Union Pacific Big Boys

Author : Jim Wrinn
Publisher : Kalmbach Media
ISBN 13 : 9781627007948
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Big Boys written by Jim Wrinn and published by Kalmbach Media. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration covers the who, what, why, and when of the 25 popular 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives. This book gives the historical background on the early 1940s development, explains why they were built, how they were used, and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s. This book also covers the much anticipated and well covered restoration of No. 4014 starting when it was recovered in a park in 2013 all the way through to its restoration and tour across the United States in the summer of 2019. Everything you need to know about these popular steam locomotives can be found in this 224-page book.

Author : James J. Reisdorff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942035735
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Legacy of the Union Pacific Big Boy written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boys" are often credited as having been the largest steam locomotives in the world. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. There are now eight Big Boys preserved at various museums and parks across the United States. This book, with text and more than 70 illustrations, describes the post-steam era story of Big Boy. It looks at not only what has become of the eight surviving locomotives, but also how human interest in these huge machines manifests itself in both the railroad hobby and popular culture. It also examines the question that has often been asked by railroad buffs everywhere: Will a Big Boy ever return to the rails?

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 1616731362
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alco Locomotives written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610605595
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Railroad written by Brian Solomon and published by . This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and description of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627007283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conrail and Its Predecessors written by Brian Solomon and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conrail and Its Predecessors is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Learn how Conrail's predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. This book features: Brief histories of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and other Conrail forerunners. The changing markets of the 1960s and 1970s. The formation of Conrail in 1976. Conrail's success in the 1980s. Conrail and predecessor routes and maps. And much more!

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743203173
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760348928
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Majesty of Big Steam written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An illustrated history of the final decades of steam locomotives"--

Author : Art Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627008631
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Hard Cover written by Art Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Peterson is back with more color images from his Krambles-Peterson Archive. This book focuses on freight railroading and features scenes of switching and trains in industrial areas in the Transition and Classic eras. Large photos and in depth captions go beyond just telling what's in the photo - they put the images in context with the greater railroad scene as well as what was going on in the larger society.

Author : IAIN. GLANCY LOGAN (JONATHAN.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873329504
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logomotive written by IAIN. GLANCY LOGAN (JONATHAN.) and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the past majesty of the pioneering days of the American Railroads as told by the graphics of the industry.

Author : James J. Reisdorff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990876700
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific Big Boys in Action written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the world's largest steam locomotives as operated by the Union Pacific Railroad.