A History of the American Locomotive - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of the American Locomotive write by John H. White. This book was released on 1979-01-01. A History of the American Locomotive available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Important and beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the explosive growth of the American locomotive from British imports to grand ten-wheelers of the 1870s. Over 240 vintage photographs, drawings, and diagrams tell the exciting tale. Introduction. Appendices. Index.
American Steam Locomotives
American Steam Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Steam Locomotives write by William L. Withuhn. This book was released on 2019-03-01. American Steam Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
American Locomotives
American Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Locomotives write by John H. White. This book was released on 1997. American Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1835, there were 175 steam locomotives in service in the United States. By 1900, that number had increased to 37,663. In this newly revised and expanded edition of his classic work, renowned railroad historian John H. White, Jr., chronicles the explosive growth and development of the steam locomotive in America -- from the first British imports to the New York elevated locomotives of the 1880s -- and adds more than fifty new pages of superb illustrations and text. Beginning with the early era of locomotive design, White describes the background and methods of the first American builders, the special requirements of American railroads, construction materials, locomotive types, performance, and costs. He then turns to the development of individual components: boilers and running gears, headlights and cowcatchers, sandboxes, bells, and whistles. Throughout, remarkably detailed scale drawings -- many reproduced from the original working drawings -- illustrate design features and modifications. For this new edition, White offers eleven new detailed and comprehensive case histories of individual locomotives, beginning with the 1843 La Junta. Each case history provides a wealth of historical background, mechanical information, and engineering analysis. White also includes a special section that updates and annotates the information found in the original edition. This beautifully complete and authoritative history stands as a landmark in its field. Now in a new edition, it will continue to delight railroad enthusiasts, model builders, historians of technology, and anyone with an interest in American railroads. From reviews of the first edition: "An outstanding engineering andpublishing masterpiece." -- Journal of American History "The definitive reference work on the technical development of the early locomotive." -- Business History Review "White does a splendid job... through the combined use of narrative and over 230 highly detailed, sharp and clear pictures and drawings." -- Civil War History
Illustrated Treasury of the American Locomotive Company
Illustrated Treasury of the American Locomotive Company - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Illustrated Treasury of the American Locomotive Company write by O. M. Kerr. This book was released on 1990. Illustrated Treasury of the American Locomotive Company available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A history of the American Locomotive Company contains a chronology of notable Alco achievements and photographs of representative locomotives
Alco Locomotives
Alco Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alco Locomotives write by Brian Solomon. This book was released on 2009-12-15. Alco Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 proceeds to cover that company’s merger with several smaller locomotive builders in 1901 to form Alco. Solomon describes the locomotives that made Alco’s name around the world, from the standard designs like Mikados, Atlantics, and Mallets to the more powerful and flashy post–World War I models. His detailed, richly illustrated narrative re-creates the drama of a tough, ambitious company in the American tradition—rising again and again to the demands of an ever-changing industry and economy. Solomon also covers Alco electrics (built in partnership with GE), as well as the company’s successful and quirky diesel offerings, including the RS-2 and RS-3 road switchers, FA/FB road freight units, PA road passenger diesel, and the wares of Canadian affiliate Montreal Locomotive Works. Enlivened by numerous historical photographs, modern images, curious details, and firsthand accounts, this history is a complete, fascinating, and fitting tribute to a true icon of American railroading.
