Download or read book The Twilight of Steam Locomotives written by Ron Ziel and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story and illustrations of the demise of the steam locomotive.
Download or read book The Twilight of Steam written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA beautiful retrospective of American steam locomotives in their final years, featuring photography and recollections of the men who documented the end of the steam age. /div
Download or read book Twilight of Steam written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Twilight of Southern Steam written by Don Benn and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore primarily about locomotive performance but enlivened by stories about how that was achieved and also about the band of young men who followed the exploits of men and machines, day and night over those last two years. It includes a substantial contribution from an ex-Nine Elms fireman and many anecdotes about the enginemen. The book contains about eighty train running logs plus records of lineside observations, detailed descriptions of the work covered by the locomotives and crews from the various steam motive power depots, copies of the actual duty rosters posted at Nine Elms, together with a unique collection of about 150 black and white and color images taken in the 1965 to 1967 period covered by this book. It is the most comprehensive story of those last few years yet produced, and it is truly 'The Untold Story', a fine tribute to the enginemen who performed near miracles with their doomed and run-down fleet of locomotives, in the very different world of the mid-1960's railway, unequaled anywhere else in Britain.
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.
Download or read book The Twilight of Southern Steam written by Don Benn and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore primarily about locomotive performance but enlivened by stories about how that was achieved and also about the band of young men who followed the exploits of men and machines, day and night over those last two years. It includes a substantial contribution from an ex-Nine Elms fireman and many anecdotes about the enginemen. The book contains about eighty train running logs plus records of lineside observations, detailed descriptions of the work covered by the locomotives and crews from the various steam motive power depots, copies of the actual duty rosters posted at Nine Elms, together with a unique collection of about 150 black and white and color images taken in the 1965 to 1967 period covered by this book. It is the most comprehensive story of those last few years yet produced, and it is truly The Untold Story, a fine tribute to the enginemen who performed near miracles with their doomed and run-down fleet of locomotives, in the very different world of the mid–1960's railway, unequaled anywhere else in Britain.
Download or read book The Twilight of World Steam written by Ron Ziel and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weathered Steam Locomotives written by Andy Small and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Steam s Finest Hour written by Daniel T Edwards and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years before, during and after the Second World War, The steam locomotive reached its finest hour. Just as the Diesels started arriving, a World War broke out. This put a terrible strain on the railroads, requiring them to move more tonnage in freight and passengers than ever before. The Diesels had to wait until the conflict was over before they rose to dominance on the American railroad scene. During the War, Diesel production was very limited as materials for building them were needed for the War Effort. So American railroads responded by building some of the most powerful, beautiful, and heaviest machines known to humanity. As the War drew down, so did the need for the massive steam locomotives. Many of them served their owners less than a decade before meeting the scrapper's torch. Yet for a time the Diesel and the Steam Locomotive shared the High Iron, working side by side to deliver the freight and the passengers safely. This book illustrates some of those locomotives from all over the United States. Included are general specifications for each locomotive, and interesting facts about the railroad or parts of their operations. Several of the routes the locomotives were assigned are also given tp help the reader understand some of the reasoning behind the construction of the locomotives. Some of their lives may have been short, but their memory presented here is a tribute to those who designed and operated them. Come now and take a look at Steam's Greatest Locomotives, born out of necessity, they saw the United States through a worldwide conflict, and died themselves as a result of the peace they helped bring about.
Download or read book Twilight of Steam written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last of Steam written by Joe G. Collias and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of pictures contains 300 photographs and a minimum of text. The sights, smells and sounds of steam come alive in this book as the waning years of steam railroading throughout the United States is presented. Many roads are included such as the AT&SF, B&O, CN, CP, C&O, CB&Q, Milw., C&NW, RI, Rio Grande, NYC, Pennsy and many more.
Download or read book Magnetic North written by Roger Cook and published by Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnetic North is an inspiring chronicle of the brief, bright moment when steam locomotives ran their final miles in Eastern Canada, a time when the certainty of their demise made their presence all the sweeter. From the moment Karl Zimmermann and Roger Cook packed their bags in May of 1958 and boarded a sleeper for Montreal, they were hooked on Canadian steam. They arrived just in time to see and record the end of an era. In a sense, Zimmermann and Cook have been collaborating on this book for 40 years. In carefully wrought essays and in photographs selected from among many hundreds made by the authors and other outstanding railway photographers, this book is a vision of classic steam railroading rendered with first-person immediacy. Exerpt from Magnetic North "With armstrong turntable, bucket coaling station, and two-stall enginehouse, La Malbaie reeked of small-time, steam-powered style; it was the epitome of old-fashioned railroading, still rich in humanity. It was labor-intensive to a fault, with stations sprouting train-order boards (and, inside, the operators or station agents to set them) and engine terminals where locomotives sometimes were turned by men with strong backs and strong arms and sometimes were fueled using derricks to wrestle hulking buckets to tender-top. If labor-intensive, it was also irresistible."
Download or read book Twilight of the Great Trains written by Fred W. Frailey and published by Railroads Past and Present. This book was released on 2010 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon a lifetime of experience as a reporter and editor, Frailey uncovers the reasons behind the disappearance of the great passenger trains, and explains how eleven railroad systems withstood or welcomed, fought or embraced the inevitable decline of their passenger services.
Download or read book The Last Winter written by Frank Barry and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern Region Steam Twilight South of Grantham written by Colin Walker and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southern Steam Twilight Supplement written by Don Benn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the Supplement to 'Twilight of Southern Steam -The Untold Story 1965-1967', published by Pen & Sword. That book told the full story of those last frantic 30 months and is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore primarily about locomotive performance but enlivened by stories about how that was achieved and also about the band of young men who followed the exploits of men and machines day and night over those last two years. There are chapters about the locomotives and enginemen, followed by a chapter covering each of the years 1965, 1966 and 1967 plus a chapter about life on the footplate. It contains about 80 train running logs, 150 photographs and 52 other tables. In order that the book could be contained to a reasonable size and to ensure it flows nicely and appeals to the more general rail enthusiast, the number of train running logs was restricted and a decision made to publish this Supplement containing approximately 450 performance tables, including the 80 from the original book and more than 130 which were received too late to be included in the original book, together with a mainly fresh set of images and some limited text. This is the resulting book which will appeal mainly to the train timing fraternity. All of the logs have been checked for authenticity and accuracy and it is quite astonishing that such high levels of certainty were achieved in pre GPS days, mainly using 1/10th second stopwatches and the tiny LSWR mileposts. Many quite ordinary logs are included as well as some off he well beaten track of the main line. It is intended to be THE definite work on the subject and it's doubtful if any significant train performances are missing, such was the depth of research behind this book. What is quite clear is that the loco performances and high speed exploits were unequalled anywhere else and were a remarkable tribute to the enginemen and their locomotives.
Download or read book The Last of Steam written by Colin Garratt and published by Sidgwick & Jackson. This book was released on 1976 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
