Uncle Sam's Locomotives

Uncle Sam's Locomotives
Author: Eugene L. Huddleston
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253340863

Uncle Sam's Locomotives looks at these magnificent locomotives and discusses how and why the designs were chosen, how they related to existing designs, what standardization entailed, and how each performed.".

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.

American Steam Locomotives

American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. Withuhn
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 738
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0253039355

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.

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

The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1915

The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1915
Author: John K. Brown
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2001-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780801868122

Winner of the Hilton Book Award from the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society The largest maker of heavy machinery in Gilded Age America and an important global exporter, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia achieved renown as one of the nation's most successful and important firms. Relying on gifted designers and skilled craftsmen, Baldwin built thousands of standard and custom steam locomotives, ranging from narrow gauge 0-4-0 industrial engines to huge mallet compounds. John K. Brown analyzes the structure of railroad demand; the forces driving continual innovation in locomotive design; Baldwin's management systems, shop-floor skills, and career paths; and the evolution of production methods.