The Last Steam Railroad in America

The Last Steam Railroad in America
Author: Thomas H. Garver
Publsiher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1995
Genre: Photography
ISBN: UOM:49015002295013

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Photographs and text introduce the reader to the people and places associated with the Norfolk and Western Railway which in the 1950s was the last American railroad to utilize steam engines.

Steam Steel Stars

Steam  Steel   Stars
Author: Tim Hensley
Publsiher: Abradale Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Night photography
ISBN: 0810981858

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Ninety photographs with captions present the activities of the Norfolk and Western Railway, the last major railroad in America to use steam power. Most of the photographs were taken at night, and Thomas H. Garver's afterword includes description of Link's methods of flash photography.

The Last Steam Railroad in America

The Last Steam Railroad in America
Author: Thomas H. Garver
Publsiher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0810982013

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Celebrates the Norfolk and Western Railway and the communities through which the last commercially-operated steam engines in America traveled.

The Last Steam Railroad in America

The Last Steam Railroad in America
Author: Thomas H. Garver
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2008
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: OCLC:648995941

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The Heritage of North American Steam Railroads

The Heritage of North American Steam Railroads
Author: Brian Solomon
Publsiher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: STANFORD:36105110413262

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Complete with Travelers Tales boxes, specially commissioned maps & a listing of heritage team locomotives still in action today, this exciting chronicle tells the complete story of how the Iron Horse changed the course of history.

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.

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.