Burlington Northern Diesel Locomotives
Burlington Northern Diesel Locomotives

Author: Paul D. Schneider

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780890241431

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With nearly 2,000 diesel locomotives on 29,000 miles of merged lines, until recently the Burlington Northern was the largest U.S. railroad. Photos and descriptions show how four railroads became one, and what happened to their diesel locomotives.

Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives
Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives

Author: Stanley W. Trzoniec

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 162788775X

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Learn all about the companies that built diesel locomotives and the American railway system through Stanley W. Trzoniec's breathtaking photography and thorough research. Over eight decades after their invention, diesel locomotives are still the backbone of the American railroad system. Five principal companies have built diesel locomotives--EMD, General Electric, Alco, Baldwin, and Fairbanks Morse--and the most popular vintage and modern types of all five are covered in painstaking detail in Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives. From General Electric 44-Tonners to Alco RS5s, all of the most important models are included. Stanley W. Trzoniec's stunning photography gives these behemoths of the modern age their due in beautiful full-color images. Enthusiasts of diesel locomotives will not want to be without Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives in their collection.