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Exceptional photography captures modern diesel locomotives hard at work moving trains on tracks everywhere from California to Boston. Major railroads are brought to life including the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Conrail, Southern Pacific, and Burlington Northern. Modern Diesel Locomotives even gets under the skin of the locomotive and shows 12-foot-long diesel engines being rebuilt! Includes a short history of the rise of diesel technology.
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Soon after its introduction in the 1930s, the diesel locomotive began to play a critical role in the industrialization of America. After World War II, diesel power rapidly began to replace steam locomotives in earnest and, for the most part, displaced steam power entirely by 1960. This expansive photographic history examines the development, implementation, and operation of this vital vehicle from the '30s through the 8000-horsepower beasts introduced in the mid-1990s.
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ALCO's to Allentown Author: Thomas A. Biery Publisher: Railroad Pr; (May 10, 1998)
Spend time along the mainlines of the LVRR, CNJ and Reading and visit smaller locations on the Ironton, Northampton & Bath, Erie-Lackawanna and the Lehigh & New England. The beautiful scenery makes a wonderful setting for vintage railroad locomotives, freight cars and structures. Includes action and roster views of classic 1960's railroad motive power from huge 200-ton Lehigh Valley C628's to small industrial switchers serving local cement mills. Sure to please railroaders and model railroaders alike!
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The new, user-friendly Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives is essential for all railfans. Includes all the major spotting features and roster information for EMD diesels manufactured after 1972 and GE diesels after 1977. Features fantastic full-color rail photography and a variety of railroad paint schemes.
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GE Locomotives Author: Brian Solomon Publisher: Motorbooks International; (July 2003)
General Electric entered the railroad industry in the early twentieth century and this collection of history explores all types of electric locomotives with a stunning collection of archival black-and-white, period, and modern color photography. Depicting a broad cross-section of American railroads in a variety of regions both urban and remote, Brian Solomon leads us through GE?s entire locomotive history, from the first electric S motors to today?s colossal, 6,000-horsepower diesel-electrics. Witness electrical legends such as the Pennsylvania Railroad?s E44s, Amtrak?s E60s, and Milwaukee Road?s Little Joes, just to name a few. All in all, Solomon gives us a brilliant explanation of the locomotives, the terrain they covered, pioneering GE efforts, and even the marketplace competition and the power race that fueled the development of these awesome machines.
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Stunning color photographs presented across two-foot-long landscape spreads reveal the greatest giant diesel locomotives ever conceived. Ride the rails with best-selling author Brian Solomon as he delivers the goods on two dozen of these titans of the tracks. Observe these mighty leviathans hauling freight and dressed in the liveries of popular American railroads from yesterday and today. Get a sense of the sheer dimension and power of these six-axle monsters, beginning with EMD's SD9 introduced in 1954, GE's legendary Dash 8 and Dash 9 models, GE's U33C and U36C, and today's 6,000 horsepower heavyweights, including the EMD SD90MAC and GE's AC6000CW. Celebrate the high-horsepower history of today's modern diesel locomotives through the lavish pages of this magnificent and colorful volume. Climb aboard for a no-holds-barred look into the rich history of modern diesel locomotives.
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General Electric?s legendary domestic U-series line put GE on the road to becoming the largest locomotive builder in North America. This marvelous book features the work of more than 50 top photographers and pays homage to the bold dreams of the GE designers and workers who brought to life the locomotives today known as U-boats.
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