Train Shed Cyclopedia, No. 80: Locos of the 40s and 50s (Part 11) from the 1941 LOC CYC and Railway Mechanical Engineer

Roy V Wright

ISBN 10: 0879620838 / ISBN 13: 9780879620837

Published by Newton K Gregg, Rohnert, 1979

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4to pp.64.reprinted from the originals.

Seller Inventory # 244943

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Train Shed Cyclopedia, No. 80: Locos of the 40s and 50s (Part 11) from the 1941 LOC CYC and Railway Mechanical Engineer
• Publisher: Newton K Gregg, Rohnert
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879620838
• ISBN 13: 9780879620837
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket
• Book Type: book
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Synopsis

Description of several then new mid-century railroad locomotives including the Allis-Chalmers gas turbine, the Virginian Railway's motor-generator electrics (1949), the Alco-GE gas turbine-electric, the Lima-Hamilton 8 cylinder diesel electric switcher, the L&N's 2-8-4 diesel pusher units, Westinghouse's experimental 4000 horsepower gas turbine for passenger trains, Consolidation Line standardized diesels, the Pennsy's 2500hp diesel switchers, and the Baldwin-Westinghouse diesels that came to be called "Sharks." Illustrated with black and white photos and schematic diagrams. 64 pages.