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Stoomlocomotieven - USA: boeken - historie en typen

Boeken over de geschiedenis, typen en techniek van stoomlocomotieven in de Verenigde Staten.


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
Uitvoering:464 blz, 25.5 x 18.5 x 3.3 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:50 z/w foto's
Uitgever:Indiana University Press (USA, 2019)
EAN:9780253039330
Boek: American Steam Locomotives - Design and Development, 1880-1960

American Steam Locomotives - Design and Development, 1880-1960

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:360 blz, 29 x 23 x 2.7 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:rijk geïllustreerd met zwart-wit foto's
Uitgever:Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 1994)
EAN:9780911581331
Boek: The Search For Steam

The Search For Steam

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:176 blz, 21.5 x 28 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:213 z/w- en 67 kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:Motorbooks International (USA, 2015)
EAN:9780760348925
Boek: The Majesty of Big Steam

The Majesty of Big Steam

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:200 blz, 25.5 x 25.5 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:150 z/w foto's
Uitgever:Indiana University Press (USA, 2019)
EAN:9780253036674
Boek: The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:216 blz, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.9 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:185 z/w foto's, 24 tekeningen
Uitgever:Indiana University Press (USA, 2003)
EAN:9780253342195
Boek: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

Taal: Engels

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Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad - Photo Archive

De Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), de eerste spoorweg in de Verenigde Staten, werd opgericht in 1827. Drie jaar later nam de B&O de eerste 20 km rails tussen Baltimore en Ellicott's Mills in gebruik. Tegen 1838 vervoerde de maatschappij al post tussen Baltimore en Washington D.C.
Dit Iconografix fotoboek kijkt terug op de stoomlocomotieven die Amerika groot hebben gemaakt, van de start tot het einde van het stoomtijdperk. Opgenomen zijn uiteenlopende typen stoomlocomotieven, beginnend bij kleine 4-6-0's uit de tijd van de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog tot de eerste gestroomlijnde locomotief.

Mooie collectie van 121 groot-formaat archieffoto's van hoge kwaliteit. Compleet met gedetailleerde ondertitels en een beknopt overzicht van de geschiedenis. Door de authentieke opnamen is dit deel uit de serie "Iconografix Photo Archive" een rijke bron van informatie over Amerikaanse stoomlocomotieven.

Auteur:Kim D. Tschudy
Uitvoering:128 blz, 21.5 x 26 x 0.9 cm, softcover
Illustraties:121 z/w foto's
Uitgever:Iconografix (USA, 2003)
EAN:9781583880951
Boek: Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad - Photo Archive

Steam Locomotives of the B&O Railroad

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:112 blz, 28 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm, softcover
Illustraties:250+ z/w foto's
Uitgever:Specialty Press (USA, 2006)
Serie:TrainTech
EAN:9781580071949
Boek: Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives (TrainTech)

Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives

Taal: Engels

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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.

Uitvoering:224 blz, 21.5 x 28 x 2 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:rijk geïllustreerd met z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:Kalmbach Publishing Company (USA, 2020)
EAN:9781627007948
Boek: Union Pacific's Big Boys: The complete story from history to restoration

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

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:192 blz, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.7 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:238 z/w foto's
Uitgever:Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 1995)
EAN:9780911581317
Boek: John Norwood's Railroads

John Norwood's Railroads

Taal: Engels

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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
Uitvoering:432 blz, 28.5 x 22.5 x 2.9 cm, softcover
Illustraties:425 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:Heimburger House Publishing Company (USA, 2004)
EAN:9780911581560
Boek: 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

Taal: Engels

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Guide to North American Diesel Locomotives

Guide to North American Diesel Locomotives

Jeff Wilson

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North American Locomotives

North American Locomotives - A railroad-to-railroad Photohistory

Brian Solomon

Engels | hardcover | 288 blz | 2018

Locomotives : The Modern Diesel and Electric Ref

Locomotives : The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference (Second Edition)

Greg McDonnell

Engels | softcover | 272 blz | 2015

Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive

Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive

J. Parker Lamb

Engels | hardcover | 200 blz | 2007

The Diesel That Did It - General Motors' FT Locomotive

The Diesel That Did It - General Motors' FT Locomotive

Wallace W. Abbey

Engels | hardcover | 209 blz | 2022

EMD Early Road Switchers

EMD Early Road Switchers - GP7-GP20 Locomotives

Brain Solomon

Engels | softcover | 110 blz | 2006

EMD F-Unit Locomotives (TrainTech)

EMD F-Unit Locomotives

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Engels | softcover | 114 blz | 2005

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