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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Steam, Diesel, and Electric Locomotives from 1825 to the Present Day | 
 enlarge | Creator: David Ross
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 407790
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9.2 x 1.8
ISBN: 1571459715
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.2603
EAN: 9781571459718
ASIN: 1571459715
Publication Date: September 9, 2003
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Condition: BookCloseouts scratch & dent version. New book that may have some cosmetic damage (i.e. shelf-wear, torn or missing dust jacket, dented corner...). Otherwise excellent specimen - guaranteed!
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Book Description
This comprehensive guide to locomotive development includes descriptions of more than 900 trains and locomotives. Arranged in four sections — steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, and trains — listed chronologically within each section. Featuring 1300 photographs and artwork, as well as specification for each locomotive, this book will enthrall general readers and train buffs alike.
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 limited June 28, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The authors are British and the work is heavily focused on British and Commowealth locomotives. Fairly ignores a myriad of interesting and innovative German locomotives.
 Very good May 3, 2004
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am a train fanatic and I know a good reference book when I see one, and this book is one of the best I've ever seen. I have refered to this book at least fifty times at the railroad (whose name is undisclosed) that I work as a volunteer at. Simply an amazingly informitive book that I would recomend to any train fan of almost any age.
 Large book but has some short comings March 18, 2004
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
The book is a fair to good encyclopedia of trains. It has a large number of foreign engines. Most of the photos are taken from the front and one side and not in profile. The Little Joe appears to be a A-unit but is in fact an A-unit on both ends. The pictures are not very large. Profile drawings would be a good addition.It is not complete for North America and leaves out many novel, limited production engines like the S-1 Turbine and General Motors Aerotrain. Some specifications are not available like engine length on many engines. Engine length and height are useful when determining whether a model is scale or not. It is a good book but did not meet all my expectations and I am still searching for a more comprehensive guide to mainly North American locomotives.
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