The Western Maryland Railway
The Western Maryland Railway

Author: Anthony Puzzilla

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-11-30

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439653925

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Take a nonstop journey through 131 years of the Western Maryland Railway's history in this photographic tale. The Western Maryland Railway was never a large Class 1 rail carrier, but during its 131 colorful years of existence, it provided extremely fast, efficient, and reliable freight; coal-hauling; and passenger service in the states it served. This book contains images from the history of this remarkable railroad and also provides the reader the opportunity to see how the legacy of the Western Maryland Railway is being maintained and remembered even today at some of its well-known train stations, such as in Cumberland and Union Bridge, Maryland, now home to the Western Maryland Railway Historical Society (WMRHS). The Western Maryland is now gone, but through the wonderful images captured and preserved by the WMRHS and private archival photograph collections, the dream of the railway will live on.

The Western Maryland Railway
The Western Maryland Railway

Author: Roger Cook

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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"An illustrated history of the railroad, with particular emphasis on the quarter-century from the Western Maryland's Centennial in 1952 to the Chessie System's assumption of the line in the seventies."

The Art of the Locomotive
The Art of the Locomotive

Author: Ken Boyd

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0760346917

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"A collection of digitally enhanced photographs of trains from the early 1800s to the present day by author and photographer Ken Boyd"-Provided by publisher.

The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century

Author: Tom Morrison

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2018-07-24

Total Pages: 637

ISBN-13: 1476627932

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Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry. They were deceptively simple machines, yet, the more their technology was studied, the more obscure it became. Despite immense and sustained engineering efforts, steam locomotives remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, steam locomotives disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of American steam locomotive development and operation.