A Pennsy Diesel Power Review
Author: Paul Carleton
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 222
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Author: Paul Carleton
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 222
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2014-08
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 0760346127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcclaimed rail author Brian Solomon's landmark histories of General Electric's and Electro-Motive's machines are showcased in one beautifully designed, photo-packed volume.
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781610603799
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alvin F. Staufer
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Published: 1993-12
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780944513101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alvin Staufer
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Published: 2019-09-17
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781635610178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRail and train enthusiasts will treasure this indispensable guide to the Pennsylvania Railroad's late, great steam locomotives from the first half of the last century. From 1900-1957, a brilliant and dedicated engineering team brought the most powerfully efficient locomotives in the nation, and made "The Standard Railway of the World."
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 2010-11-06
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1610601203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomon covers every prominent manufacturer of the period—including Electro-Motive, Alco, Baldwin, and GE—as well as iconic models like Geeps, E and F units, PAs and FAs, sharknoses, U-boats, and more. The photographs take in the grand geographic and technological breadth of North American railroading and are accompanied by detailed captions identifying the locomotives pictured and explaining their roles in this crucial era of American railroading.
Author: Michael Bezilla
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 290
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first comprehensive case study of railroad electrification in the United States, this pioneering book highlights a subject of current government and industry studies and a target of billions of dollars of Amtrak rehabilitation funds. Both energy conservation and environmental quality remain at stake together with transportation efficiency. Electric traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad was a technological success handicapped by an economic factor: the onetime relatively low cost of petroleum, which gave diesel locomotives and highway vehicles a temporary advantage. Today the growing cost advantage of electricity--generated with coal; atomic energy; water, wind, and solar power--prefigures a revival of electric railroad traction. Drawing upon previously untapped records of the PRR and its suppliers, notably General Electric, the author traces stages in cooperative risk management. First came challenges of limited scope which steam locomotives were unable to meet: the New York City tunnel extension of 1910 and the Philadelphia suburban modernization begun in 1913. Next came a decade of mainline electrification, 1928-38: first New York to Washington and then passenger and freight extensions to Harrisburg. These projects were preceded by large-scale research and experimentation, followed by constant improvement in equipment and operations. Electric traction is depicted as a program involving not only the railroad but also its consultants, equipment and energy suppliers, and (to a lesser degree) governmental bodies. Locomotive and power transmission design is described in detail--with copious illustrations--as are the creative achievements of managers, engineers, and workers. And the presentation will be clear to readers without specialized technical or business backgrounds.
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 620
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