Download or read book The Majesty of Big Steam written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive the romance and power of the steam locomotive era, the product of a century of continuous research and development. In the United States, the final decades of steam power were characterized by very large and capable locomotives. Beginning in the 1920s with Alco's three-cylinder types and Lima's "Super Power" concept, steam locomotive design crossed new thresholds of power and efficiency. A host of new wheel arrangements combined with innovative technology and new materials to create a final generation of refinement. Lima's Berkshire of 1925 demonstrated the value of the four-wheel radial trailing truck in its ability to support a firebox large enough to supply high power and fast running. Within a few years the 2-10-4 Texas, 4-6-4 Hudson, and 4-8-4 Northern had led the way, and by the late 1920s, large modern articulated types were taking shape. The Majesty of Big Steam is full of these late-era locomotives, the last generation of steam power before the diesels took over. Dramatic photos show Berkshires, Hudsons, and Northerns at work, as well as massive articulateds at their finest. Witness New York Central's Great Steel Fleet being whisked along behind some of the most refined American-designed engines. See Southern Pacific's cab-forward oil burners crest the California Sierra, and Baltimore & Ohio's EM-1 war babies lift tonnage over the Appalachian mountains. Norfolk & Western continued to refine 4-8-4s and articulated types, even as the rest of America was buying diesels, and ran these well-oiled machines longer than any other line. Don't miss a single one!
Download or read book The Most Powerful Idea in the World written by William Rosen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Download or read book The Big Legacy of the Union Pacific Big Boy written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boys" are often credited as having been the largest steam locomotives in the world. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. There are now eight Big Boys preserved at various museums and parks across the United States. This book, with text and more than 70 illustrations, describes the post-steam era story of Big Boy. It looks at not only what has become of the eight surviving locomotives, but also how human interest in these huge machines manifests itself in both the railroad hobby and popular culture. It also examines the question that has often been asked by railroad buffs everywhere: Will a Big Boy ever return to the rails?
Download or read book The Lost Art of Steam Heating written by Dan Holohan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was my first book and a true labor of love. I spent decades studying steam and the work of Dead Men, in both old buildings and on library shelves. I traveled the country, haunting used-book stores, looking for engineering books that held the answers to questions that nagged at me. I was obsessed with this topic, and when I finally sat to write, I poured all that I had learned into this book, and as I wrote, I tried my best to make the words sound good to you - like we were together and having a conversation. I wanted you to know what I know and I wanted you to be able to do what I can do when it comes to old steam systems. This book arrived in 1992 and has since gone though dozens of printings. We've sold it in every state as well as in foreign countries. Steam heat is everywhere there are old buildings, so why shouldn't you be the one with the answers? Dan Holohan
Download or read book The Steam Train Band 4 Blue Collins Big Cat written by Ian Whybrow and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steam train is pulling out of the station, it heads to the hills, into a rainstorm, through a tunnel and out the other side into the sunshine and to the seaside. Follow the rhythm and the rhyme of this simple poem and travel with the train on its wonderful adventure, beautifully illustrated by Rosalind Hudson.
Download or read book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
Download or read book Sugar Cane and Its Culture written by Franklin Sumner Earle and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sugarcane; The cultivation of sugarcane.
Download or read book The National Monthly Stock Summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a summarization of market quotations which have appeared in the National Daily Services, or have been supplied by dealers on special lists.
Download or read book From Sail to Steam written by J. R. Hathaway and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book In From Sail To Steam, this internationally recognized author presents a true accounting of the sailing career of her Dutch grandfather, Gerard Koper, as he transitions from serving on glorious full-rigged sailing vessels to the more sleek and efficient steam engines. This book serves as a follow-up to her first book, From Windmills To Waves. Here the reader will enjoy the adventures of Gerard as he goes whaling, rescues stranded sailors from the high seas, hunts alligators and boars, and learns to defend himself and his crewmates from pirates and natives in Indonesia. In addition to tracking the routes of Gerard throughout the world and imagining oneself in such experiences, the reader should recognize the young age at which Gerard carried out such responsibilities. Gerard was truly a brave and courageous young man. About the Author Judith (Judy) Romer Hathaway is a career educator who has lived in Winter Park, Florida since 1978. She has taught school in Ohio, California and Florida, and practiced School Psychology in Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and a Master and Specialist Degree in School Psychology. Her life’s focus has always been on children and learning, with special attention to her own three children and seven grandchildren. She enjoys playing golf, taking pictures on her many travels, playing bridge, participating in water aerobics, plus reading and writing. Her travels have taken her throughout the world, oftentimes with her sister and grandchildren. One of her most memorable trips was a voyage to Holland and Belgium where she visited her grandfather’s birthplace in Den Helder and his home in Amsterdam. She was able to visualize her grandfather’s childhood and early life throughout the Netherlands. She wants to preserve this true history of her grandfather for her own children and grandchildren.
Download or read book Mining and Metallurgy written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bi monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains abstracts of professional and technical papers.
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Download or read book Steam Over Scranton written by Gordon S. Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers written by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New School written by Glenn Reynolds and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predicts that the American education system is going to experience a bubble burst, just as the housing market did, and offers advice and solutions for parents, educators and taxpayers on alternatives to the failing K-12 public school system. 20,000 first printing.
