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Steam to Diesel in New Jersey (NJ) (Images of Rail) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles P. Caldes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 814866
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7 x 0.4
ISBN: 0738510858
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780738510859
ASIN: 0738510858
Publication Date: October 6, 2002
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Condition: Charleston, SC; Arcadia; 2004; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Softcover; New; MINT softcover, ; B/w photos throughout.
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Book Description
At the end of World War II, the nationis railroads were eager to replace their abundance of war-weary steam locomotives with sleek new diesel engines. From Cape May to Bayonne, New Jerseyis tracks were soon humming with diesels while the old steamers were nudged onto the scrap tracks of the Central New Jersey, the Erie, and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroads, among others. Powering a commuter train to Dover or a sand train to Millvilleis Wheaton glass plant, the diesels instantly proved their worth, praised by railroad employees for their ease of running and maintenance. In an era when most clothes were dried outside, the public accepted the new lack of trackside coal ash with gusto. YYSteam to Diesel in New Jersey presents the mixed era of late-steam and early-diesel power on the big and small railroads of New Jersey, from the mid-1940s to the end of the 1950s. From the Baldwins to the Alcos, the steam-spewing Behemoths to the smooth-running RS series, this engaging collection of vintage photographs remembers a time filled with wonder and change. With nearly two hundred images, Steam to Diesel in New Jersey showcases the departing steam engines and the emerging diesels that ushered in a new period of railroad history. YY
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