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Publisher
Kalmbach Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Guide to Electro-Motive E and F Units showcases how streamlined locomotives revolutionized the railroading industry during the steam-to-diesel transition era from about 1935 to 1960. Written by well-known author Jeff Wilson, this all-new book details the development of diesel locomotives, how they were first accepted as passenger locomotives, and then how they took over heavy freight service. Featuring over 200 photos, including many full-color images,...
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English
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The diesel locomotive sent shock waves through rigid corporate cultures and staid government regulators. For some, the new technology promised to be a source of enormous profits, for others, the railroad industry seemed a threat to their very livelihoods. Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive introduces the reader to the important technological advances that gave rise to diesel engines, examining not only their impact on locomotive design, but...
Author
Publisher
Kalmbach Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This book covers the history, development, construction, and operation of diesel locomotives, from pioneering boxcab switchers of the 1920s to today's high-horsepower AC-traction-motor road locomotives. Roster information for more than 120 historical and current railroads helps show how various railroads dieselized and what power they used on their freight and passenger trains."--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"As a child, David Plowden was given an inexpensive box camera and before long he began to photograph railroad trains. As he matured and started on what would become a lifetime in photography, trains -- specifically steam locomotives -- continued to be one of his passions. But by the beginning of the 1960s they were eclipsed by diesel engines; the steam era had ended. It is our good fortune that Plowden was passionate about trains. For years he photographed...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"These fabulous books are a must for any young reader with an interest in vehicles and machines. Each book is filled with amazing machines, fun facts, jokes, and age-appropriate text in colorful boxes. This book takes a close look at machines on rails including bullet trains, railway snowploughs, and the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. Find out which machine on rails is the mightiest of them all!"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Featuring amazing images of trains, virtual tours of engines, and profiles of key innovators, designers, and engineers, Train: The Definitive Visual History traces the history of the railroad and the role of trains, from the first steam engines to today's high speed bullet trains. Comprehensive catalogs feature the most important trains from each period, exploring in detail iconic trains such as the Fairy Queen, Orient Express, and Javelin, and follows...
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called...
13) Tootle
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tootle is in Train School and loves to go fast, so he must learn to stay on the tracks no matter what.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illsutrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book,"--page [4] of cover.
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English
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"For more than 200 years, locomotives have fascinated people of all ages. This STEM-inspired book introduces readers to locomotives from different times and places, from the first steam-powered locomotives to the high-speed trains of today. Information is shared through a series of 20 fun-size facts. Readers will learn how steam, diesel, and electric locomotives work, as well as how locomotives impacted the American Civil War and led to the establishment...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Honk your horns; Toot! Toot! It's the traintastic world of Chuggington where eager engines Wilson, Koko, and Brewster are learning to become working trains. For the three young chuggers there's always adventure, fun, and excitement on the rails as they get into a bit of a pickle in a deserted town and the safari park, help each other out of trouble, and discover the repair shed is not such a scary place after all.
18) Locomotive
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and families are traveling together, riding America's brand new transcontinental railroad. The pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails,...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Explores the history and evolotion of the FT, the train that put an end to steam locomotives in the US. Wallace Abbey is an almost legendary figure in the world of railroad and train photography. Features more than 140 photos from Abbey's collection which are either previously unpublished or rarely seen of the FT.
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