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Locomotives à vapeur - USA : livres - histoire et types

Beaux livres sur l'histoire, les modèles et la technique des locomotives à vapeur dans les Etats Unis.


American Steam Locomotives - Design and Development, 1880-1960

For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage.
While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds.

"American Steam Locomotives" is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

Auteur :William L. Withuhn
Présentation :464 pages, 25.5 x 18.5 x 3.3 cm, hardback
Illustration :50 photos en N&B
Editeur :Indiana University Press (USA, 2019)
EAN:9780253039330
Livre : American Steam Locomotives - Design and Development, 1880-1960

American Steam Locomotives - Design and Development, 1880-1960

Langue : anglais

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The Search For Steam

Contains a collection of superb photographs from the greatest rail photographers, with names like C.E. Prusia, Charles Kerrigan, Richard Wallin, Russ Porter, Richard Kindig and Rover J. Foster.

From freight to passenger action to rail facilitates, this book has it all. Lines depicted include Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Wabash, Milwaukee Road, Pennsy, Chicago & North Western and many more.

Auteur :Joe G. Collias
Présentation :360 pages, 29 x 23 x 2.7 cm, hardback
Illustration :abondamment illustré avec des photos en N&B
Editeur :Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 1994)
EAN:9780911581331
Livre : The Search For Steam

The Search For Steam

Langue : anglais

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The Majesty of Big Steam

In the United States, the final decades of steam power were characterized by very large and capable locomotives. Beginning in the 1920s with Alco's three-cylinder types and Lima's "Super Power" concept, steam locomotive design crossed new thresholds of power and efficiency.

A host of new wheel arrangements combined with innovative technology and new materials to create a final generation of refinement. Lima's Berkshire of 1925 demonstrated the value of the four-wheel radial trailing truck in its ability to support a firebox large enough to supply high power and fast running. Within a few years the 2-10-4 Texas, 4-6-4 Hudson, and 4-8-4 Northern had led the way, and by the late 1920s, large modern articulated types were taking shape.

"The Majesty of Big Steam" is full of these late-era locomotives, the last generation of steam power before the diesels took over. Dramatic photos show Berkshires, Hudsons, and Northerns at work, as well as massive articulateds at their finest. Witness New York Central's Great Steel Fleet being whisked along behind some of the most refined American-designed engines.

See Southern Pacific's cab-forward oil burners crest the California Sierra, and Baltimore & Ohio's EM-1 war babies lift tonnage over the Appalachian mountains. Norfolk & Western continued to refine 4-8-4s and articulated types, even as the rest of America was buying diesels, and ran these well-oiled machines longer than any other line. Don't miss a single one!

Auteur :Brian Solomon
Présentation :176 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm, hardback
Illustration :213 photos en N&B et 67 en couleurs
Editeur :Motorbooks International (USA, 2015)
EAN:9780760348925
Livre : The Majesty of Big Steam

The Majesty of Big Steam

Langue : anglais

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The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Bon vivant, railroad historian, photographer, pioneering food critic, chronicler of New York's cafe society, and noted newspaperman, Lucius Beebe (1902-1966) was an American original. In 1938, with the publication of High Iron: A Book of Trains, he transformed the world of railroad-subject photography forever by inventing the railroad picture book genre.
In 1940, he met creative and life partner Charles Clegg (1916-1979), also a talented photographer.

Beebe and Clegg produced an outstanding and diverse portfolio of mid-twentieth century railroad-subject photographs. Beebe, sometimes with Clegg, also authored about forty books, including many focused on railroads and railroading. This book brings their incredible story and best photographic work together.

Providing an extensive biographic introduction to Beebe and Clegg, author Tony Reevy presents a multi-faceted view of the railroad industry that will appeal to rail enthusiasts. "The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg" is an indispensable history to the work of two men who forever changed the way we see and experience American railroads.

Auteur :Tony Reevy
Présentation :200 pages, 25.5 x 25.5 cm, hardback
Illustration :150 photos en N&B
Editeur :Indiana University Press (USA, 2019)
EAN:9780253036674
Livre : The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Langue : anglais

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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals.
Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology.

J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops.
Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline.

Auteur :J. Parker Lamb
Présentation :216 pages, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.9 cm, hardback
Illustration :185 photos en N&B, 24 dessins
Editeur :Indiana University Press (USA, 2003)
EAN:9780253342195
Livre : Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Langue : anglais

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Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad - Photo Archive

Un ouvrage de l'éditeur Iconografix consacré aux locomotives à vapeur de la société Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), établie en 1827 et le premier chemin de fer des Eats Unis. Une magnifique collection de 121 photos d'archives au grand format de haute qualité.

Complet avec des légendes détaillées et un bref aperçu de l'histoire. Grâce à l'iconographie authentique d'époque ce volume de la série "Iconografix Photo Archive" est une source riche d'informations concernant les locomotives à vapeur américaines.

Auteur :Kim D. Tschudy
Présentation :128 pages, 21.5 x 26 x 0.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :121 photos en N&B
Editeur :Iconografix (USA, 2003)
EAN:9781583880951
Livre : Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad - Photo Archive

Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad

Langue : anglais

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Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives (TrainTech)

Covers the Daylight's inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449.
It includes full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on all the Daylights. Variations in the appearance of the engines, a "Daylight Spotter's Guide," numerous first-person accounts from the people who ran the Daylights, and a thorough index make this a book you'll refer to time and time again.

This book is the story of "the most beautiful trains in the world." The aesthetic qualities that made the Daylights stand out are documented in words and more than 250 stirring photographs.

Auteur :Kenneth G Johnsen
Présentation :112 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm, paperback
Illustration :250+ photos en N&B
Editeur :Specialty Press (USA, 2006)
Série :TrainTech
EAN:9781580071949
Livre : Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives (TrainTech)

Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives

Langue : anglais

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Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration

This book covers the who, what, why, and when of the 25 popular 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives. It 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.

Présentation :224 pages, 21.5 x 28 x 2 cm, hardback
Illustration :abondamment illustré avec des photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Kalmbach Publishing Company (USA, 2020)
EAN:9781627007948
Livre : Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration

Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration

Langue : anglais

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John Norwood's Railroads

Recounting his experiences along with the historical background of numerous standard and narrow gauge lines in the U.S., Norwood has packed this book with hundreds of photographs and vivid text.
In remarkable detail he unfolds stories of such railroads as RGS, Colorado and Southern, White Pass & Yukon, Uintah, DSP&P, D&RGW (standard gauge), GM&O, UP, SF, KCS, RI, Frisco, CG&Q and NP.

Auteur :John Norwood
Présentation :192 pages, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.7 cm, hardback
Illustration :238 photos en N&B
Editeur :Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 1995)
EAN:9780911581317
Livre : John Norwood's Railroads

John Norwood's Railroads

Langue : anglais

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Chasing Trains : The Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum

This hardbound tells of the numerous lifetime railroad adventures of Robert W. Richardson, noted author, photographer and historian. Bob, a railfan's railfan, originally released the book in 1995 under the Sundance Publications label, and it sold out.

This new, limited second edition features 425 color and black and white photographs and covers Bob's favorite locomotives; his travels in the Northeastern and New England states, Canada, Texas and Oklahoma, Old Border states and the Midwest, Southern states, Mexico and Central America, Persian Gulf countries, Colorado and New Mexico; the vanishing interurban; the San Juan; railroading in the snow; the Poncha, Cumbres and Marshall passes; the Gunnison area; Ouray; the Black Canyon; Durango; Silverton; Cerro Summit; Crested Butte; the Baldwin Branch; the San Luis Valley Line; the Colorado & Southern, Rio Grande Southern and much more.

Auteur :Robert W. Richardson
Présentation :432 pages, 28.5 x 22.5 x 2.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :425 photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 2004)
EAN:9780911581560
Livre : Chasing Trains : The Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum

Chasing Trains : The Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum

Langue : anglais

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