The Steam Locomotive

Author : Ken Gibbs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624257
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Steam Locomotive written by Ken Gibbs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627008808
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Steam Locomotives Work written by Brian Solomon and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the secrets of steam locomotives with this comprehensive book covering how they work, including their design, evolution, and construction. Learn about how they were designed, how they work, what each of the components do, and how the engines operated. Well-known railway author Brian Solomon covers their strengths and weaknesses, how they evolved, and how and why diesel locomotives were able to supersede them. You'll get an in-depth view of the fascinating and extremely popular steam locomotives used throughout history including: How steam locomotive components work together to get a train into motion The evolution of steam leading to more-powerful locomotives The various wheel arrangements and what service each was designed for Differences among coal- and oil-fired types And more! Featuring extensive photo coverage and drawings, this 208-page book is essential for any railfan or model railroader. Take the mystery out of these iconic living, breathing beings!

Author : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253039355
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Steam Locomotives written by William L. Withuhn and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

Author : Karl Zimmermann
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590781654
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Locomotives written by Karl Zimmermann and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the history and workings of steam locomotives.

Author : Reed Kinert
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486141403
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early American Steam Locomotives written by Reed Kinert and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, the author re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives.

Author : Alfred W. Bruce
Publisher : New York : W.W. Norton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Steam Locomotive in America written by Alfred W. Bruce and published by New York : W.W. Norton. This book was released on 1952 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter William Brett Semmens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781383029369
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Steam Locomotives Really Work written by Peter William Brett Semmens and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical traction, and the function and design of the various components of the engine.

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760303368
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Steam Locomotive written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.

Author : Karen Parker
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780939487899
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How a Steam Locomotive Works written by Karen Parker and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how modern steam locomotive works, including all its major sub-systems and appliances. Illustrations show how each part of the locomotive fits into the overall functioning, some background on each aspect of each function, and examples of various locomotives from a wide variety of railroads all over the U.S. The book is written for the layman to understand, providing a really easy to comprehend, yet technically competent and complete volume that will be valuable for anyone interested in the steam era.

Author : Reading Company
Publisher : Periscope Film LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781937684211
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firing the Steam Locomotive written by Reading Company and published by Periscope Film LLC. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook for locomotive firemen.