Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972 (Railroad Reference, 10) - Softcover

Marre, Louis A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0890242585 ISBN 13: 9780890242582

Publisher: Kalmbach Pub Co, 1995

Synopsis

Diesel Locomotives: The first 50 yearsA guide to diesels built before 1972Railroad reference series No.10Author: Louis A . MarreIt's a GP7!No, it's a GP9. Look here on page 46.Diesel locomotives built nowadays differ in their details, but most of them follow the same basic design - a 16 cylinder engine and either 4 or 6 axels underneath.How did that design evolve? What were the first diesels like? What about the designs that didn't endure? How do you distinguish one from another? Diesel expert Louis A.Marre traces the history of diesel locomotives in North America from general Electrics unsuccessful trio of 1918 to the end of 1971 - the end of the first generation and the introduction of Electro - Motive's Dash 2 line. Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years includes production totals, specifications, and a wealth of photographs elucidating the differences among the variety of diesels that flourished from the 1920s to the 1970s.The book is in very good condition.The book has wear at the top and base of the spine.The book has very minor wear along the corners of the upper and lower front cover.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kalmbach Pub Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0890242585
• ISBN 13: 9780890242582
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 479