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The American steam locomotive in the twentieth century / Tom Morrison.

Morrison, Tom (Tom A.)
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TJ603.2 .M675 2018
Physical Description
xi, 624 pages ; 29 cm
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$a The American railroad industry -- General steam locomotive development, 1895/1905 -- Locomotive engineering, 1895/1905 -- Locomotive construction, 1895/1905 -- Traction other than steam, 1895/1905 -- General steam locomotive development, 1905/1920 -- Locomotive engineering, 1905/1920 -- Locomotive construction, 1905/1920 -- Traction other than steam, 1905/1920 -- General steam locomotive development, 1920/1930 -- Locomotive engineering, 1920/1930 -- Locomotive construction, 1920/1930 -- Traction other than steam, 1920/1930 -- General steam locomotive development, 1930/1950 -- Locomotive engineering, 1930/1950 -- Locomotive Construction, 1930/1950 -- Traction Other Than Steam, 1930/1950.
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Subject
Steam locomotives United States History 20th century.
Steam locomotives United States Design and construction History 20th century.
Locomotives United States History 20th century.
Locomotives United States Design and construction 20th century.
Locomotives.
Locomotives Design and construction.
Steam locomotives.
Steam locomotives Design and construction.
United States.
History.
Summary
"Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry. They were deceptively simple machines, yet, the more their technology was studied, the more obscure it became. Despite immense and sustained engineering efforts, steam locomotives remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, steam locomotives disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of American steam locomotive development and operation." -- Publisher's description