Rail Power (Gallery)

By Steve Barry

For nearly two centuries, through vast upheavals and enormous change, railroads have remained crucial to North American transportation. And always setting the pace have been the mighty American locomotives in all their ever-evolving forms. This collection traces the development of steam, electric, and diesel locomotives from the early nineteenth century right up to the present. More than 250 photographs are accompanied by detailed captions identifying the locomotives and explaining their roles in the history of American motive power. Together, the photographs depict well over 75 locomotive types and reflect the grand geographic and technological breadth of North American railroading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760325472
• ISBN13: 9780760325476
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Collection of Engine Photos

I purchased this book for our son, who has just completed engineer school for the railroad. What fun to look through it with him. It is a wonderful collection of great photos of many railroads in our country. Until our son worked for the railroad, we always called train engines "engines", but in the industry, they are referred to as "powers", thus the title Rail Power. This is a very informative book about the history and highlights of trains; even the driving of the golden spike that joined the railroad from the east to the railroad from the west, creating the first transcontinental railroad. Do you know where that celebration took place?