F Units: The Diesels That Did It - Softcover

Wilson, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0890243743 ISBN 13: 9780890243749

Publisher: Kalmbach Pub Co, 1999

Synopsis

A photographic tribute to the breakthrough F unit. Examine the diesel locomotive that essentially ran steam engines out of operation! Between the end of World War II and the 1960s, F units were the primary freight and passenger haulers for railroads all across the country. Rarely seen vintage photos from the David P. Morgan Memorial Library show F units hard at work during this period.

*Features action shots of original FTs, F3s, F7s, F9s, and more
*Includes production histories and some prototype illustrations
*Extends the Golden Years Series by focusing on a single locomotive

About this edition

• Publisher: Kalmbach Pub Co
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0890243743
• ISBN 13: 9780890243749
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128