Live Steam

Live Steam
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 672
Release: 1979
Genre: Locomotives
ISBN:

American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated

American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated
Author: Mark Wegman
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2008-11-17
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760334751

A lavishly illustrated look at the glory years of travel by rail, with over 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age.

North American Locomotives

North American Locomotives
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Crestline Books
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2017-06-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0785835334

"An illustrated look at some of North America's most iconic locomotive models from the 19th century to the present, organized alphabetically by landmark railroads"--

Train

Train
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1465495185

Visit a train station and create a colorful fold-out scene with all your favorite trains. DK Picture Stickers in favorite themes offer great value and hours of sticker fun in a terrific accordion-page format. Kids can create an exciting scene on one of the poster-size spreads, and then pull it out to hang in a bedroom or playroom. Fun facts accompany each reusable sticker.

Fashion in Steel: Streamlined Steam Locomotives in North America

Fashion in Steel: Streamlined Steam Locomotives in North America
Author: Jan Young
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1387408615

"This book collects and describes every known North American streamlined - or semi-streamlined - steam locomotive with photographs of every class and every significant design variation and it packages those descriptions with information about the locomotives' origins, service lives and ultimate destinies."--Book

Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops

Southern Railway's Historic Spencer Shops
Author: Larry K. Neal, Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738587806

Southern Railway's Spencer Shops was a vibrant part of the Southeast's transportation network for more than 80 years. Starting in the late 1800s and continuing until its closure in 1979, the shop complex and its accompanying yards, transfer sheds, and stockyards constituted a major force in the economy of North Carolina and Southern states. The trains that the shop prepared were hauling everyday freight--Appalachian lumber, Piedmont textiles, and perishables--or were famous passenger trains like the Crescent, the Peach Queen, and many more. Others were more notable, such as the locomotive in the folk ballad "The Wreck of the Old 97" or President Roosevelt's funeral train in 1945. The Spencer Shops was an industrial power whose prominence today is celebrated in its continued role as the home to the North Carolina Transportation Museum. This book tells the story of how Spencer Shops came to be, its role in transportation, and its continued use today as a North Carolina Historic Site.

Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive
Author: J. Parker Lamb
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780253342195

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.