Union Pacifics 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 :
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 : 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.

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 : Dick Kreck
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1555919529
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hell on Wheels written by Dick Kreck and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.

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Publisher : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 9781627007924
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Pacific's Big Boys written by and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2020-09 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. It 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. Trains magazine has been published for almost 80 years, much of which has included extensive coverage of Union Pacific's Big Boys since they were created. Everything you need to know about these popular steam locomotives can be found in this 224-page book.

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 : Janet Johnson-Smith
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662443072
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book And So, My Son... written by Janet Johnson-Smith and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one should be afraid of the dark or afraid to go to the bathroom late at night. Then the doctor said, “Pregnant,” and the stars completely disappeared from the sky, and there was nothing but darkness all around me. I was fifteen, a child with a child. And So, My Son... tells the story of how it happened and why.

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.