Title: AMERICAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Description: American Steam Locomotives retells the whole fascinating story from the very first experiments with steam in ancient Egypt to the more recent steam locomotives.
Topics are:
Preface
The Story of America’s Steam Railroads
The Last of American Steam Locomotives
American Presidents and American Railroads
Some Interesting Technical Information, Facts and Trivia
Riding the Rails: Train Cars and Interiors
Railroads on Parade at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Major Railroads of the Steam Era
Appendices:
- Origins of the Steam locomotive
- Time Capsule, 1910
- Fastest Steam Trains
- Worst American Train Wrecks
By: Paul North
Genre: Trains & Locomotives - Railroads - Railways - History - Americana
Cover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher & Dates: Gallery Books - 1988
Approximate Dimensions: 8-7/8” x 11-7/8” - 192 pages
Condition: Very Good+
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