| Vintage Diesel Locomotives (Enthusiast Color Series) |  | Author: Mike Schafer
Publisher: MBI Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 168,752
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 8.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 0760305072
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.266
EAN: 9780760305072
ASIN: 0760305072
Publication Date: May 17, 1998
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Product Description
Diesel-electric locomotives from the mid-1930s to the late 1960's are brought vividly to life! This full-color gallery showcases all the great locomotives from GM, GE, and Alco. Spotlighted are Electro-Motive's famous E- and F-units, and GP-series "Geeps", DL, PA, FA, and RS diesels from American Locomotive Company, and Baldwin's "babyface" and "sharknose" locomotives. Plus Fairbanks-Morse switchers, passenger diesels, freight locomotives, and more.
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Great introduction to the world of diesel-electric locomotives June 8, 2010
Harvey Henkelmann (USA)
'Vintage Diesel Locomotives' is an excellent book for the person who is interested in first-generation diesel locomotives (i.e. the locomotives that directly replaced steam on North American railroads) Examples from all the early diesel locomotive builders are found here, such as EMD, ALCO, Baldwin, Lima, and Fairbanks-Morse.
vintage diesel locomotive February 9, 2008
Gary Schutz
Full of good info. Excellent reading. Excellent photos. Gave me the much needed info. that wanted.
Vintage Diesel Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) January 20, 2008
P. J. Chinchen (South Africa)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is , apart from being a visual feast, a great introduction to thesubject of Diesel Locomotives as were used on American Railroads.
There is sufficient detail to really wet ones appetite for more.
The photographs are of a high quality and the text itself makes for a good read.
I couldn't put it down until I had finished reading the entire book in a single sitting.
Vintage Diesel Locomotives July 6, 2006
Jerold Gibbs
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent Book! Full of great photos and information. Perfect for any Railfan. Great Value!
 Diesel loco history thru 1969 in a nice little package March 7, 1999
Paul S. Highland (paul53h@hotmail.com) (Atascadero, California USA)
46 out of 46 found this review helpful
"Vintage Diesel Locomotives" covers the history of diesels in North America from beginnings in the 1930s through 1969. There are many nice color photos and a few black-and-whites. The text is highly readable and not overly ponderous or technical. All major diesel builders are covered: General Motors/EMD, General Electric, American Locomotive (Alco), Baldwin/Lima-Hamilton, and Fairbanks-Morse (F-M). The chapters I found most interesting were on Alco, Baldwin, and F-M, since those companies are long defunct. My favorite photos are of Alco PAs and Century 855s, Baldwin "babyfaces" and "sharknoses," the F-M H-24-66 ("TrainMaster"), the EMD DDA40X, and GE U50Cs. While not many production figures are given and not every single model is shown, all significant ones are mentioned, and some are shown more than once. The different paint schemes are just as interesting as the engines. Mike Schafer certainly did his homework. For a general overview of early diesels, this is a very nice little book; your money will be well spent on it. --- Paul H!
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