Glover Steam Locomotives: The South's Last Steam Builder
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0911581405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Richard L. Hillman
Hillman. About the AuthorRichard L
The Glover plant turned out 0-4-0s, 0-4-2s, 0-4-4s, 0-6-0s, 0-6-2s, 0-6-4s, 2-6-0s, 2-8-0s and 4-6-0s in eight different gauges including 24”, 36” and standard gauge. One of the oldest companies in Georgia, the Glover Machine Works produced 200 small steam locomotives in eight different gauges. The only recorded history of this company is now available in a deluxe 10” x 10”, 128-page hardbound book from Heimburger House Publishing Company and written by Marietta resident Richard L. From the first engine that rolled out of the Glover shops in 1902 to the removal of the last steam locomotive from the plant in 1995, Glover Machine Works followed the rise and fall of the lumbering and mining industries of the South.Although Glover locomotive production never rivaled companies such as Alco or Baldwin, Glover provided as many as 200 small steam locomotives in several gauges to a variety of companies in a dozen states and the same number of foreign countries, mostly in the Caribbean and South America.Learn about the various wheel arrangements, weights, tractive efforts and gauges as you step back in time with each page. Hillman.The amazing archives of its historic records allows for a complete description of this fascinating company. The Eastman Kodak Company h
"Excellent Photos of Unusual Locomotives" according to Eric Maschwitz. I am a huge fan of small and quirky industrial railroad equipment-- honestly the smaller the better. As a live steam modeler, I am always looking for good reference material for possible projects. I read the description of this book and added it to my wish list without really knowing if it was going to be good. I knew that Glover created some of the smallest locomotives around for the U.S. Army. They were tiny little 0-Excellent Photos of Unusual Locomotives Eric Maschwitz I am a huge fan of small and quirky industrial railroad equipment-- honestly the smaller the better. As a live steam modeler, I am always looking for good reference material for possible projects. I read the description of this book and added it to my wish list without really knowing if it was going to be good. I knew that Glover created some of the smallest locomotives around for the U.S. Army. They were tiny little 0-4-0 steam locomotives. I wasn't sure how well the really small equipment would be represented in this book. I wasn't all that interested in the 2-6-0 locomotive on the. -0 steam locomotives. I wasn't sure how well the really small equipment would be represented in this book. I wasn't all that interested in the 2-6-0 locomotive on the