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Railway Maintenance Equipment: The Men and Machines That Keep the Railroads Running | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: MBI
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 710698
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0760309752
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.100288
EAN: 9780760309759
ASIN: 0760309752
Publication Date: November 14, 2001
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Product Description
You may have seen some of these machines and tools as you roll alongside a rail bed. But what to call them, or knowing how they work, may allude you. Find the true identity of the different tools used to build and maintain railbeds and lines including tie pullers, rail grinders, and much, much more. Detailed photos show the machines and tools in action. This is a handy reference guide for fans of full-size railways or modelers.
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 Those mysterious critters and widgets. November 3, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A great probe into the unique machinery used to keep the rails in line and ON line.
 Great for Starters March 14, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a model railroader who wanted to leran more about the equipment used to maintain and repair the real life railroads. If that the type of information your lpooking for this book is excellent.
The Men and Machines That Keep the Railroads Running March 2, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is excellent value for money and is filled with good information and color photos, some of them spectacular. In some cases, such as the discussion of how track is currently constructed, a good line drawing with labels would have been much better than a thousand words of descriptions. And I would have liked to see more on equipment of the steam era; most of this book focuses on current technology. But definitely worth the money!
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