Historic North American Locomotives

Historic North American Locomotives
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Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781627005098
ISBN-13 : 1627005099
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Book Synopsis Historic North American Locomotives by : Ken Boyd

Download or read book Historic North American Locomotives written by Ken Boyd and published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic North American Locomotives traces the historic development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s through today. Considered a photographic book with the look and feel of fine art, 100 locomotives are profiled using descriptive text and richly detailed and colored photographic imagery. A well-researched introduction provides the reader with a historical perspective. The author/photographer includes high-quality photographs, created through various techniques that vividly capture the distinctive features of the locomotives. From the 1805 Trevithick portable boiler to modern, high-speed locomotives such as the 2013 GE Genesis, the reader will enjoy viewing a variety of locomotives that are not usually shown together in one book.


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