A Field Guide to Trains of North America
A Field Guide to Trains of North America

Author: Gerald L. Foster

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780395701126

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Identifies more than 170 locomotives and cars, grouped by visual similarity for ease of identification and including statistical data, manufacturing history, and usage by railroads.

Field Guide to Trains
Field Guide to Trains

Author: Brian Solomon

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2016-06-15

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0760349975

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The ultimate guide for train lovers, Field Guide to Trains is fully loaded with pictures and fun facts on all the machines that ride the rails

Train Wreck
Train Wreck

Author: George Bibel

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2012-10-07

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1421405903

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Trains are massive—with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy. Train Wreck details 17 crashes in which more than 200 people were killed. Readers follow investigators as they sift through the rubble and work with computerized event recorders to figure out what happened. Using a mix of eyewitness accounts and scientific explanations, Bibel draws us into a world of forensics and human drama. Train Wreck is a fascinating exploration of• runaway trains• bearing failures• metal fatigue• crash testing • collision dynamics• bad rails