Evolution of the American diesel locomotive / J. Parker Lamb.
Evolution of the American diesel locomotive / J. Parker Lamb.
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007.
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NQ625.266/5
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English
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Physical content
x, 184 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
1. Precursor technologies -- 2. Self-propelled coaches -- 3. The diesel climbs aboard -- 4. Streamlined trains -- 5. Developments beyond La Grange -- 6. Alco rebounds -- 7. Postwar shakeout -- 8. Road switchers take over -- 9. A monopolized market -- 10. Special-purpose designs -- 11. New heights fo...
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Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
c2007.
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"The full-scale introduction of diesel-powered locomotives into the American railway industry occurred primarily during the fifteen years following World War II. Although this is a relatively short time for such a fundamental change, the actual gestation period of this revolutionary technology had taken much longer. Building on the highly documente...
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Evolution of the American diesel locomotive / J. Parker Lamb.
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Railroads past and present.
Railroads past and present.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.
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c2007.
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NQ625.266/5
Record Identifier
74VKRrRyOdmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRrRyOdmb
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ISBN
9780253348630 (cloth : alk. paper)
0253348633 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
625.2660973
MMS ID
991023165539702626
