The Steam-Liners-Steam-Powered Streamlined Passenger Trains
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883089700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: TLC Publishing (VA); 1St Edition edition (April 5, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 1883089700 ISBN-13: 978-1883089702 Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Streamlined Steam in the Spotlight A Customer Quite possibly the definitive work on streamlined steam locomotives in North America, with a thorough text and scores of photographs, many never before published.The early 1930s marked the beginning of the transition of America's railroads from steam to diesel propulsion. At the same time, the Depression-weary American public was embracing the clean, futu. Robin said Right words, wrong look.. The author concentrates on steam streamline trains rather than the modern and efficient diesels that eventually replaced the great steamers of the Thirties and Forties. Streamline steam was an engine with a shroud to cover all the bits and pieces that made these huge units look rather ugly.The railroads needed something to encourage passengers back onto t. Full 'STREAM' Ahead; Buy One If You Can Find One The Steamliners became a favorite of mine quickly. I was not looking for another picture book; those volumes abound for the less astute reader - try Ball or Beebe if that is what you want. As I own a sizable depth of both original photography and paperwork from this era, the information this book was specifically created to showcase was much more importan