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The Pennsylvania Railroad: The 1940S-1950s | 
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| Author: Don Ball
Publisher: Elm Tree Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 243085
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 204
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 10.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0393023575
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.100974
EAN: 9780393023572
ASIN: 0393023575
Publication Date: September 1986
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Product Description
An extensive and colorful salute to the nation's largest railroad during its most dramatic years, by one of America's most prominent railroad authors. 286 full-color photographs.
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| Customer Reviews:
The Pennsylvania Railroad 1940's-1950's October 3, 2008
A wonderful window in time to the transition era on the PRR, and a valuable
reference for the PRR enthusiast and modeller.The book also showcases
the excellent photography of the late Don Ball Jr.
Outstanding railroad nostalgia August 5, 2008
Don Ball's book shows in brilliant photography a railroad and a nation in its prime. Crisp color photography throughout. If there is a business to represent America when there were no doubts, this is it. Steam, electric, diesel, it's all here. And a surprising amount of classic images of other roads as well as the Pennsy borrowed power from the eastern US to make its manifests.
This book is simply a joy for rail enthusiasts. I am pleased to add it to my collection.
A "must have" for every Pennsy fan November 14, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the "must have" books for every fan of the PRR. The color photos from the 1940s and 1950s (which make up the bulk of the book) are classic images of the railroad before its decline, and the text (which is limited to about the first 35 pages, plus photo captions, helps the reader understand the Pennsylania Railroad and its operations, particularly in the eastern half of the system. For those seeking more "technical" information, Staufer's Pennsy Power series will have more data, but the photos found here will complement the data found there. Those looking for historical information will some find some historical data here, although they may also be interested in Burgess & Kennedy's Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Messer & Roberts' Triumph series, or in Rush Loving's book, The Men Who Loved Trains. There are also numerous other volumes published on the PRR, including many from smaller publishers.
colour photographs throughout November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lots of colour pictures I have never seen before, among them T1 and Q2.
The text covers the development of electric locomotives and the rather unspecific purchase of Diesels, which lead (to the pleasure of the railfan) to a large variety of types.
Excellent Color Pictorial of the PRR in the 40's & 50's April 15, 1999
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
Ball and his cohorts have assembled an excellent collection of color photos of the PRR. Coverage is biased to the eastern end of the system, but this is not bad. There is an interesting story of the testing of early electric locomotives at the start of this book. A must for any true pennsy fan.
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