Author: George Augustus NokesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Steam Locomotive in America
Author: Alfred W. BrucePublisher: New York : W.W. Norton
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. WithuhnPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039355
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
The Evolution of the Steam Locomotive (1803 to 1898)
Author: George Augustus NokesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive
Author: J. Parker LambPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253342195
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline.
Power from Steam
Author: Richard L. HillsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521458344
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in fifty years. It follows the development of reciprocating steam engines, from their earliest forms to the beginning of the twentieth century when they were replaced by steam turbines.
American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. WithuhnPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039347
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
Author: Tom MorrisonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476627932
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
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.
The Evolution of the Steam Locomotive (1803 to 1898)
Author: G. A. SekonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A History of the American Locomotive
Author: John H. WhitePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486238180
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Important and beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the explosive growth of the American locomotive from British imports to grand ten-wheelers of the 1870s. Over 240 vintage photographs, drawings, and diagrams tell the exciting tale. Introduction. Appendices. Index.
The Steam Locomotive
Author: Ken GibbsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.