The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century

The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
Author: Tom Morrison
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781476627939

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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.

The Steam Locomotive in America

The Steam Locomotive in America
Author: Alfred W. Bruce
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1985
Genre: Locomotives
ISBN: OCLC:1342232805

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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive
Author: J. Parker Lamb
Publsiher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0253342198

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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.

Early American Steam Locomotives

Early American Steam Locomotives
Author: Reed Kinert
Publsiher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780486141404

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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.

The Steam Locomotive in America

The Steam Locomotive in America
Author: Alfred W. Bruce
Publsiher: New York : W.W. Norton
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1952
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: UOM:39015023659421

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American Steam Locomotives

American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. Withuhn
Publsiher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780253039354

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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.

The Twilight of Steam Locomotives

The Twilight of Steam Locomotives
Author: Ron Ziel
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1970
Genre: Locomotives
ISBN: OSU:32435082591835

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Story and illustrations of the demise of the steam locomotive.

American Steam Locomotives

American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. Withuhn
Publsiher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780253039347

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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.