backs, Moguls, Forneys, plus some famous ones—the General, Reuben Wells, Pennsylvania, more. Best source for a spectacular engine.