The Patapsco and Back Rivers Chronicles of the Push, Bump and Ram, By Elmer J. Hall. Softcover, 8.5x11, 240 pages with 24 in color, 300+ photos, maps. "Starting in 1887 with development of the steel mill at Sparrows Point and bringing the reader all the way to the present, this book contains a complete roster of every locomotive that passed through PBR. Included are the road numbers, serial numbers, builders dates, horsepower, engines type and history, a partial steam locomotive roster, and even a complete slug roster. Sixteen pages of track maps, seven pages of track numbers, brief histories of ALCO, EMD, and Baldwin, diagrams of the EMD 567 engine, types of railroad cars, over 300 hundred photographs of locomotives, Maintenance of Way, Car Repair, the Locomotive Repair Shop, and over 60 personal stories and recollections of current and retired PBR personnel and more."
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1450728340I3N10
Seller: beneton, Millsboro, DE, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. pl. Seller Inventory # 251024014