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American Steam Locomotives | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: MBI
Category: Book
List Price: $36.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 178735
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 10.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0760303363
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.2610973
EAN: 9780760303368
ASIN: 0760303363
Publication Date: May 23, 1998
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Product Description
A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.
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 interesting but would like more photos June 12, 2008
this book has the history and a lot of good photos but I prefer books with even more photos than this one has
 American Steam Locomotive April 2, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is truly wonderful book following the development of the American steam locomotive to its culmination. The text is easy to read & very involving - you don't want to put it down. This is my second Brian Solomon book, & not my last. I think a "search" by author is required.
The superb images seem to be a hallmark of Brian's books & compliment the text beautifully. Only three photos were lost in the crease; sad, but much less than other Rail books.
Again Mr. Solomon's work is welcome on me bookshelf, if I can put it down long enough.
An info- and picture-packed volume on the steam locomotive March 11, 1999
40 out of 42 found this review helpful
Author Brian Solomon has picked the best resources available to provide rail historians the newest tome on the technology and history of the development of the steam locomotive in America. In addition to culling the most reliable authorities in a well-written text, Solomon has carefully picked what appear to be some of the highest-quality photographs available of the various types of steam locomotives developed, some from the earliest days of Kodachrome slide color photography. Written with all knowledge levels of rail buff in mind, this is a volume that deserves to be in the library of every railfan, from the newly-initiated to the knowledgeable veteran.
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