American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880-1960

Name: American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880-1960
Brand: Indiana University Press
SKU: 0253039339
Price: 3393 INR
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ISBN: 9780253039330

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01 Mar, 2019

By William L. Withuhn (Author), Peter Hansen (Other)

For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industria...

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ISBN-10:

0253039339

ISBN-13:

9780253039330

Publisher

Indiana University Press

No.of Pages

464

Dimensions

10.1 X 7.3 X 1.4 inches

Description

For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

Product Details

ISBN-10

: 0253039339

ISBN-13

: 9780253039330

Publisher

: Indiana University Press

Publication date

: 01 Mar, 2019

About the Author

William L. Withuhn (1941-2017) was the long-time transportation curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. He was a licensed locomotive engineer who ran dozens of steam engines, from saddle-tankers to Northerns. Withuhn was also the chairman of the Federal Railroad Administration's Engineering Standards Committee, which re-wrote regulations for the 21st century and thus helped ensure continued operation of heritage locomotives. He was author of The Spirit of Steam and Rails Across America.