Author: Hank Johnston
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Pictorial account of the glory days of flume in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from the beginnings of the California Lumber Co. to its end in the 1942. Historical photos throughout capture the time and impact of this railway. Hard cover
The Whistles Blow No More
Author: Hank Johnston
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Pictorial account of the glory days of flume in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from the beginnings of the California Lumber Co. to its end in the 1942. Historical photos throughout capture the time and impact of this railway. Hard cover
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Pictorial account of the glory days of flume in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from the beginnings of the California Lumber Co. to its end in the 1942. Historical photos throughout capture the time and impact of this railway. Hard cover
Hear that Train Whistle Blow!
Author: Milton Meltzer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375829222
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375829222
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.
Bulletin
Author: U.S. Lake Survey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
Book Description
Brubeck V. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Engine's Moan
Author: Edward A. Fagen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1931626537
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Here, Ed Fagen, one of the nation s foremost authorities on steam whistles, has provided us with a broadly researched, eloquently written and marvelously witty book, the first and only one on the subject. It includes comprehensive, illustrated chapters on: the history of the steam whistle, the voice of the Industrial Revolution, and how it developed; the various uses of steam whistles on locomotives, ships, factories, firehouse roofs, circuses; the broad range of whistle manufacturers, their histories and their product lines (including how to identify and date whistles, as well as an extensive discussion on the relative rarityof whistle types); how to acquire, organize, and preserve a whistle collection; how to repair and restore steam whistles; how to blow steam whistles on steam or compressed air; how a steam whistle actually works a point that remains somewhat controversial even today. Also included are an illustrated glossary of whistle terms, an illustrated review of the major whistle-related U.S. design patents, and a comprehensive index. A joy to read, this book is a true must have for the railfan, collector, curator, historian of science, industrial archeologist, and anyone for whom the sound of this icon of connotative richness has ever beckoned to adventures that live in the imagination.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1931626537
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Here, Ed Fagen, one of the nation s foremost authorities on steam whistles, has provided us with a broadly researched, eloquently written and marvelously witty book, the first and only one on the subject. It includes comprehensive, illustrated chapters on: the history of the steam whistle, the voice of the Industrial Revolution, and how it developed; the various uses of steam whistles on locomotives, ships, factories, firehouse roofs, circuses; the broad range of whistle manufacturers, their histories and their product lines (including how to identify and date whistles, as well as an extensive discussion on the relative rarityof whistle types); how to acquire, organize, and preserve a whistle collection; how to repair and restore steam whistles; how to blow steam whistles on steam or compressed air; how a steam whistle actually works a point that remains somewhat controversial even today. Also included are an illustrated glossary of whistle terms, an illustrated review of the major whistle-related U.S. design patents, and a comprehensive index. A joy to read, this book is a true must have for the railfan, collector, curator, historian of science, industrial archeologist, and anyone for whom the sound of this icon of connotative richness has ever beckoned to adventures that live in the imagination.